Jun 17 2017
Incident 44/2017 – Search Orrell Water Park
In the early hours of this morning the team was contacted by Greater Manchester Police to assist with a search in the Orrell water park area for a missing 18 year old girl.
The girl had gone missing earlier in the day whilst doing her exams at a nearby college.
Whilst the team were responding our Team Leader was contacted by the police to inform him a body had been found.
14 team members responded to this incident.
The team would like to pass its condolences to the girls family.
Jun 19 2017
Incident 45/2017 – Assist RPMRT at Ewood Park
At 17:58 this afternoon, the team were contacted by Rossendale & Pendle Mountain Rescue Team requesting assistance with an incident to the rear of Ewood Park in Blackburn.
The North West Ambulance Service had requested for the assistance of RPMRT with a casualty who had collapsed in woodland. Because of where the incident site was, ambulance staff would not be able to carry a casualty the distance to the nearest road head. Due to the time of the day, RPMRT requested the assistance of Bolton MRT.
On arriving on scene, the team were stood down as the ambulance crew had managed to escort the man to the waiting ambulance.
14 team members attended this incident.
By Paul Brain • 2017, Incident • Tags: Miscellaneous