Mountain rescue team helps runner after fall in fells near Lancaster
Mountain rescue crew members helped a woman who had fallen while running on Nicky Nook near Lancaster.
Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team (BPMRT) were called to the scene at Scorton on Thursday morning, where a runner had fallen and hurt her ankle.
After carrying out a medical assessment, team members gave pain relief and splinted the ankle injury.
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Hide AdThey then carried the woman to the road on a specialist bell stretcher, to an awaiting North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust ambulance.
A BPMRT spokesman said: “We wish the lady a speed recovery and hope she is back out running on the fells again soon."
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