Blackburn woman rescued after falling down steps in Pleasington woods

On Sunday evening at around 6.30pm, emergency services, including the Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team, were called to Pleasington playing fields in Blackburn, after receiving reports that a woman had fallen on some steps in the woods.

She was treated by paramedics before mountain rescue volunteers transferred her on a specially designed stretcher to the waiting ambulance.

A spokesperson for the mountain rescue team said: "Yesterday evening saw another callout and deployment of the team to assist the ambulance service.

"The team were requested to attend Pleasington playing fields near Witton Country Park, Blackburn where an elderly lady had taken a tumble on some steps through the woods resulting in a potentially very serious leg injury.

The mountain rescue team were called after a woman fell down some steps in the woods close to Pleasington

"As the team were deployed the lady was already being treated by ambulance crews and she was packaged and ready for the team when we arrived.

"The casualty was placed onto our bell stretcher and the off-road wheel before a slow a steady decent through the woods and across the fields to the awaiting ambulance for onwards transport to hospital and further care.

"As always we with the casualty the very best for a speedy recovery."

The Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team is a fully voluntary organisation which responds to those in need in their local community.

he team is on-call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and relies entirely on donations from members of the public to carry out this essential life-saving rescue service.

To support the team text 'RPMRT' and an amount (ie 'RPMRT 10') to 70085 to donate.

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