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Body Recovery Pennines
Horrocks Moor
Mountain rescue teams were called out to assist with the recovery of a body from Horrocks Moor near Smithills. Fifteen team members attended alongside police colleagues and used a stretcher to carry the person approximately 400 metres across the moor to an awaiting ambulance.
Outcome: Recovery completed
Responding team
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