Team finds pensioner
Date published: 18 November 2014
Oldham mountain rescue team found an elderly man who went missing at the weekend.
A police helicopter swept Saddleworth villages with a searchlight at the beginning of an overnight search into Saturday morning. At the request of police 15 rescue team members, backed by five specially-trained dogs, joined the hunt.
Mick Nield, OMRT’s leader, said: “The gentleman was found and taken to our ambulance. Other than being cold an wet, he was ok.
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