The rescue Team were contacted by Lancashire Police at 14.19 hrs on Sunday 3rd November 2024 as there was a 47 year-old male who was in distress on Burnslack Fell, in the Trough of Bowland.
The male, who had activated his emergency alert beacon was waist deep in a peat bog and was unable to move. Our rescue Team realising the importance of speed and haste, attended as soon as we could and located a forward strategic point at Burnslack farm.
It took just over an hour to reach the casualty since the first initial contact request, but once we were on scene with the lone walker, we secured the male using ropes and quickly dig around him and brought him to safety.
We then carried out an immediate health assessment were it was determined that he was suffering from mild Hypothermia. Our casualty was fit enough to walk off the hill back to Burnslack farm, but halfway down we were meet by more Team members and a local farmer who had a quad bike. A further medical assessment was made and it was deemed safe enough for our casualty and one of our attending medics to be driven off the hill back to farm, where a North West Ambulance Service crew and ambulance were waiting and carried out further medical checks.
Thankfully after a period of time, our 47-year-old casualty was fit and well enough to go home.
21 mountain rescue experts were involved in this rescue which took over 5 hours to complete.
As always we wish our casualty a speedy full recovery and we hope he is out and about walking very soon.
