Incident

At 14:50 today the team were contacted by the North West Ambulance Service for assistance with a casualty reportedly injured in the Yarrow Reservoir.

Yarrow Reservoir is in the area of our neighbouring team, Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team, but there was uncertainty on the location so a dual response was made.

A woman had suffered a suspected mini stroke whilst out walking with her husband in the Lead Mines Valley.

14 team members responded, assisting the team members from Bowland Pennine MRT who had reached the incident site first. Rossendale & Pendle Mountain Rescue Team also attended this incident.

The lady and her husband were transported to Allance Bridge in our Land Rover Ambulance, before onward travel in a land ambulance to hospital.

The team would like to wish the lady a speedy recovery.

Towards the end of the Prestwich Challenge event, our Team Leader was informed about an incident in the area of our neighbouring team Rossendale & Pendle Mountain Rescue Team. With all our vehicles already crewed and ready, one team vehicle was requested to attend the incident in the Accrington area.

Four team members attended the incident near The Hollins Technology College.

A woman had been visiting a friend who lived in the area. They had gone out walking, where unfortunately she slipped falling about 4m into a river bed.

The joint teams of NWAS, air ambulance, Rossendale & Pendle MRT, Bowland Pennine MRT and Bolton MRT loaded the woman onto a stretcher and a rope system was constructed to haul the woman back on to the main path. The woman was carried to a waiting ambulance, who then transferred to the North West Air Ambulance, which had landed nearby.

The team would like to wish the woman a speedy recovery.