A young woman suffering a medical condition while out in Newhey Quarry was rescued by a volunteer team from Oldham.

On Sunday (November 12) evening as the rain poured down, Oldham Mountain Rescue Team (OMRT) said it received an urgent request from the North West Ambulance Service for assistance with a young woman.

The woman was reportedly suffering from a medical condition in Newhey Quarry.

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Paramedics were already on the scene but due to the nature of the location, emergency services determined the best way out would be in a large 4x4 vehicle. 

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team assembled to the scene with one of its "trust Land Rovers" to assist with the evacuation.

The volunteers said they managed to drive "straight to the casualty site" where the woman was safely loaded into the vehicle.

The casualty was then driven to an ambulance in waiting for further assistance.

The evacuation took just over one hour and 30 minutes and involved 15 OMRT personnel.

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