by admin | Sep 8, 2002 | 2002, Incident
Whilst we were engaged in our Rope Rescue Training we received a call from LAS, requesting assistance at an R.T.A. involving a motorcycle and a car. As is the case on incidents like this we are often the first to arrive on scene, followed by the Land & Air... by admin | Aug 26, 2002 | 2002, Incident
At 16:30 the team was called by GMAS to a disused coal tip off Plank Lane, Leigh, where a mountain biker had fallen and sustained head injuries. He was quickly transported to the Royal Bolton Hospital in a team Landrover. by admin | Aug 26, 2002 | 2002, Incident
Shortly afterwards the team was asked via the police & Ranger service to use towing gear to recover a stuck transit van near to Rivington upper barn. by admin | Aug 26, 2002 | 2002, Incident
A young boy, on an outing with a youth group, fell down the side of Rivington Pike and was treated for suspected head, leg & spinal injuries, then evacuated via Helimed 08. Fortunately it transpired that the only injury was a twisted ankle! by admin | Aug 25, 2002 | 2002, Incident
Whilst on standby cover for the Horwich Triathlon, team members assisted a competitor (during the running section) who had fallen on a moorland track, sustaining an arm laceration. He was transported to the Royal Bolton Hospital in a team Landrover ambulance for... by admin | Aug 19, 2002 | 2002, Incident
Late in the evening, Search Dog Handler Dave Marsh and his search dog Chi responded to a request to assist BPMRT in the search for a missing 34 year old man in Preston. He was located unharmed in the early hours of Tuesday 20th August by police, and a tired Dave (and...