CALLOUT 41

On Thursday evening (~22:50 31/10/24) after the team had completed an exercise in the area, Lancashire Police requested assistance with a group of three teenagers whose phone batteries were dying and were lost on the moors of Pendle Hill.

 

Although we had a vague area in which the group were located, we were not able to find an accurate location via phonefind due to the phone having run out of battery. Fortunately, because we were still in the area, team members were promptly back on the hill and the casualties were located within 20 minutes and were then walked off the hill and back to the village.

 

We and Mountain Rescue nationally pride ourselves on the level of search skills we formally have, and the experience over many many hours to back it up. All team members are trained to assist and then we also have a number of police qualified search managers who will liaise and coordinate effective searches.

 

Thanks to Lancashire Police for the speedy callout and thanks to the team members for their response and positive outcome!!

 

As with a lot of the MREW posts this past weekend, the clocks have now changed and please remember to take a torch onto the hills, phone torches won’t last and drain the phone battery should you need to call for assistance.

 

Remember, we’re on call 24/7, 365 no matter the weather or situation. If you feel you might need help time could be of the essence so don’t hesitate, call 999 and ask for the Police, then Mountain Rescue – we’d always rather be called and stood down if not required, than required and called too late or not at all.

 

Lastly, it was great to see everyone having a good time on Pendle to celebrate Halloween and even better to see numbers up on previous years.