by admin | Dec 26, 2003 | 2003, Incident
The second incident of the day came through on the radios from GMAS, just as the team were packing up the equipment from the Pike incident. We were called to assist GMAS in Ince-in-Makerfield, where an 2 young off-road motorcyclists had collided head on. As our... by admin | Dec 26, 2003 | 2003, Incident
On Boxing day, whilst the team were out in the area, we were alerted to an incident in the early afternoon, involving a collapsed person at the summit of Rivington Pike. A 61 year old lady had collapsed, with shortness of breath and dizziness. The windy conditions and... by admin | Dec 21, 2003 | 2003, Incident
At 20:13 on the same day (our 3rd incident of the day!) the team was called out by GMAS, to assist in an incident where two persons were trapped in mud, on former coal mine workings on the Atherton/Westhoughton boundary. A multi-agency response took place, involving... by admin | Dec 21, 2003 | 2003, Incident
Whilst returning back to base locations from the previous incident, the Team Leader was contacted directly by LAS to respond to an initial report of a injured motorcyclist. As the Team arrived on scene it was established that the casualty was a Mountain Biker, the... by admin | Dec 21, 2003 | 2003, Incident
On 09:40 on Sunday, the team was contacted by GMP for assistance in the continuing search for a 56 year old missing male. The search was centred on the Platt Bridge area of Wigan. As the Team was assembling at the search control point, the man was found deceased by... by admin | Dec 17, 2003 | 2003, Incident
Following a Major Incident Standby in Bolton on Wednesday, at 12:25 the Rescue Team was called out at the request of Gold Ambulance Control, to go to Major Incident Standby status. 16 Team members were able to respond immediately, manning our 4 Landrover ambulances,...