by admin | Sep 28, 2014 | 2014, Incident
Incident 84. Sunday 28th September 2014. Search and rescue for two injured persons on the moorland slopes below Darwen Tower. At circa 03.29hrs this morning a couple out walking in the vicinity of Darwen (Jubilee) Tower, contacted Police via 999 to report that one of... by admin | Sep 25, 2014 | 2014, Incident
At 09:58 this morning the team was paged by North West Ambulance Service (Lancashire) EOC Broughton Air Desk regards an incident in the Wigan area. The call was answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE who was informed that the team was required to assist an NWAS... by admin | Aug 4, 2014 | 2014, Incident
At 17.02hrs this sunny and warm early evening, we were paged by NWAS (Lancashire) EOC Broughton / Air Desk despatcher for our immediate help with the report of an injured male with a leg fracture in the vicinity of the moorland landmark of Rivington Pike. The call was... by admin | Jul 28, 2014 | 2014, General news, Incident
Late this warm sunny morning a party of five men were visiting the moorland fringe Pickup Bank Reservoir, Waterside, in the Eccleshill area of Darwen, when one of the group slipped down the very steep dam embankment. The 43 years old male from Colne sustained head,... by admin | May 16, 2014 | 2014, Incident
At 18.36hrs this evening we were paged by NWAS (Manchester) EOC Parkway requesting the team’s assistance. The call was answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, who was informed a woman who had fallen was being tended by a NWAS crew on scene, but they needed...