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A walker sustained an ankle injury in Birchin Clough near Dovestone on Saturday afternoon. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team responded and, due to difficult terrain and fading light, called in a Coastguard helicopter to assist with extraction. The casualty was immobilised, carried to a suitable point, and transferred by helicopter to waiting road ambulance care.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by helicopter to road ambulance for onward care

A 71-year-old man with dementia was reported missing and subsequently found near Piethorne Reservoir following a search operation.

Outcome: located safely

A 71-year-old man with dementia was found safe after going missing near Piethorne Reservoir in Newhey. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team, working with Greater Manchester Police, located him with assistance from search dogs within four and a half hours. He was cold and confused but otherwise uninjured and was reunited with his family.

Outcome: casualty found safe and reunited with family

A 71-year-old man with dementia was reported missing near Piethorne Reservoir in Newhey on Saturday, 29 August. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team, working with Greater Manchester Police, located him cold and confused with assistance from search dogs and an air tag signal. He was reunited with his family following assessment.

Outcome: found safe, cold and confused, reunited with family

A mountain biker fell approximately 50 feet while riding in a quarry near Dovestone Reservoir in Tameside on Sunday 23 August. An air ambulance, multiple ambulance crews and Oldham Mountain Rescue team attended the scene. The casualty was treated by paramedics and conveyed by ambulance to hospital.

Outcome: casualty treated at scene and transported to hospital by ambulance

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team was called to assist North West Ambulance Service with the extraction of a casualty from woodland at Daisy Nook Country Park. A lower leg injury was identified by a team medic, and the casualty was carried on a stretcher to an ambulance with assistance from twelve volunteers.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to ambulance

A walker slipped from rocks at Blackstone Edge on the Pennine Way and sustained a painful ankle injury. Combined teams from Oldham Mountain Rescue and Calder Valley Search and Rescue carried the casualty by stretcher approximately one kilometre to a waiting Land Rover and transferred them to ambulance care.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher and transferred to ambulance care

A large wildfire at Dovestone Reservoir in the Peak District burned for several days, destroying miles of moorland. Oldham Mountain Rescue supported Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service by providing medical cover, transporting crews and equipment via 4x4 vehicles, and guiding fire crews to access points. A 20-year-old woman has been charged with aggravated arson in connection with the fire.

Outcome: fire contained and remains under investigation; suspect arrested and charged with aggravated arson

A man fell and became injured in a remote, inaccessible area near Black Clough in the Peak District on Saturday evening. Over 50 rescue personnel from four mountain rescue teams, an air ambulance and a Coastguard helicopter worked for around seven hours to locate and evacuate him by stretcher carry due to unsafe conditions for helicopter winching.

Outcome: casualty carried off hill and transferred to land ambulance

A walker suffered a suspected broken leg on the main path at Dovestone Reservoir on 19 June. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team reached the casualty by 4×4 Land Rover, provided first aid including pain relief and leg immobilisation, and assisted North West Ambulance Service in carrying the walker approximately 400 metres to the waiting ambulance. The operation took around one hour and 45 minutes.

Outcome: casualty immobilised and evacuated to ambulance

The team responded to multiple calls over the weekend, including assisting with an ankle injury at Dovestone and another walker who fell on Lark Hill near Dobcross. They also conducted a full-day training exercise before concluding by locating four missing walkers on the moor above Dovestone.

Outcome: All incidents concluded safely with no reported serious injuries or fatalities.

Mountain rescue teams were called out to a walker who had fallen in Birchen Clough near Dove Stones on Friday afternoon. Following initial checks by paramedics, the casualty was safely escorted down the challenging path for onward care.

Outcome: Rescued and transported for further care

A walker from a group of four slipped on a steep, scrambly section of the upper edge path at Ashway above Dovestones on Sunday morning and sustained a suspected upper-arm fracture. The casualty was assessed by Oldham Mountain Rescue Team and airlifted by North West Air Ambulance to hospital, with twelve volunteers involved in a three-hour 45-minute rescue operation.

Outcome: casualty airlifted to hospital by helicopter

A man required rescue after sustaining a suspected broken leg following a slip in wet woodland at Sholver. A team of mountain rescuers attended the scene and worked with paramedics to stabilise the injury before transferring the casualty to an ambulance.

Outcome: Transported for further care

A walker fell on a steep section of the upper edge path at Ashway near Dovestone Reservoir and sustained a suspected upper arm fracture. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team attended with a rapid response party, and the casualty was carried to a waiting helicopter and airlifted to hospital for treatment.

Outcome: casualty airlifted to hospital by helicopter

A walker suffered an ankle injury near Greenfield Reservoir at Dovestone on Monday morning. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team assisted North West Ambulance Service paramedics in treating the casualty and carrying them by stretcher from the dam wall to an ambulance for further care.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to ambulance

Three walkers became lost in the dark in Birchen Clough near Dove Stone Reservoir and were unable to find the path. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team was called and located the walkers, escorting them back down to the vehicles. All three were assessed by a medical technician and the incident was resolved within two hours and fifteen minutes.

Outcome: walkers escorted down and assessed by medical technician

Mountain rescue teams were called out on Sunday after a walker fell at Dovestone Reservoir near Saddleworth Moor. Specialist teams located the individual, who sustained multiple injuries including a suspected broken arm, before they were transported to hospital.

Outcome: Transported to hospital

A person reported missing near Dovestone on 28 February was located on moorland approximately two miles east of Greenfield reservoir suffering from hypothermia and exhaustion. The Oldham Mountain Rescue Team, assisted by search dog Ace, located the casualty and provided emergency care before evacuation by HM Coastguard helicopter to a road ambulance.

Outcome: casualty located suffering from hypothermia and exhaustion, evacuated by helicopter to road ambulance

Two lost walkers were found hypothermic and in distress near Ashway waterfalls in the Dovestones area of Saddleworth. The Oldham Mountain Rescue Team located them using PhoneFind technology, provided shelter and medical assessment, and evacuated them on foot after their condition improved following over an hour of care.

Outcome: both walkers walked off hill uninjured after treatment and recovery, handed to ambulance service

Outcome: The two walkers were found uninjured but hypothermic and required assistance before being assessed as fit to walk down the hill.

A mountain rescue team responded to assist an injured walker. The casualty received help from the rescue team.

Outcome: assisted by mountain rescue team

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team attended to a walker with a lower leg injury near Yeoman Hey Reservoir in Saddleworth on Saturday evening. The casualty was assessed by trained medical technicians, their leg was splinted, and they were carried by stretcher to an awaiting ambulance for further care.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to ambulance

Mountain Rescue Teams responded to an emergency incident at Dovestones during winter weather conditions around Christmas time. The post does not provide specific details about the nature of the incident or outcome.

Two walkers at Dovestones near Saddleworth Moor required rescue on the evening of 21 December after one sustained a knee injury and became unable to continue. Both were found in cold, wet conditions near Birchen Clough and were rescued using ropes and a stretcher in a four-hour operation. The injured walker was transported by ambulance for further assessment.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher and ambulance, uninjured walker led to safety

A mountain rescue team was called out after a family of eight became stranded on an unstable path near Dovestones reservoir in Saddleworth. The rescuers assisted the group down the path and helped them safely cross a river by forming a human chain.

Outcome: All members of the family were safely rescued.

A mountain biker sustained an injury and required rescue assistance. The rescue team responded to aid the casualty.

Outcome: casualty assisted by rescue team

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

A walker fell and sustained a head injury on Alphin Pike near Dovestones, Greenfield. The Oldham Mountain Rescue Team located the casualty using PhoneFind, provided medical assessment and treatment, and evacuated them by stretcher over steep terrain. The casualty was transferred to ambulance care after a 25-minute stretcher carry.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to ambulance for further treatment

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team assisted with two separate incidents on 8 September. A man who fell on a slope near Uppermill was immobilised and evacuated by stretcher to hospital, and later that morning a woman with an ankle injury at Tandle Hill Country Park was assisted to an ambulance.

Outcome: both casualties evacuated to hospital by ambulance

A mountain biker required rescue in the Oldham area. The incident was covered by local press.

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team assisted North West Ambulance Service in rescuing an elderly woman who had collapsed near the trig point at Tandle Hill country park on Sunday lunchtime. The team placed her on a stretcher and transported her to the waiting ambulance. Thirteen team members were involved in the operation, which lasted two hours.

Outcome: casualty transferred to ambulance

A man slipped and fractured his lower leg near Cowbury Reservoir in Carrbrook on the evening of 30 June. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team assisted North West Ambulance Service paramedics by applying a vacuum splint and evacuating the casualty by stretcher to an awaiting ambulance.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to ambulance

A rescue operation took place on Crompton Moor. The incident involved Oldham Evening Chronicle press coverage but specific details of the casualty situation and outcome are not provided in the post excerpt.

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team responded to three incidents over the weekend. On Saturday, a teenage boy was evacuated by helicopter after falling from his mountain bike at Ogden Reservoir with injuries to his hip, ribs and arm. On Sunday, the team assisted a female walker with a locked knee at Ashway Gap and simultaneously responded to a walker with an ankle injury in Birchen Clough, with support from Holme Valley Mountain Rescue.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by helicopter and ambulance, casualty evacuated by stretcher and ambulance, casualty evacuated by stretcher and ambulance

A man injured his ankle while trekking in Alkrington Woods, Middleton, and was located by Oldham Mountain Rescue Team using Phone Find technology. He was assessed by paramedics and air ambulance medics, then carried by stretcher to an ambulance for transfer to hospital. The search involved fifteen team members and lasted 2.5 hours.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to hospital

A mountain rescue team responded to assist a motorcyclist in distress. Details of the incident and outcome are not provided in the available text.

A woman suffered an ankle injury while descending Birchen Clough near Dove Stone reservoir on Saturday afternoon. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team responded with ten volunteers, who assessed and immobilised the injury before transporting her down the valley for transfer to hospital ambulance.

Outcome: casualty immobilised and transported to hospital by ambulance

A man suffered a leg injury after falling in Birchen Clough at Dovestones on 13 January 2025. He was located above a waterfall and winched to safety by Maritime and Coastguard Agency helicopter with assistance from Oldham and Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Teams. He was transferred to ambulance care at a landing area.

Outcome: casualty winched out by helicopter and transferred to ambulance

A male with a knee injury was rescued from the snow-covered track near Chew Reservoir in the Dovestones area on 12 January. Thirteen Oldham Mountain Rescue Team members located the casualty and, taking advantage of snowy conditions, sledged the stretcher down to their vehicles before handing the patient over to ambulance services.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher and handed to ambulance services for hospital transfer

A walker who fell at Greenbooth Reservoir was rescued by Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team with assistance from Oldham Mountain Rescue on 10 January 2025. The casualty was assessed, packaged into a vacuum mattress for insulation, and transferred by air ambulance to hospital.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by air ambulance to hospital

A family of three became lost in darkness on the hillside above Dovestones Reservoir on the evening of Saturday, 4 January. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team and a National Police Air Service helicopter located them at Ashway using phone tracking technology. The family were found to be very cold, provided with extra clothing, walked down safely, and checked by the ambulance service before returning home.

Outcome: found safe, walked off with support

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team assisted North West Ambulance Service in treating a woman who slipped and injured her ankle in a field near Delph, Saddleworth. The casualty was assessed by a team medic, her ankle was splinted, and she was carried to the road and handed over to the ambulance crew.

Outcome: ankle splinted and handed over to ambulance crew

Mountain rescue was called to an incident at Delph. Details of the specific circumstances and outcome are not provided in the available press coverage.

The team responded to multiple callouts over Christmas and Boxing Day. On Boxing Day, they assisted an ambulance crew with a casualty in the Slaithwaite area of Huddersfield. Earlier that day, they were involved in evacuating a walker with a broken ankle from high ground in the Dovestones area.

Outcome: Casualty evacuated

A walker became lost after straying from the main path in the Saddleworth area late on Tuesday afternoon. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team and Greater Manchester Police located the individual using phone signals and local knowledge, and after a brief medical assessment, the walker was safely escorted back down the trail in good condition.

Outcome: walker located and safely escorted off fell uninjured

Rescue teams responded to assist an injured walker near Raven Stones. The casualty received aid from combined rescue team efforts at the location.

Outcome: assisted by rescue teams

Rescue teams responded to assist an injured man. The incident involved coordination between multiple rescue organisations.

Oldham Mountain Rescue team assisted North West Ambulance Service in extricating a patient from a field near Middleton on Thursday afternoon. The patient was loaded onto a stretcher and carried to an ambulance with support from paramedics and the North West Air Ambulance. Ten team members were involved for three hours.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by ambulance

A walker sustained a badly injured leg and required rescue team assistance. The incident was covered by local press reporting on the rescue response.

Outcome: casualty assisted by rescue team

A mountain rescue team responded to assist an injured cyclist. The incident involved a biker requiring emergency assistance in the area.

A motorcyclist came off their bike on the A58 near Littleborough and fell down an embankment. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team and Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team assisted North West Ambulance Service in securing the casualty to a stretcher and carrying them up the steep slope to the ambulance.

Outcome: casualty secured to stretcher and carried to ambulance

A person fell from Dean Rocks above Dovestone Reservoir on Sunday afternoon and was rescued by air ambulance with assistance from Oldham Mountain Rescue Team and neighbouring teams. The casualty was immobilised and winched by Coastguard helicopter to hospital. The team also responded to a separate medical incident above Greenfield Reservoir the same day.

Outcome: casualty winched by Coastguard helicopter and flown to hospital

A combined rescue team operation was conducted to assist an injured runner. The incident resulted in a successful rescue and evacuation of the casualty.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by rescue team

A runner competing in the Spine Race sustained a lower leg injury while ascending Black Hill on the Pennine Way. Oldham, Woodhead and Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Teams combined to locate, assess and stretcher the casualty 2.3 miles to an off-road ambulance, where he was transferred to North West Ambulance Service for hospital treatment.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to hospital

A mountain rescue team attended Tandle Hill Park to provide aid to an injured cyclist. The incident was covered in local press but specific details of injuries and outcome are not provided in the available text.

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team responded to two separate incidents on Monday. The first involved a walker with a suspected lower leg fracture on Blackstone Edge who was treated by air ambulance paramedics and airlifted to hospital with assistance from both Oldham and Calder Valley teams. The second call, regarding reported shouts for help near Indians Head, was resolved when members of the public admitted they had been shouting and waving on the hill.

Outcome: casualty airlifted to hospital; false alarm resolved

A walker injured their ankle while walking the Dove Stone circular route near Greenfield on 8 March 2024. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team located the casualty at Birchen Clough, provided initial assessment, and carried them by stretcher to a waiting land ambulance for transfer to hospital.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to hospital

An injured female hiker slipped on ice at Dean Rocks near Dovestone Reservoir on Saturday 20 January, fracturing her ankle. Oldham Mountain Rescue, Greater Manchester Police, and a Maritime and Coastguard Agency helicopter coordinated a rescue operation lasting approximately three hours, evacuating the casualty by helicopter to Greenfield Reservoir where paramedics were waiting.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by helicopter and transferred to ambulance for hospital treatment

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team was called to assist Greater Manchester Police during a major incident response to Storm Gerrit in the early hours of 27 December 2023. Severe winds had caused significant property damage in Tameside, with particular concern for displaced residents who may have become disorientated in wooded areas. The rescue team searched the affected areas and completed welfare checks, standing down at approximately 06:30.

Outcome: residents located and accounted for, no casualties reported

Two walkers with a dog became lost in snowy conditions at Dovestones in Oldham on Saturday 2 December. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team traced their phone signal and located them above a waterfall in Birchen Clough using their head torches. The walkers were assessed and walked off the hill safely in a two-hour operation involving 14 team members.

Outcome: walkers and dog walked off the hill safely

A young woman suffering a medical condition was rescued from Newhey Quarry by Oldham Mountain Rescue Team on Sunday evening. Paramedics were already present, but the terrain required assistance from the rescue team's 4x4 vehicle to evacuate the casualty safely. The evacuation involved 15 volunteers and took approximately one hour and 30 minutes.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by 4x4 vehicle to waiting ambulance

A 17-year-old girl fainted while completing a Duke of Edinburgh Award expedition at Laddow Rocks near Crowden on 13 September 2023. She was assisted by Glossop Mountain Rescue Team and evacuated by stretcher by Oldham Mountain Rescue Team to Dovestones sailing club, where she was assessed by a team doctor.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher and assessed by team doctor

A group of walkers became lost in the Dove Stone Reservoir area near the Trinnacle, a precarious rock formation popular on social media. Some were rescued by helicopter from Middle Edge Moss. The incident prompted warnings from Oldham Mountain Rescue about the dangers of visiting the Trinnacle for photographs, noting that over 25% of callouts in the area are now related to this location.

Outcome: group found at Middle Edge Moss and some flown to safety by helicopter

A man suffered a suspected ruptured quadricep while walking at Dovestone on 21 August 2023. Oldham Mountain Rescue and North West Ambulance Service attended and located him near Wimberry Boulders with assistance from his friends. He was assessed and evacuated by stretcher to an ambulance for treatment.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to ambulance for treatment

Emergency services including Oldham Mountain Rescue Team, police, and fire crews conducted a search at Dovestone Reservoir in Greenfield after reports of someone shouting for help. A fire service drone was deployed to aid the search, which lasted over two hours before being stood down with no one found.

Outcome: search stood down, no one found

A boy fell from a rope swing at Tandle Hill Country Park in Royton and sustained a lower leg injury. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team assisted North West Ambulance Service in extracting and transporting the casualty to hospital, with 13 crew members attending for two and a half hours.

Outcome: casualty transported to hospital by stretcher

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team responded to a callout for a lost female on the moors. The incident was covered by local press in the Oldham Evening Chronicle.

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team attended Dovestone reservoir on 12 June after receiving reports of a young deer trapped in the Ashway Gap overflow. The team lowered themselves into the overflow and encouraged the fawn downstream, allowing it to jump clear and escape into the grass.

Outcome: deer successfully encouraged to escape and fled into grass

A male walker fell at Birchen Clough, Saddleworth, and sustained a potentially fractured ankle. Oldham and Holme Valley mountain rescue teams, along with a Coastguard helicopter, coordinated the evacuation, with the casualty airlifted to Sheffield hospital for treatment.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by helicopter to Sheffield hospital

An experienced walker was rescued after becoming stranded in the dark near Birchen Clough on Saddleworth Moor on Friday night. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team used phone technology to locate the walker and escorted them to safety. The incident highlights the risks of failing light even for equipped and experienced walkers.

Outcome: walker escorted to safety

A mountain biker was rescued and received assistance from the emergency services. The incident was reported by the Oldham Evening Chronicle.

Outcome: rescued

A man collapsed while walking in the Dovestone area on Valentine's Day and was rescued by Oldham Mountain Rescue Team. Following an initial unsuccessful search, the team located him below Fox Stone and evacuated him by stretcher to hospital.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to hospital

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team responded to reports of shouts heard near Dovestone Reservoir on 10 February, locating a group of young men who admitted to shouting but meant no harm. The team also assisted with evacuating a young woman injured in a horse-riding fall on 17 February.

Outcome: group located and escorted down safely; no injuries found

A member of the public required rescue at Dovestone following an incident in the area. Greater Manchester Police Air Support Unit, Saddleworth & Lees neighbourhood team, and Oldham Mountain Rescue worked together to assist. The casualty was recovered safely.

Outcome: casualty rescued safely and reported well

A man became separated from companions whilst walking at Dovestones Reservoir on Christmas Day and fell into Chew Brook. He was located by police helicopter and ground officers, then assisted by Oldham Mountain Rescue Team volunteers who helped him to safety. He was assessed and transferred to hospital for further checks.

Outcome: casualty escorted to safety, assessed, and handed over to ambulance service for hospital transport

Three hikers became lost in the hills and were rescued by Oldham Mountain Rescue Team. The team successfully located and brought the casualties to safety.

Outcome: three hikers rescued

A mountain rescue team responded to assist an injured dog walker. The casualty was successfully rescued and assisted by the team.

Outcome: casualty assisted by mountain rescue team

An injured dog walker slipped on a grass slope at Dowry Reservoir in Denshaw on 30 November, injuring his knee and becoming unable to walk. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team attended with fourteen members, assessed and treated the casualty, and carried him on a stretcher to the road for transfer to ambulance care.

Outcome: casualty treated on site and evacuated by stretcher to ambulance

A walker was injured at Daisy Nook and required rescue by the team.

Outcome: rescued

A woman suffered an ankle injury while on a dog walk at Daisy Nook and was rescued by the Oldham Mountain Rescue Team with assistance from the North West Ambulance Service. She received medical treatment and was evacuated by stretcher to an ambulance. The operation took approximately one hour and 45 minutes.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher

Two women and two dogs became lost in the Dovestones area of Saddleworth on Friday evening without torches. An 11-strong Oldham Mountain Rescue Team squad was deployed and located the group near Dean Rocks with assistance from a National Police Air Service helicopter. All casualties and dogs were checked over and safely returned to their vehicle.

Outcome: casualty and dogs located and safely returned

A woman sustained a head injury after falling while descending Birchen Clough near Saddleworth. Seventeen members of Oldham Mountain Rescue Team carried out a complex rescue involving rope systems and stretcher extraction from a narrow path. The casualty was airlifted by North West Air Ambulance helicopter.

Outcome: evacuated by helicopter

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team assisted North West Ambulance Service in evacuating a female cyclist who had fallen and injured her ankle at Dovestones. The casualty received pain relief and splinting before being stretchered down and transferred to hospital.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to hospital

Two people, a young adult and a child, fell while descending Birchen Clough on the Trinnacle Trail in the Peak District. Both were taken to hospital with minor injuries and were assisted down by family members; Oldham Mountain Rescue Team attended with 21 personnel.

Outcome: both casualties taken to hospital with minor injuries

A female walker fell from the path at Birchen waterfall and self-rescued with help from her partner and passers-by to a location above Greenfield Reservoir. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team located her and assisted with treatment; she was transported to hospital with suspected fractures and heavy bruising and later discharged.

Outcome: casualty evacuated to hospital, discharged with suspected fractured ankle and ribs

A man fell down a steep embankment at Daisy Nook Country Park near Ashton-under-Lyne and sustained a knee injury. Mountain rescers from Oldham Mountain Rescue Team assisted paramedics with a rope extraction to bring him up the slope, and he was conveyed to hospital by ambulance.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher and transported to hospital with knee injury

A woman was injured in a fall at Birchen Clough and required rescue. She was subsequently rescued by the mountain rescue team.

Outcome: casualty rescued

A female walker sustained a badly injured ankle after falling at Birchen Clough near Dovestones on Friday. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team attended and, assisted by doctors arrived via North West Air Ambulance Charity helicopter, provided pain relief and splinting before stretchering the casualty to an ambulance for transfer to hospital.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to hospital

A rescue team responded to assist an injured girl. The incident was covered by local press but further details are not provided in the post.

A casualty named Imran, who was rescued from the mountains, expressed his gratitude to the rescue team by hosting them for a curry meal. The post highlights the positive relationship between the rescued individual and the rescuers who assisted him.

Outcome: casualty successfully rescued and recovered

A man and his two dogs became crag-fast on a steep ledge in a quarry near Newhey in Rochdale during darkness. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team deployed 22 members who abseiled down and hauled all three to safety over two hours and fifteen minutes. All were uninjured and returned to their vehicle.

Outcome: man and both dogs hauled to safety uninjured, returned to vehicle

A rescue team responded to an incident on the moors and subsequently issued a safety warning to the public. The specific details of the incident are not provided in the post excerpt, though the response prompted guidance from the rescue team.

A young woman became stuck on a ledge on Besom Hill near Oldham on Friday afternoon. As Oldham Mountain Rescue Team prepared to rescue her, the ledge gave way and she fell 35 metres down a steep shale slope. She was treated on site by multiple medical personnel and evacuated by stretcher, with hospital assessment later confirming no major injuries.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher, no major injuries confirmed at hospital

A male walker became lost and disorientated on Saddleworth Moor in poor weather conditions. He was quickly spotted by a Mountain Rescue Team vehicle and was found to be cold and wet but otherwise well, making his own way home after being collected. The rescue team issued a safety reminder about carrying navigation equipment and informing others of travel plans.

Outcome: located safely, walked off uninjured

A woman slipped and injured her ankle while walking on Crompton Moor on Saturday. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team and North West Ambulance Service paramedics jointly provided medical care, packaged the casualty on a stretcher, and transported her to hospital. The team was engaged for two hours and sixteen minutes.

Outcome: casualty evacuated to hospital by ambulance

A mountain rescue operation on the moors involved two helicopters. The details of the incident are not accessible from the provided source material.

A 21-year-old woman was rescued after falling and injuring her ankle while walking near Green Withens Reservoir in Calderdale. A combined operation involving 44 members from Oldham Mountain Rescue Team and Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team located and evacuated her to a waiting ambulance.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to ambulance

A woman fell while walking at Pots and Pans in Saddleworth on 20 September 2020 and sustained a lower leg injury. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team attended, assessed her on scene, and carried her off the hill by stretcher to a waiting ambulance for hospital treatment.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to hospital

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

A dog fell into a 20-foot-deep pothole on Saddleworth Moor near Dovestone Reservoir and was successfully rescued by Oldham Mountain Rescue Team. The team used the incident to warn walkers about the hazards of exploring such holes without proper experience and equipment.

Outcome: dog rescued and reunited with owner, shaken but otherwise uninjured

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team was called to assist a family of three after the father fell in moorland near Dovestone in the Saddleworth countryside. All three were safely located and helped down from the steep ground, with the father receiving assistance from team members. The incident lasted approximately two hours and fifteen minutes.

Outcome: casualty and family assisted off moorland safely

A vulnerable missing person was located at Wimberry Rocks near Dovestone Reservoir following a search operation involving police, Oldham Mountain Rescue, and a National Police Air Service helicopter on 10 August 2020. The male was safely accompanied down the hill and taken to hospital for treatment.

Outcome: person located and taken to hospital for treatment

Angela Frost, 50, went missing from Lees, Oldham on 11 July 2020. Oldham Mountain Rescue assisted Greater Manchester Police in searching woodland, steep terrain, and stream banks over two days with dogs and a drone, but the missing person was not located.

Outcome: not located by end of search

A walker suffered a badly fractured ankle in a fall on Saddleworth Moor near Dovestone Reservoir on Sunday afternoon. The air ambulance, paramedics and 20 volunteers from Oldham Mountain Rescue Team attended and evacuated her by stretcher to hospital after approximately two hours and twenty minutes.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to hospital

A group became lost in poor weather at Dovestone near Greenfield, with one member unable to walk. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team located them at Wimberry Rocks using telephone direction-finding and PhoneFind technology. Two walkers descended under their own power while the third was carried on a stretcher and transported to hospital by ambulance.

Outcome: two walkers descended uninjured, one casualty evacuated by stretcher to hospital

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team responded to two women with leg injuries on Saddleworth Moor near Holme Clough who were unable to walk. Both casualties were airlifted by Coastguard helicopter to Huddersfield for assessment and treatment. The team was also involved in rescuing a lamb trapped in a quarry crevice on the same day.

Outcome: two casualties airlifted by helicopter to Huddersfield; lamb rescued and reunited

A man fell into a walled-in river in a steep wooded area in Hyde and was heard shouting for help. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team located him at the bottom of a steep bank and, with medical assistance, evacuated him safely via stretcher. He was transported to hospital with multiple injuries.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher and transported to hospital

A young woman sustained a lower leg injury while walking on Blackstone Edge near Littleborough on Easter Saturday evening. She was treated at the scene and stretchered down by Oldham Mountain Rescue Team in a three-hour operation involving 18 personnel.

Outcome: casualty stretchered to ambulance for onward transport

A 56-year-old man from Stalybridge became stuck in a peat bog at Dovestones, submerged to his waist and gradually sinking. Police and Oldham Mountain Rescue worked together to excavate him using straps and heather, freeing him after approximately one hour. He was treated for exposure but sustained no injuries.

Outcome: casualty rescued uninjured, treated for exposure

A 51-year-old man from Oldham was reported missing on 26 January 2018 and was last seen in the Dovestone area on the following afternoon. Mountain rescue teams from Oldham MRT, supported by police, conducted search operations in the reservoir area.

An 11-year-old boy was rescued after becoming stuck in mud up to his waist while playing with friends at a former tip site in Oldham. Emergency services including fire crews, paramedics, and Oldham Mountain Rescue worked together for 40 minutes to free him using shovels. He was treated for mild hypothermia and sore legs and taken to hospital as a precaution.

Outcome: freed after 40 minutes, treated for mild hypothermia and sore legs, taken to Royal Oldham Hospital as precaution