The team were called by Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team (BPMRT) to assist them with an ongoing search for a missing person (f,68) in the Hornby area. CRO Swiftwater technicians were tasked with searching the River Wenning downstream of Hornby Bridge to the River Lune. Just as the search of the river was completed reports came in that the missing person had been located safe and well by a BPMRT…
Whilst busy with the previous incident, the Team received a second call for assistance, this time from Lancashire Police, to assist with a walker (F, 64) suffering a medical problem on the hill near to Gaping Gill. A small team was despatched in our off- road ATV CRO4, and because of the current very dry conditions were able to quickly reach the walker. Other members were placed on stand by…
The team responded to a request from North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) to assist with reports that cries for help had been heard from within one of the many potholes on Leck Fell, which form part of the largest cave system in the UK. The team became part a multi agency response including specialist units from the statutory services Police, Fire and Ambulance. Volunteers from the team were deployed and,…
The Team received an early morning alert from Lancashire Police to assist a walker (F, 56) who had injured her ankle whilst on a group walk. We had also received an earlier ‘heads up’ from one of our off-duty members who was passing the site whilst guiding his own group. The walker in question had slipped on the still icy path (despite the good weather it was still only 2…
