The mountain rescue team were called to assist a teenager who had gone missing near Pendle Hill.

On November 23, Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team (RPMRT) were called by police to search for the missing teenager.

The rescue team members swiftly responded to the incident, receiving support from Bolton Mountain Rescue Team and calling upon additional resources from Mountain Rescue Search Dogs England, alongside police and Coastguard helicopters.

The emergency services eventually found the teenager near Clitheroe at around 5.20pm.

A spokesperson for RPMRT said: “One of our ATVs made its way up Pendle from Barley and over the summit via scout cairn towards the top of Ogden Clough whilst the incident control was set up with the police at the Wellsprings restaurant.

“As more information was gathered from the police and search areas arranged, the teenager was located by police some distance away in Clitheroe at approximately 17:20.

“Team members withdrew from the hill and stood down, vehicles returned and washed to be ready again should any assistance be required throughout the local community.”

The Wellsprings shared their appreciation for the emergency services, writing on social media: “Tonight the police and mountain rescue were called out for a missing teenager on the hill. These services are very professional and dealt with the incident very quickly.

“Often it’s easy for all of us to take these services for granted, many of the mountain rescue individuals have full time jobs yet were alerted and ready to help for our local community in this emergency, along with our local police force.

“The good news is the missing teenager has been found all safe and well.”