2013

Feb 27 2013

Incident 40/2013

In a continuation of our incident 38 and 39/2013, the team once again journeyed to Burscough to resume our search for Karen Simpson.

Bolton MRT and Bowland Pennine MRT team members commenced searching shortly after their arrival.

At around 10:30 this morning the team learned the sad news that a body had been found in a field on the outskirts of Burscough. This was later confirmed to be the body of Karen Simpson.

Both Bolton MRT and Bowland Pennine MRT would like to pass on their condolences to the family and friends of Karen Simpson.

In total, seven Bolton MRT members assisted in this search operation.

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Feb 26 2013

Incident 39/2013

At circa 11:10 Phil O’Brien, the Team Leader of Bowland Pennine MRT, contacted our Deputy Team Leader Geoff Seddon to request the team’s assistance with the second day of a mountain rescue search operation in a search for a missing person in the Burscough area.

Karen Simpson hed been reported missing from her home in Burscough on Sunday 24th February. Lancashire Constabulary called on the services of our neighbouring team Bowland Pennine MRT to assist in the search.

With the search continuing into a third day, and with further search areas identified, Bolton Mountain Rescue team joined the ongoing search.

At aroung 18:00 all allocated search areas had been concluded, and with the fading light the mountain rescue teams along with Lancashire Constabulary Officers were stood down.

Lancashire Constabulary enquiries are continuing.

The following resources were involved in today’s search operation:

  • Bowland Pennine MRT – 10 members
  • Bolton MRT – 9 members
  • SARDA (Wales) Trailing Search Dog Boris and handler steve Nelson (Bolton MRT)
  • Lancashire Constabulary local officers
  • North West Search and Underwater Marine Unit

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Feb 25 2013

Incident 38/2013

Today our specialist Mountain Rescue Trailing Dog Boris and his handler Steve Nelson, assisted by our Training Officer Elaine Gilliland (who acted as their navigator), were called out today to assist Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team with a search for a missing person in the Burscough area.

Karen Simpson, aged 31, had been reported missing from her home in Burscough on Sunday 24th February, and with Police concern for her welfare a search was launched by Lancashire Constabulary who had called on the services of our neighbouring team Bowland Pennine MRT to assist in the search. In turn Bowland Pennine MRT had called on the specialist services of Steve and Boris.

The days intensive search concluded with Police enquiries continuing in an attempt to find Karen Simpson.

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Feb 23 2013

Incident 37/2013

At 11:06 hours this morning the team was called by NWAS (Lancashire) for assistance with an incident on Winter Hill involving a reported crashed paraglider.

At 11:10 a full team callout was initiated with our first vehicle (BM3) leaving our Ladybridge Hall Base HQ at 11:19.

As our first team members were arriving on scene at circa 11:29, including our BM3 Landrover Ambulance, the team was stood down as the North West Air Ambulance had managed to evacuate the casualty who we believe had suffered knee injuries.

An NWAS (Manchester) Emergency Ambulance from Bolton North Ambulance Station was also stood down on scene.

In total, 19 team members responded to this incident, along with two of our Land Rover Mountain Rescue ambulances.

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Feb 19 2013

Incident 36/2013

At 15:34 this afternoon the team was contacted by NWAS (Manchester) Emergency Operations Centre who were requesting our assistance at an incident in Wigan, on the Leeds to Liverpool canal towpath.

A 16 year old male was reported to have fallen from his bike, sustaining suspected back and neck injuries. An NWAS (Manchester) Emergency Ambulance from Standish ambulance station was despatched to the rendezvous point at Hawkley Hall High School in Wigan. The casualty was located some distance away on the canal towpath.

With the first team member arriving at the RVP at 16:05, the team despatched medical and casualty-handling equipment to the scene. With team members and the NWAS crew working together, the injured male was placed onto a spinal immobilisation board and loaded onto our SAR Alpine Lite mountain rescue stretcher (complete with integrated wheel!)


After an easy carry down the canal towpath, for approximately 1.2km, the casualty was loaded into the the ambulance at 17:15, for onward transport to Wigan Royal Infirmary.

In total 13 team members responded to this incident, in 3 team vehicles, with the incident concluded at 18:45 (after equipment had been collected from the A&E department at Wigan).

We believe this is the first time the team has ever carried out a ’wheeled’ stretcher evacuation.

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