Mountain heroes rescue lost trio
Fifteen members of the Oldham Mountain Rescue Team successfully located and rescued a group of three people lost on a hillside above Dovestone using Phone Find technology and a helicopter from the National Police Air Service. The rescue took three hours, and the individuals were checked over and warmed up before being allowed to go home.
Fifteen Oldham Mountain Rescue Team members raced against darkness Saturday evening to locate three people stranded on a hillside above Dovestone.
Greater Manchester Police triggered the emergency response after receiving the initial distress call, dispatching rescue vehicles and personnel to the area. The team deployed Phone Find technology while a National Police Air Service helicopter scanned the terrain from above, eventually spotting the missing party at Ashway high on the hillside.
Rescue workers reached the shivering group and immediately provided additional warm clothing before beginning the descent. The three were examined again in a waiting North West Ambulance Service vehicle at the bottom, where paramedics warmed them and conducted final checks before releasing them to return home.
The three-hour operation concluded successfully with all members of the lost party safely recovered from the exposed hillside.
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