Busy weekend for Oldham Mountain Rescue Service

Last weekend was a busy couple of days for Oldham Mountain Rescue Team with members attending three callouts and a training exercise.

On Saturday late afternoon the team were called by North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) to assist with a walker who had injured their ankle at Dovestone.

The team rushed to the scene together with NWAS crew. After an assessment, the ankle was splinted and the patient carried on a stretcher a short distance to the ambulance. Fifteen team members were involved for 1.5 hrs.

One hour later, the team were again called by North West Ambulance Service to assist with a walker who had taken a tumble on Lark Hill near Dobcross. Just as the team started arriving on the scene the patient had managed to get to the ambulance with the assistance of the crew. Fifteen team members were involved for 40 minutes.

The next morning, the Oldham Mountain Rescue Team were up early for a full day monthly training exercise at the Rimmon Clough area where they practised hauling a casualty up steep slopes and lowering them down again. The final part of the exercise was a technical stretcher carry following the river over the numerous boulders requiring good communication and teamwork. It was a very successful exercise where skills were built on.

To finish off the weekend, the crew were called just before midnight, by Greater Manchester Police, to assist with four lost walkers on the moor above Dovestone.

After verifying their location and with confirmation from the National Police Air Service helicopter of their whereabouts, team members were dispatched to their location. Once located and checked over they were walked off the moor to the team's vehicles and then taken back to their car.  

Sixteen team members were involved for 2.5 hours.