Mountain rescue team dash to aid injured cyclist at Tandle Hill park

A scene from the rescue drama at Tandle Hill park

Twelve members of Oldham Mountain Rescue Team were involved in a drama after being called by North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust to assist with a young male who had fallen off his bike at Tandle Hill Country Park on Saturday night.

The team deployed to help the on-scene paramedics transport the casualty from the park to their ambulance.

Once the rescue team were on site, the cyclist was placed in a vacuum mattress to immobilise him, and then carried a short distance on a stretcher to the team vehicle.

After a short drive through the park he was transferred to the ambulance for the onward journey to hospital.

The team were involved for one-and-a-half hours.

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