A TEENAGER was rescued by firefighters after falling from scaffolding outside a property in Yelverton on Monday.

He suffered a suspected broken leg after falling from the second to first floor on scaffolding outside a hotel at around 3pm.

The ambulance service was called and paramedics attended to the patient, who was about 10ft from the ground.

One fire crew from Yelverton and one from Crownhill attended and requested the aerial ladder platform from Camels Head to gain access to the casualty.

The casualty was taken to hospital by the ambulance service.