A woman was taken to hospital with a leg injury after being rescued near a Greater Manchester nature reserve. A team of 18 people from Bolton Mountain Rescue were sent out to help North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) after the 41-year-old was hurt on fields near Borsdane Wood, on the border of Wigan and Bolton.
Rescuers were called out to the scene at 3.10pm on Sunday (April 24), where the woman was given pain relief for her injuries. She was then carried on a stretcher before being transferred to the care of paramedics.
A spokesperson for Bolton Mountain Rescue Team said: "At 3.10pm [yesterday] the team was contacted by NWAS who were requesting our assistance at an incident in Westhoughton, on fields near Borsdane Wood. A quick response was made owing to team members already being at our bases.
"On arrival the team found a 41-year-old female had sustained a leg injury whilst walking on a footpath adjacent to the disused railway line near to Taylors Farm. Pain relief was administered and the injured leg splinted.
"The lady was carried on a mountain rescue stretcher to team vehicles parked at the nearby Taylor Farm, and she was then transported by vehicle the short distance to a waiting NWAS emergency ambulance on Dicconson Lane for onward transport to hospital. Eighteen team members responded to this incident which concluded at 5pm.
"Our thanks go to the local farmers and other locals who helped us out in a number of different ways throughout this incident."
