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Incidents are reported to Mountain Rescue - England & Wales
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On Route to Incident at Chipping 5th Jan 2010
17. 4th March Spot Pickup 14:30 Hrs Brennand, Trough of
Bowland. Team paged by NW Ambulance Service to assist with a female who had
fallen and sustained a leg injury on the Ouster Rake Track in the Brennand
Valley. Stood down responding, with two vehicles mobile and 14 persons
attending, when it was determined that the female had made it to Brennand Farm
and received treatment from paramedics from the NW Air Ambulance which had also
been dispatched. (14 Rescue Person Hours)
16. 2nd March Search 20:00 Hrs Broughton, Preston.
Team requested by Lancashire Police to search for a missing 80-year-old male.
Missing since 05:00 hrs but not reported until 18:00 hrs and some concern due to
the falling temperatures. The Place Last Seen (the PLS) was at the back of the
Marriott Hotel, Broughton. Team members requested to arrive by 21:00
hrs having collected vehicles from our Penwortham & Garstang vehicle bases. An
immediate response direct to the RV by our dog handlers meant that by 20:45 hrs
area search dog Floss and handler had been deployed into woods close to the PLS.
Also, a scent article had been obtained ready for trailing dog Mij and handler
to see if they could determine a direction of travel. However, we were then
informed that the person had been located by a Police search team on a muddy
track about 1Km away. Team vehicles immediately diverted straight to the scene
where the, now very cold, person was recovered by Landrover to the road and a
waiting ambulance. (32 Rescue Person Hours)
15. 28th February Spot Pickup 14:55 Hrs Hilldale Quarry,
Parbold. Team paged by NW Ambulance Service to urgently attend an incident
where a male was reported to have fallen from a rope swing into deep water and
could not be located. Despite efforts from Police, the Fire & Rescue Service and
ourselves the search was suspended when it got dark due to safety concerns.
During this incident the Team provided rope safety lines for police officers,
used our vehicles to transport boats and other heavy equipment for the other
Emergency Services and provided wide area lighting. Unfortunately, the Police
Underwater Unit recovered a body the following day. The Team’s thoughts are with
the young persons family and friends at this time.
(48 Rescue Person Hours)
14. 24th February Spot Pickup 15:53 Hrs Anglezarke.
Team requested to assist NW Ambulance service with a 55 year-old male who had
sustained lower leg injuries near Manor House. Suspected broken tib and fib.
Casualty on steep, wet & very slippery ground. Person packaged onto Bell
stretcher and transported short distance to waiting NW Air Ambulance for onward
transport to hospital. (10 Rescue
Person Hours)
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