Latest Call Outs, Incidents & Other Events. Numbered Incidents are reported to Mountain Rescue - England & Wales

17. 11th May Spot Pick Up 07:37 hrs Grizedale near Garstang. The Team responded to a report of a male with a lower leg injury in the Nicky Nook area. After some initial confusion about the exact location of the casualty he was eventually located on a track near Grizdale Reservoir. He was apparently a member of a group of youths who had been camping out. Team was able to access direct to casualty site with 4 x 4 vehicles. Team Landrover then used to evacuate the youth to waiting land ambulance for onward transport to Royal Preston Hospital. Air Ambulance tasked to the incident but stood down responding. (24 Rescue Person Hours)

16. 10th May Spot Pick Up 11:26 hrs High Bullough Reservoir, Anglezarke. The Team was requested to assist the North West Ambulance Service (Lancashire Area) with a female fell runner who had fallen and sustained lower leg and shoulder injuries. The casualty was carried on a Bell stretcher some 400m to the waiting Air Ambulance for onward transport to Royal Preston Hospital. (25 Rescue Person Hours)

15. 6th May Search 23:50 hrs Gillibrand, Chorley. Request by Lancashire Police to search a wood and pond area for a 39 year-old male who had gone missing in the Gillibrand area of Chorley.  Team stood down at 04:00 hrs having completed allocated tasks. Team contacted again at 10:00 hrs on 7^th May with a request to research previous areas and expand the search. However, as searching was about to recommence it was realised that the missing person was an unidentified person who had been involved in a serious incident on the West Coast Main railway line the previous day. The Team extends it’s condolences to the missing persons family.  (81 rescue person Hours)       

14. 29th April Search 19:40 hrs Staining near Blackpool. Team requested to search for a 46 year old male described as depressed and possibly suicidal. Person was known to be a fisherman so search concentrated around all the ponds and areas of open water on farmland adjacent to Staining Village, around Marton Mere and the local golf course. Teams trailing dog unit used around the PLS (Place Last Seen). Two search dogs from the Lake District assisting with the golf course.  The terrain was a bit flatter than their normal operational area! Team stood down at 00:30 hrs when the person turned up at his home address.  (130 rescue person Hour)   

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Flag Days 2008

Chorley - Sat 14^th June
Clitheroe - Sat 5^th July
Preston - Sat 26^th July
Leyland - Sat 16^th August
Garstang - Sat 13^th September
Lancaster - Sat 18^th October