INCIDENT 39/2023 MAY 30th TUE 12:00 UN-NAMED DIG NEAR WHITMORE POT, WHITEWELL, LANCASHIRE. ANIMAL INCIDENT

Bowland Pennine MRT passed on a request to rescue a lamb which had fallen 20m down an un-named abandoned dig southwest of Whitmore Pot near Whitewell, Bowland Forest. A small team attended and two cavers descended, locating the lamb down a narrow rift beyond a constriction. The lamb was extricated with some difficulty, resuscitated and hauled to the surface where it seemed none the worse for its adventures. Volunteer hours:…

INCIDENT 68/2022 AUG. 25th THU. 14.11 GISBURN FOREST, LANCASHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

A mountain biker (m, 58), descending a track at speed, was thrown over the bike’s handlebars into a wooded area and hit a tree before coming to earth. Bowland Pennine MRT and the North West Air Ambulance set off to deal with the incident but with many members on holiday BPMRT found themselves short-handed and asked CRO to assist. The first BPMRT member to arrive began assessing the patient, but…