Mountain men to the rescue

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team had an eventful Sunday

As Sunday afternoon was drawing to a close, Oldham  Mountain Rescue Team were called by North West Ambulance Service to assist with an unconscious male in the Dovestones area.

Initially the location of the casualty was unknown until a passer-by, who had walked off the hill, met with the Ambulance Crew and a team member and was able to lead them to the casualty.

The casualty was assessed by the paramedics before being loaded onto a team stretcher for a carry across a stream to the ambulance.

15 personnel were involved for 1 hour.

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