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Oldham Mountain Rescue Team doctor Andy Taylor attended a Sunday service at Friezland Parish Church and gave a short...

Say hello to the newest, and definitely one of the cutest, members of Oldham Mountain Rescue Team. 

The Oldham Mountain Rescue team do what they do best, this time in Ashtons Stamford Park Fifteen intrepid members of the Oldham Mountain Rescue Team were involved in a dramatic rescue at the height of Wednesday’s thunderstorm. They were contacted by North West Ambulance Service attending a male who had fallen down a vertical rock face in Stamford Park in Ashton, suffering serious head and potential spinal injuries. Due to the precariousness of the injured man’s position, and the difficu...

OMRTs fantastic new vehicle Oldham’s volunteer heroes of the hills have taken delivery of a brand new £65,000 control vehicle after a mammoth fund raising effort. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team began the daunting task to replace the vehicle, which is the nerve centre of saving lives in life-threatening emergencies, just over a year ago. Now they proudly introduce their new Oldham control vehicle - OM3. Said the team’s leader Rob Tortoiseshell: “We have been staggered and thankful with t...

Twenty-strong team rescue fall victim Date published: 02 March 2021 The team were alerted by Greater Manchester Police A 20-strong squad from Oldham Mountain Rescue Team saved a young man who fell while walking at Buckton Castle, Carr Brook, on Friday night. The team were alerted by Greater Manchester Police who asked for assistance with the treatment and evacuation of the victim. Said OMRT leader Rob Tortoiseshell: “We got an accurate location via our mapping system and soon had team m...

Scroll down for Video A compelling infographic showing the heroes of the hills preparing for a night time drama accompanies the Oldham Mountain Rescue Teams annual statistical summary. In all last year, the team were involved in 43 incidents, involving 43 casualties, with the valiant volunteer force out in action for 2,643 hours. These included two fatalities, nine helicopter links, two wild fires, six missing from home, 18 incidents in the Dovestone area and a dog trapped in a pot hol...

Oldham mountain rescue team leader Rob Tortoiseshell The leader of the unsung saviours of the hills has urged people to be prepared before venturing out over the festive period. Rob Tortoiseshell, leader of Oldham Mountain Rescue Team, issued his warning ahead of families taking local Boxing Day walks or seasoned hikers heading for the moors. He said: “Many incidents that OMRT attend involve lower leg injuries - twisted or broken ankles usually - that could potentially have been avoide...