Incident report

Snatch squad called to evacuate a 10 year old boy from Bury, Greater Manchester who whilst ascending the side of Mam Tor face with a family group, had slipped, fallen and rolled about 100 feet down the steep grassy and shale bank. He suffered head and back injuries. After treatment on site by a team doctor he was evacuated by stretcher a short distance to the waiting Air Ambulance, he was then airlifted to the Sheffield Childrens Hospital for further treatment.