Latest Call Outs, Incidents & Other Events. Numbered Incidents are reported to Mountain Rescue - England & Wales

 ...On route to Chipping Incident

On Route to Incident at Chipping 5th Jan 2010

S9.  6th February Standby Search / Advice 21:53 Hrs Ormskirk.  Team requested to assist with a search for a vulnerable 76 year-old-male, missing since 10:00 hrs but only reported at 19:00 hrs. Missing in the Edge Hill University / Westhead area of Ormskirk. As a full Team page was about to be initiated Police informed us that the person had been located, safe and we did not deploy.   (0.5 Rescue Person Hours)

S8.  3rd February Standby Bad Weather Cover 17:23 Hrs East Lancashire. Following heavy snow fall during the day in some parts of Lancashire request from NW Ambulance Service as to our availability. They had immediate incidents in the Darwen area but we requested our neighbouring colleagues in Rossendale & Pendle MRT attend, as it is their operational area. One Team Landrover brought to standby but not used. 

10. 3rd February Spot Pickup 12:56 Hrs Grindleton near Clitheroe. Team paged by the NW Ambulance service to assist with a male fell walker with a suspected broken arm on Grindleton Fell. Stood down on arrival as the casualty had been transported the short distance to the North West Air Ambulance for the onward journey to Royal Preston Hospital. (6 Rescue Person Hours)

S7. 1st February Standby Search 19:01 Hrs Kirkham.  Team paged to assist in a search in the Kirkham area. However, on contacting the Lancashire Police Force Incident Manager we were immediately stood down, as the person had just been located, safe.

S6. 22nd January Standby Search 21:39 Hrs Lancaster.  Request by Lancashire Police to join a developing search in the centre of Lancaster. Two men had apparently tried to cross the River Lune at Greyhound Bridge! One had been recovered but the other was outstanding. RNLI, Coastguard SAR and Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service also responding plus Police helicopter.  We were soon stood down, as the second person was located, safe.

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