by admin | Mar 23, 2008 | 2008, Incident
At 05:13 Hrs the was paged by NWAS (GMA) requesting the Teams immediate standby due to snowfall affecting many roads in a large part of the Greater Manchester County. Our colleagues in Rossendale & Pendle MRT and Oldham MRT were also put on standby and then like... by admin | Mar 22, 2008 | 2008, Incident
Our Team Leader Garry Rhodes was contacted directly by GMP at 11.05hrs this morning regarding a developing search for a missing 23 year old male, possibly within the general area of Winter Hill. The circumstances of his disappearance were of concern to the Police, and... by admin | Mar 21, 2008 | 2008, Incident
A Team Landrover Ambulance, already in the area – see previous story, relocating to a different holding point, chanced upon a tragic incident today. A male out walking in the Lever Park area of Rivington, in the company of two other persons, suffered a collapse.... by admin | Mar 12, 2008 | 2008, Incident
At 08:20 this morning our Team Leader Garry Rhodes was contacted by Team Leader Phil O’Brien of our colleagues at Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team who requested our team’s assistance to the BPMRT with a search in the Wheelton area of Chorley. An 80 year old woman... by admin | Mar 9, 2008 | 2008, Incident
At 17:37 this evening, whilst some team members were still present at our base (after returning from the earlier search in Manchester), the North West Ambulance Service (Greater Manchester Area) paged the team asking for assistance at an incident at Sale Water Park,... by admin | Mar 9, 2008 | 2008, Incident
Early this morning at 07.55hrs, the Greater Manchester Police Force Incident Manager contacted our Team Leader via mobile phone regarding the report of a “body in the water” in the vicinity of Deansgate train station, in Manchester City Centre. In actual...