A TEENAGER whose second fall from a motorcycle sparked off a major weekend rescue operation has been told by his worried dad: "Enough's enough."

Anthony McWilliam fractured a leg following the spill at a remote spot near Elton Reservoir, Bury. He was airlifted to hospital by helicopter after being rescued by paramedics and members of Bolton Mountain Rescue team.

A year ago, the 14-year-old had badly gashed the same leg in a similar accident involving his own Kawasaki bike.

But Anthony's dad George (42), said on Thursday (Sept 26) that he was selling his son's bike for fear of a third, more serious accident.

The Bury C of E High School pupil was riding a friend's motorcycle near the reservoir last Sunday night (Sept 22) when he fell off and fractured his leg.

A woman passer-by comforted the injured boy as emergency services located Anthony and tended his injuries before he was flown by Greater Manchester Police's helicopter to the Royal Bolton Hospital. Members of the mountain rescue team ferried the stretcher 200 metres to the waiting copter.

Anthony, of Kingston Close, Bury, was released from hospital on Wednesday (Sept 25) but will be on crutches until Christmas to allow the leg to heal completely.

His father said: "In September of last year, he came off his own Kawasaki bike and had a big gash on his knee which required ten stitches. It was more or less the same region of the same leg which was broken on Sunday.

"The heroine this time around was a woman who was out walking her dogs. She sat with Anthony throughout."

He added: "Some chap came to my house and told me what happened and I went down to the scene. The emergency services and the Bolton Mountain Rescue team were just superb and did an absolutely wonderful job.

"Anthony's own bike is in bits and the accident happened on a friend's motorcycle. But we're getting rid of the Kawasaki. We're selling it. He's had two accidents already and enough is enough. A third one could be much worse."