Emergency services were scrambled to Rivington after a 64-year-old man was reported missing. Police, paramedics and mountain rescue teams attended the beauty spot on Wednesday afternoon (June 28).
United Utilities and Lancashire Police called the Bolton Mountain Rescue teams for assistance in the search for the man who had become separated from an organised walking group in the area.
There was growing concern for the welfare of the missing man who was 'suffering from a medical condition' as 23 team members attended to conduct the major search.
