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injured child - fall Peak District
Glodwick
A 12-year-old girl fell from a rope swing in a wooded area of Glodwick, sustaining fractures to both arms and a knee injury. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team assisted with extraction from the steep location using their Alphin stretcher, and the casualty was treated and evacuated successfully.
Outcome: casualty treated and evacuated by stretcher
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