Girl rescued after becoming trapped beneath rocks at a popular beauty spot

A young girl has been rescued from beneath rocks at one of Dartmoor's most visited locations.

She spent more than three hours trapped in a confined space.

Emergency services rushed to Hound Tor on Tuesday afternoon following reports that a child had become stuck underground.

Bovey Tracey fire crews discovered the youngster with her leg jammed between stones.

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She is said to have slipped whilst attempting to descend through a tight passageway in the rock formation.

Following the lengthy operation to extract her, the girl emerged with minor cuts and bruises.

Medical personnel from the ambulance service examined her at the scene.

They confirmed she had escaped significant injury.

Throughout the ordeal, firefighters kept the child calm and stable as they awaited the arrival of specialist rescue teams equipped to handle the extraction.

The rescue operation brought together multiple agencies in what crews described as a particularly delicate undertaking.

Bovey Tracey firefighters coordinated their efforts with Dartmoor Search and Rescue volunteers, paramedics, a hazardous area response team, cave rescue experts and the Devon Air Ambulance.

Teams faced sweltering and demanding conditions throughout the three-hour operation as they worked to free the trapped child.

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Fire crews expressed their gratitude to all those who participated in the successful rescue effort.

Visitors often explore natural rock formations and tunnels formed by ancient granite outcrops.

Hound Tor is situated on the eastern edge of Dartmoor National Park in Devon.

It attracts thousands of tourists each year who come to climb and photograph its distinctive weathered stones.

Standing at an elevation of 414 metres (1,358 feet), it is one of the most striking and easily accessible tors on the moor.

It is celebrated for its dramatic spires, panoramic vistas, deep ties to local folklore, and the adjacent remnants of a historic medieval village.

Local legend states the tor was created when a hunter named Bowerman disrupted a coven of witches.

In revenge, they turned the hunter into a nearby rock formation known as Bowerman's Nose and transformed his pack of hunting dogs into the jagged crest of Hound Tor.

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