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Call Outs, Incidents & Other Events.
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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
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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