Person rescued in late night drama at quarry in Oldham

The rescue took place in Austerlands

Late Saturday night, Oldham Mountain Rescue Team were called to the Austerlands area of Oldham by North West Ambulance Service, asking for assistance with the evacuation of a casualty who was intoxicated.

The casualty was unconscious and stuck in a precarious position on the edge of a quarry.

Said a mountain rescue spokesperson: "We responded with a small number of members who soon had the casualty on our specialist stretcher and carried them the short distance down to the waiting NWAS ambulance."

11 OMRT personnel were involved for 1 hour and 5 minutes.

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