03/06/2026
Last weekend was a busy couple of days for the team with team members attending 3 callouts and a training exercise.
On Saturday late afternoon we were called by North West Ambulance Service to assist with a walker who had injured their ankle at Dovestones. We were quickly on scene together with an NWAS crew. After an assessment, the ankle was splinted and the patient carried on our stretcher a short distance to the ambulance.
15 Team Members were involved for 1.5 hrs.
One hour after we had packed up from that incident we were again called by North West Ambulance Service to assist with a walker who had taken a tumble on Lark Hill near Dobcross. Just as Team Members started arriving on scene the patient had managed to get to the ambulance with the assistance of the crew.
15 Team Members were involved for 40 minutes.
The next morning, we were up early for our full day monthly training exercise. This months’ exercise took place in the Rimmon Clough area where we practised hauling a casualty up steep slopes and lowering them down again. The final part of the exercise was a technical stretcher carry following the river over the numerous boulders requiring good communication and teamwork. It was a very successful exercise where skills were built on.
To finish off the weekend, we were called just before midnight, by Greater Manchester Police, to assist with 4 lost walkers on the moor above Dovestones. After verifying their location and with confirmation from the National Police Air Service helicopter of their whereabouts, we quickly dispatched Team members to their location. Once located and checked over they were walked off the moor to our Team vehicles and then taken back to their car.
16 Team Members were involved for 2.5 hours
Team members headed back to their homes for a well-earned rest.
Greater Manchester Police North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
