Delph hillside drama as injured man is rescued

The drama unfolds on the hills above Delph yesterday

There was drama on the hills above Delph yesterday afternoon (Tuesday) when Oldham Mountain Rescue Team turned out in force after a request from the North West Ambulance Service to evacuate an injured man.

He suffered a leg injury on Knott Hill and the NWAS crew at the scene treated the casualty when mountain rescue arrived.

After a quick assessment by the mountain rescue doctor, they applied a leg splint and packaged him on the team’s stretcher and sledged down the hill to a waiting ambulance. 

Said an OMRT spokesperson: “Thanks to a couple who allowed us access via their garden, which made life a lot easier.”

Seventeen OMRT personnel were involved for one hour and 30 minutes.

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