by admin | Jul 26, 2014 | 2014, Incident
At 12.06hrs this very warm (28c) and sunny day, we were paged by NWAS (Manchester) EOC Parkway, regards a mountain biking accident in the vicinity of Rivington Pike. The call was answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, with a fully detailed pager call out being... by admin | Jul 22, 2014 | 2014, General news, Incident
At 17:57 this evening we were contacted by the North West Ambulance Service (Air Desk) with the initial report of two walkers and some sheep apparently stuck in the marshes on the track between Rivington Pike and Winter Hill. As team members began to respond to our... by admin | Jul 22, 2014 | 2014, Incident
Early this afternoon, at 13.30hrs, our Mountain Rescue Trailing Search Dog Handler Steve Nelson, (A member of SARDA Wales) received a SARDA availability request to assist in a search in the Calder Valley MRTs operational area for a missing male in the north Halifax... by admin | Jul 12, 2014 | 2014, Incident
We understand that at circa 16.40hrs today Glossop MRT were called out to the report of an injured climber at Laddow Rocks in the Crowden area of the Peak District. The support of a Sea King SAR Helicopter from ‘E’ Flight, 202 Squadron, RAF Leconfield was also... by admin | Jul 12, 2014 | 2014, Incident
On Friday evening 11th July, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE was contacted directly by Peter Hyde of Oldham MRT, at 22.03hrs to enquire as to the availability of our specialist mountain rescue Trailing Search Dog Handler Steve Nelson, and of course Boris, to join... by admin | Jul 6, 2014 | 2014, Incident
Whilst in the teams area, this warm and sunny afternoon, parked up at Lower House Car Park, Rivington, our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE and colleague team member Steve Fletcher, in our Incident Control Vehicle BM6, was approached by a father and his young son at circa...