Collapsed man rescued from moorland

A collapsed man was brought to safety from the moors above Chorley by mountain rescuers.

Members of the Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team responded on Saturday afternoon after being called to the hills above White Coppice.

Bowland Pennine Mounatin Rescue Team (BPMRT) rescue a collapsed man from hills above White Coppice. Picture courtesy of BPMRT.placeholder image
Bowland Pennine Mounatin Rescue Team (BPMRT) rescue a collapsed man from hills above White Coppice. Picture courtesy of BPMRT.

A man had collapsed and was unconscious.

The team administered first aid before carrying the casualty on a stretcher to a waiting ambulance at Brinscall.

The man’s condition is not known.

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