Woman rescued from water by firefighters

Date published: 13 November 2017


A woman had to be rescued by the fire service after getting into difficulty trying to rescue her injured dog in water on Rooley Moor Road, Rochdale on Saturday (11 November).

Firefighters used a nine metre ladder and floatation devices to rescue the owner and her dog.

Two crews from Rochdale, two special appliances from Leigh, and the Water Rescue Unit from Heywood attended the incident.

Do you have a story for us?

Let us know by emailing news@rochdaleonline.co.uk
All contact will be treated in confidence.


To contact the Rochdale Online news desk, email news@rochdaleonline.co.uk or visit our news submission page.

To get the latest news on your desktop or mobile, follow Rochdale Online on Twitter and Facebook.


While you are here...

...we have a small favour to ask; would you support Rochdale Online and join other residents making a contribution, from just £3 per month?

Rochdale Online offers completely independent local journalism with free access. If you enjoy the independent news and other free services we offer (event listings and free community websites for example), please consider supporting us financially and help Rochdale Online to continue to provide local engaging content for years to come. Thank you.

Support Rochdale Online