A man sustained serious leg injuries after falling on ice near Haigh Woodland Park in Wigan, requiring the intervention of mountain rescue teams and paramedics.
Mountain rescue teams and paramedics were called to Wigan on Sunday (January 12) after a man suffered serious injuries in a fall. The incident occurred on the canal towpath near Haigh Woodland Park . According to the Bolton Mountain Rescue team, the man had fallen on ice and sustained a serious leg injury. Due to the hazardous conditions caused by the ice on the path, rescuers had to utilize specialized equipment to reach the injured man.
He was carefully extricated from the icy terrain and transferred onto a stretcher for transport. Following his rescue, he was handed over to paramedics from the North West Ambulance Service who then transported him to the hospital. An update shared by the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team conveyed the details of the rescue operation: 'On Sunday, Bolton MRT worked alongside colleagues from North West Air Ambulance and North West Ambulance Service to rescue a man who had suffered a serious leg injury falling on ice. He was on a canal towpath near Haigh Woodland Park. Although not a remote location, thick ice on the path required the use of some of our specialist equipment. Once extricated, the man was taken to hospital by land ambulance. We wish him a speedy recovery.
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