NewsUK NewsPrisonsEmergency services including an air ambulance were scrambled to HMP Deerbolt near Barnard Castle yesterday14:46, 23 May 2026Updated 14:47, 23 May 2026A huge emergency services response including a helicopter descended on a prison in the North East yesterday.‌The incident at HMP Deerbolt near Barnard Castle saw one male casualty taken to hospital.‌The Great North Air Ambulance Service helicopter landed at the scene, while paramedics from North East Ambulance Service also attended.‌The air ambulance is understood to have been stood down and the male casualty was taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital by road. His condition is not known.ChronicleLive reports the incident was a medical emergency. North East Ambulance Service officials reported receiving the call at a 4.52pm on Friday.Article continues belowREAD MORE: Driver kills friend in 76mph high street crash as passenger thrown through sun roofREAD MORE: Morrisons evacuated as man with 6-inch knife goes on 'rampage' and shoppers fleeA NEAS spokesperson said: "We received a call at 16.52 on Friday 22 May to reports of a medical incident at HMP Deerbolt. We sent two ambulance crews and the air ambulance and took one male patient to Darlington Memorial Hospital for further treatment."A Great North Air Ambulance Service representative added: "Our team were activated to an incident at 5:08pm near Barnard Castle. The team flew to the scene and arrived within 11 minutes. When the team arrived they were not longer required and returned to base."HMP Deerbolt is a Category C prison and young offender's institution.Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌PrisonsBreaking NewsHospitals