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Mountain biker rescued from quarry after fall

Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team Casualty being placed on a stretcher with volunteers from the Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team and a member of staff from the North West Ambulance Service in Lee Quarry.Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team
The biker was carried by stretcher to a waiting ambulance

A mountain biker has been rescued from a quarry after falling off and suffering a serious leg injury.

Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team were called to Lee Quarry in Bacup, Lancashire, at about 16:45 BST on Saturday to help the cyclist to safety.

The casualty was riding through a lower wooded area of the bike trials in the area when he fell, the rescue team said.

He was given first aid and carried by stretcher to a waiting ambulance and the care of North West Ambulance Service.

Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team Mountain Rescue and ambulance vehicle at the entrance to Lee Quarry in Bacup.Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team
The rescue team was called to the area on Saturday

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