by admin | Mar 3, 2016 | 2016, Incident
Around noon today, a group of walkers came across a collapsed male, within the replica of Liverpool Castle, which is located within Lever Park, on the shore of Lower Rivington Reservoir, Rivington. Shortly afterwards a locally resident NWAS Community First Responder...
by admin | Feb 28, 2016 | 2016, Incident
Very late this evening at 23.57hrs, we were paged by Lancashire Constabulary in regards to an urgent and developing search for a missing 43 years old man in the Earnsdale / Sunnyhurst area of Darwen, in circumstances giving Police concern for his welfare. The call was...
by admin | Feb 25, 2016 | 2016, Incident
Some of the photos in this article are credited to John Collins aboard Helimed75. You can follow John on Twitter. A husband and wife couple (from Widnes) out walking this wintry and very cold afternoon, both slipped in muddy conditions at the base of the moorland...
by admin | Feb 25, 2016 | 2016, Incident
Just after 11.00hrs this morning, with frosty conditions underfoot, a light snowfall still present in the area and clear blue skies, a 36 years old woman walker, in the company of her partner, whilst out dog walking around the Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, fell...
by admin | Feb 20, 2016 | 2016, Incident
Prestolee seems to be vying with Rivington as a regular location for the team to respond to incidents! Early this afternoon, NWAS (Manchester) responded to an incident involving a female horse rider who had fallen from her mount sustaining a head injury. Upon the...
by admin | Feb 16, 2016 | 2016, Incident
At 14:03 today the team were called to assist The North West Ambulance Service gaining access to a female walker near to Rivington Hall Barn. The casualty was located by former team member Andy Ryding who works as a Ranger for United Utilities. Andy was able to...
