by admin | Mar 20, 2010 | 2010, Incident
At circa 13:30 hrs today the team was contacted by NWAS (Lancashire) for assistance with a fell walker who had fallen on the path descending Winter Hill to Horden Stoops. An NWAS Emergency Ambulance, from Leyland Ambulance Station, was already on scene at Horden... by admin | Feb 24, 2010 | 2010, Incident
At 05.24hrs this morning Greater Manchester Police paged the team for assistance with a developing search for a missing Manchester woman. The 53 years old Asian woman involved was reported missing to the Police on the afternoon of Tuesday 23rd February, and with... by admin | Feb 14, 2010 | 2010, Incident
Whilst responding to Incident 45, the team was paged at 18.06hrs by Lancashire Constabulary regards three missing hill walkers lost in the dark and in nil visibility misty conditions on the local moorlands. Answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, it was quickly... by admin | Feb 14, 2010 | 2010, Incident
At 17.53hrs our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted directly by NWAS (Lancashire) with the report of a woman ’fitting’ in the Terraced Gardens at Rivington. (the womans party having specifically advised that Mountain Rescue would be required in regards to the... by admin | Feb 14, 2010 | 2010, Incident
Whilst in the later stages of providing standby Rescue cover for the annual Winter Hill Fell Race (See separate news item), at 13.25hrs team member Michael O’Brien at Lower House Car Park, Rivington, was approached by a member of the public reporting her brother in... by admin | Feb 3, 2010 | 2010, Incident
Whilst the team was still on “snow” standby for NWAS at our Ladybridge Hall base, our Team Leader was contacted at 21:41 direct by NWAS (Manchester) Control for the team to respond to a residential address in the Great Lever area, with the report of a...