by admin | Sep 7, 2014 | 2014, Incident
Early this morning three very experienced mountain bikers set off for a ride taking in the Tockholes area. At just before 09:00, one of the experienced riders, a 61 year old male from Bolton, took a fall resulting in suspected multiple injuries. His two colleagues... by admin | Aug 24, 2014 | 2014, Incident
At 15:42 this afternoon the team was paged by the North West Ambulance Service (Air Desk) at Broughton, who were requesting our assistance at an incident involving an injured horse rider. The call was answered by Deputy Team Leader Chris Greenhalgh who soon determined... by admin | Aug 7, 2014 | 2014, Incident
Whilst present at the fourth annual (Greater Manchester) Emergency Services Open Day event today, at the intu Trafford Centre, Manchester, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted directly by a GMP Missing Person Search Manager at 12.02hrs, to place the team on... 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 | Aug 3, 2014 | 2014, Incident
At 10.36hrs this morning, the team was paged by Greater Manchester Police to recover the body of a male from within Cox Green Quarry, overlooking Egerton, Bolton. The pager call was answered by our Deputy Team Leader Chris Greenhalgh, who obtained further details of... 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,...