Mountain rescue team called after cyclist breaks ankle in picturesque area
Bolton Mountain Rescue Team were called to the scene at 11.27 on Saturday 26 July along with North West Ambulance Service.
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A 50-year-old woman was reported to have broken her ankle whilst mountain biking in Wilderswood, Horwich.
Eleven team members of Bolton Mountain Rescue attended and assisted the ambulance crew already on scene.
The woman was given pain relief, and her leg was splinted before she was carried for 250m to the waiting ambulance.
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