by admin | Jun 8, 2002 | 2002, Incident
Today the team was asked by Greater Manchester Police for assistance with a 7 year old who had gone missing in Salford. Fortunately he was found unharmed very shortly after.
by admin | Jun 7, 2002 | 2002, Incident
Late in the evening, GMAS requested the team to attend an incident with GMCFS in Radcliffe, where a young girl had fallen approximately 50 feet from a rope swing, possibly fracturing her ribcage. We were stood down as we arrived on scene.
by admin | Jun 7, 2002 | 2002, Incident
At Tigers Clough, in Horwich, a casualty had come off a rope swing and landed head first, further fracturing both his left and right radius & ulna (forearm). We were called and assisted the GMAS and Helimed crew with the stretcher carry out of the clough, to the...
by admin | Jun 7, 2002 | General news
Today we were called by GMAS to 2 different incidents involving inaccessible “rope swing” fallers.
by admin | Jun 3, 2002 | General news
This evening, 3 team vehicles (13 team members) were out until midnight, watching the Golden Jubilee celebrations from the viewpoints around Rivington, Anglezarke, and Tockholes. It was a crystal clear night – and we got a bird’s eye view of the fantastic...