by admin | Jul 6, 2017 | 2017, Incident
This evening the team were called out to assist a collapsed male who it was thought had suffered a heart attack on a footpath 200m away from Coal Pit Road. The team assisted in carrying the man back to the road. The team would like to pass on our condolences to the... by admin | Jul 6, 2017 | 2017, Incident
At 13:37 today our neighbouring team Rossendale & Pendle Mountain Rescue Team received a call from the North West Ambulance Service for assistance with a 85 year old collapsed patient. RPMRT requested Bolton assist with this callout due to the potential limited... by admin | Jul 1, 2017 | 2017, Incident
Whilst returning back to our base, the team happened upon a road traffic collision involving two cars. A passing off duty paramedic had also stopped to provide assistance. We provided safety for the scene until other emergency services arrived. by admin | Jul 1, 2017 | 2017, Incident
At 10:45 this morning the team was contacted again by Greater Manchester Police for a continuation of the search for a missing man from the Lowton area. Greater Manchester Police had identified additional search areas which required our assistance. For this search we... by admin | Jul 1, 2017 | 2017, Incident
Team members Steve Nelson and Elaine Gilliland were walking in the Jumbles area where they were approached by a mountain biker reporting an incident. A friend of the rider had fallen off his mountain bike sustaining injuries requiring a short stretcher carry to the... by admin | Jun 30, 2017 | 2017, Incident
This afternoon the team was contacted by Greater Manchester Police for assistance with a search centred around Pennington Flash. A 63 year old man was causing concern for his welfare, who regularly walked around the Pennington Flash park, and lived locally. Due to the...