A TEENAGE girl was airlifted from Dartmoor on this week after being taken ill while on an organised course on the moor.

Police were called at around 11.20pm on Tuesday. The Police helicopter attended the scene at Great Staple Tor, near Yelverton, and helped remove the sick girl from the moor to a land ambulance.

The 17-year-old was then taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth for further treatment.

Police described the weather conditions at the time of the rescue as ?very poor?.