Injured woman rescued after Birchen Clough fall

The Oldham Mountain Rescue Team pictured at the scene

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team were called by North West Ambulance Service to assist with an injured female walker who sustained a badly injured ankle in a fall at Birchen Clough near Dovestones on Friday.

Shortly after arriving at the scene they were joined by a team of expert doctors who arrived by North West Air Ambulance Charity helicopter.

The woman, accompanied by a partner, sustained a badly injured ankle. 

After pain relief was administered, the woman’s ankle was placed in a splint and she was stretchered the short carry to OMRT’s ambulance who carried her down a rough track where she was transferred to a NWAS ambulance for the onward journey to hospital.

Rob Tortoiseshell, OMRT leader, said: "Thanks to the air ambulance and the land ambulance crews this was a good example of multi-agency collaboration.

"We wish the casualty a speedy recovery.”

Twelve OMRT personnel were involved for 2 hours and 40 minutes.

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