A FOOTBALL player suffered a 'serious' leg injury on Saturday (August 12) while playing for Kirkby Stephen.
Great North Air Ambulance attended the scene at around 4.30pm to find the man, in his 30s, requiring immediate surgery.
He was airlifted to James Cook hospital in Middlesbrough, and was in a stable condition upon arrival.
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