Woman rescued from moor on Christmas day

Sixteen team members were involved in the rescue which took three hours

A woman was rescued from moorland after breaking her ankle while out walking.

Two teams from Oldham Mountain Rescue were called to Dovestone, Oldham, by the North West Ambulance Service.

They tracked the woman's mobile phone and found her high up on the moor near Ashway Stone.

The rescue took about three hours.

Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team (HVMRT) was also called in to help stretcher the woman down to the ambulance waiting at Dovestone reservoir.

"The casualty's companions were walked off the hill in the remaining daylight," the team said in a Facebook post.

"[Her] ankle was splinted, she was kept warm and loaded onto a stretcher.

"By the time they started the carry off it was dark. Ten Oldham Team members and six Holme Valley Team members were involved for three hours. OMRT thanked HVMRT for their assistance."