Armed police descended on a cemetery in Ashton-under-Lyne on Sunday afternoon (March 10) after a woman was viciously mauled by a dog.
19.02.2024 - 18:57 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Emergency services swarmed a road in Littleborough on Monday (February 19) after a 70-year-old woman fell into Hollingworth Lake.
Police, paramedics and fire crews attended the scene after the woman, understood to be riding a mobility scooter at the time, fell down an embankment and into the water at the edge of the lake at around 1pm.
Pictures from the scene showed a number of fire engines, ambulances and police vehicles in attendance, parked along Rakewood Road, as well as incident response units.
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The Manchester Evening News understands the woman, whose injuries are not thought to be life-threatening or life-changing, was rescued and taken to hospital from the scene.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “At just before 1pm today (February 19) two fire engines from Chadderton and Littleborough fire stations, the water incident unit from Heywood fire station, and the technical response unit from Leigh fire station attended an incident off Rakewood Road, Littleborough.
“Firefighters using a drone, working alongside colleagues from North West Ambulance Service, rescued a woman who had fallen down an embankment. Crews were in attendance for around one hour.”
The North West Ambulance Service has been contacted for further details.
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