People urged to stay indoors after rescue on the moors above Rochdale

Mountain rescuers in Greater Manchester have urged people to stay at home after a three-hour late-night operation to assist an injured woman on moorland.

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team (OMRT) said it was called out by North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) on Saturday to help them recover the casualty who had hurt her leg "whilst out enjoying the Easter sun".

A team of 18 personnel were involved in responding to the incident on Blackstone Edge near Littleborough, Rochdale.

In a statement on its Facebook page, OMRT said: "Late on Saturday evening, the Team was asked by North West Ambulance Service to assist them with the evacuation of a young female who had sustained a lower leg injury whilst out enjoying the Easter sun on Blackstone Edge.