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Incident 16 Whins Brow

18. 30^th June Spot Pick Up 17:01 hrs Whitewell, Trough of Bowland. Team requested to assist NW Ambulance Service with a farm worker who had sustained chest injuries. Team assisted with evacuation of casualty into a land ambulance for a short journey to the waiting North West Air Ambulance.   (14 Rescue Person Hours)

17. 28^th June Search 17:52 Hrs Poulton-le-Fylde. Request from Lancashire Police to search for an 82-year-old female described as high risk, vulnerable and giving cause for concern as possibly missing overnight. A search of woods and open ground near residential home person was missing from required.  Stood down shortly after first search teams were deployed as person was located in an open field towards Skippoll outside of immediate search areas. Team deployed 18 persons including two search dogs and a further search dog on route from the Cave Rescue Organisation in Yorkshire. Police helicopter assisting with the operation. (36 Rescue Person Hours)

16. 18^th June Spot Pick Up 14:10 hrs Whins Brow, Trough of Bowland. Team paged by NW Ambulance Service with a report of a female collapsed at Whins Brow in the Trough of Bowland. Air Ambulance not available immediately. Team responded with 20 persons and 2 vehicles, initially approaching the scene from the both the road at Trough House  & the Brennand Valley. The patient was located on the Ouster Rake track, treated by Team members and paramedics from the North West Air Ambulance, which had arrived on scene.  Team then carried the casualty, up hill, some 400m to the waiting helicopter.   The person was then transported to the Royal Preston Hospital.   (40 Rescue Person Hours)

 This incident occurred in almost the same location as Incident 24 / 2008

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