Mountain rescue called to Delph incident
Oldham Mountain Rescue Team responded to an incident in Delph where a female injured her ankle in a field. The team provided medical assistance, splinted the ankle, and transported her to an ambulance.
Fifteen rescuers from Oldham Mountain Rescue Team rushed to a field near Delph on Saturday after a woman slipped and injured her ankle while walking.
The volunteers, mobilised by North West Ambulance Service shortly after the afternoon call, reached the casualty within minutes and a team medic assessed her injured ankle before splinting it. She was then transferred onto a stretcher and carried the short distance to the road where rescuers placed her inside their vehicle to keep warm while awaiting paramedics.
The woman was handed over to the ambulance crew when they arrived, and the 90-minute operation concluded without further incident.
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