Ten-strong team rescue injured woman near Delph

A scene from the rescue drama yesterday

Ten members of Oldham Mountain Rescue Team spent an hour rescuing an stricken female who injured her lower leg walking near Delph yesterday (Tuesday).

The team responded to a request for assistance from the North West Ambulance Service.

An OMRT spokesperson said: “Fortunately, the lady was out with a group, who were able to flag us down and direct us into the scene, which only a short distance from the road, albeit up a steep hillside.

"Once with the casualty, we were able to assess and treat her, before packaging her on a stretcher and carrying her down to the NWAS ambulance.”

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