Mar 24 2013
Incident 46/2013
Today with the wintry conditions persisting, all four of our Team Land Rovers were out and about in the team area, with a total of ten team members aboard.
At 14.38hrs we were contacted both via the SARCALL platform system and pager by Lancashire Constabulary, for assistance at an incident involving a fatal collapse in the Darwen area.
Photo courtesy of Carl Silver ©
A limited team response was made by the members already in the teams area aboard all four Team Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulances.
At 15.18hrs our first team vehicle, BM3, arrived at the Whitehall Road, Darwen, RVP where we met with one of three responding Police Officers.
At this stage the NWAS (Lancashire) Emergency Ambulance which had responded, had departed.
The remaining three team vehicles quickly arrived, and our Team Leader walked up the snowbound farm access track to further liaise with the two Police Officers at the farm.
Also on scene was the farmers wife, and members of his family, including his son.
Photo courtesy Carl Silver ©
In a joint operation with Police Officers, the undertakers and team members, the 69 years old farmers body was respectfully taken from the farm, and placed on one of our mountain rescue stretchers, which was then transported back to the RVP in our BM4 vehicle.
As this incident was concluding at 16.30hrs, we then received another Call Out (Incident 47) and we departed for an emergency response drive to the Rivington area.
The team wishes to extend its sincere condolences to the family of the farmer who fatally collapsed.
The team members involved would also like to express their thanks to the farmers son, who under such tragic circumstances, still kindly relayed Police Officers and our Team Leader back from the farm in his vehicle, and to the understanding of the farmers close immediate family who were present on scene, regards our intrusion into their home at such a tragic time.
Jan 18 2015
Incident 22/2015 – assisting NWAS Greater Manchester at an address in Bolton
At 10:32 this snowy and very icy morning, as team members were assembled at our Ladybridge Hall Base/HQ, ready to depart for an outdoor training exercise, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted by North West Ambulance Service EOC (Manchester) regarding a local incident requiring the teams assistance.
An NWAS ambulance crew was attending a home address in the Bromley Cross area of Bolton, with the report of a very seriously ill patient, however due to the compacted snow and ice on the roads outside this address, there were some initial concerns that the Ambulance crew might need the teams assistance to transfer the casualty to their Ambulance, and then assist the Ambulance get off these local estate roads back to the main road.
The assembled nineteen team members were mobilised in five team vehicles to the address given, as at this stage it was uncertain whether or not a stretcher carry over any distance would be required.
Following our arrival at the incident location at 10:45, the NWAS crew had been able to access the address, transport the casualty to their vehicle, and make progress on the icy roads – with some care.
Team members present assisted the NWAS crew with their exit from the estate, with the ambulance departing for hospital at 11:05.
By Steven Fletcher • 2014, Incident • Tags: Bolton, WinterRoadConditions