by admin | Oct 16, 2002 | 2002, Incident
Just as we were about to begin our usual Wednesday night training session, GMAS requested the team to respond to an incident in Wigan, involving a 14 year old boy who had fallen from a rope swing. Our first vehicle was on scene 13 minutes from the initial pager call,... by admin | Oct 15, 2002 | 2002, Incident
The team was called at noon, to assist GMP in the search for a missing 65 year old woman in the Marsh Green area of Wigan. This search had a sad outcome with the discovery of the womans body in the River Douglas, in an area being search by the Team. Members remained... by admin | Oct 12, 2002 | 2002, Incident
Early evening saw a request from Greater Manchester Ambulance Service. They had reports of a two vehicle RTA on the M61, one vehicle had gone down the embankment and a casualty was lying in a ravine. The Team was mobilised to help extract the casualty from their... by admin | Sep 29, 2002 | 2002, Incident
While on a Team social weekend in the Lake District, 4 Team members were first on scene at an accident that had recently happened on Swirral Edge. They attended to the casualty and waited with her for the arrival of Patterdale MRT and a RAF Sea King SAR helicopter.... by admin | Sep 28, 2002 | 2002, Incident
Today saw a full Team call-out, to assist Oldham MRT, in the search for a missing 40 year old male. Rossendale Pendle MRT were also called to assist, together with dogs from SARDA. The search was in densely populated shrubbery and woodland area. Unfortunately, the... by admin | Sep 22, 2002 | 2002, Incident
A full team callout was initiated today to assist Greater Manchester Ambulance with a seriously injured 14 year old male, near to Elton reservoir, Bury. He received suspected C-spine injuries, suspected fractured tibia, fibia & query fractured femur after taking...