Emergency services mount night-time rescue operation after man collapses on Pendle Hill
Emergency services rescued a vulnerable man who had collapsed on Pendle Hill last night. (Saturday)
Officers from the rural task force, neighbourhood policing, response policing and the road policing unit responded to the call and coordinated a search along the path and up to the summit where a young male was located in a state of collapse by a wall.
Teams from the Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue joined officers with life saving equipment and managed to stabilise the male's condition. Using specialist equipment, mountain rescue ensured that the man was safely carried to a waiting ambulance at the base of the hill.
Sgt. Kev Day said: “This was a challenging rescue in tough weather conditions, it was a cold and wet night and cloud had descended on the top of the hill.
“This operation demonstrates the value of team working and the true benefit of the specialist skills of the mountain rescue teams.”