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head injury from fall Peak District
Alphin Pike, Dovestone Reservoir
A walker who fell on Alphin Pike near Dovestone Reservoir and sustained a head injury was rescued by Oldham Mountain Rescue after 3.5 hours. Eighteen team members deployed from Bradbury Farm, with medics assessing the casualty before evacuating them by stretcher down steep terrain using safety ropes. The casualty was transferred to an ambulance for further treatment.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher and transferred to ambulance for further treatment
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