Mountain biker rushed to hospital in serious condition after being rescued in Rivington

A mountain biker was rushed to hospital in a serious condition after being rescued by specialist teams at Rivington on Sunday morning (September 4). The Bolton Mountain Rescue Team were contacted by the North West Ambulance service shortly before 9.30am to assist the injured mountain biker at the popular beauty spot.

Two Land Rover off-road ambulances arrived to deliver specialist equipment along with paramedics from NWAS's Hazardous Area Response Team (HART). The causality was assessed and treated at the scene before being rushed to hospital in a 'serious' condition.

The rescue mission lasted almost two hours and saw 15 specially trained team members attend the scene. The casualty was taken to hospital via an ambulance after being taken 800m down back to ground level on a stretcher.

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Sharing the update, the Bolton Mountain Rescue team said: "Today at 09:21, the team were contacted by North West Ambulance Service to assist with an injured mountain biker in Rivington, near to the Terraced Gardens. The first team members were on the scene within 9 minutes and commenced a primary assessment.

The rescue mission lasted almost two hours (Bolton Mountain Rescue Team)

"Two of our Land Rover Ambulances arrived shortly after to deliver equipment to the scene, followed by members of NWAS’s Hazardous Area Response Team (HART). It was quickly established the casualty's condition was serious and a quick transfer to hospital was required.

"The casualty was treated on scene and then loaded onto our specialist Mountain Rescue stretcher fitted with a wheel to make the 800m evacuation back down the track to the ambulance easier. We wish the casualty a speedy recovery."

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