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| Leyland runner 'saved by dogs' after hill fall | Leyland runner 'saved by dogs' after hill fall |
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| A runner who broke her leg on remote moorland was rescued after her dogs raised the alarm. | A runner who broke her leg on remote moorland was rescued after her dogs raised the alarm. |
| Pita Oates, 48, was left unable to stand after she fell on a three-mile run in Lancashire with her blue collies Buddy and Merlyn. | Pita Oates, 48, was left unable to stand after she fell on a three-mile run in Lancashire with her blue collies Buddy and Merlyn. |
| One of the dogs stayed with her as she inched down the hill, while the other ran around barking for help. | One of the dogs stayed with her as she inched down the hill, while the other ran around barking for help. |
| This attracted the attention of another dog walker who contacted emergency services. | This attracted the attention of another dog walker who contacted emergency services. |
| Ms Oates, from Leyland, said: "They were like a tag team, Buddy never left me while Merlyn went for help. | Ms Oates, from Leyland, said: "They were like a tag team, Buddy never left me while Merlyn went for help. |
| "I would have died without a doubt, I wouldn't have lasted the night." | "I would have died without a doubt, I wouldn't have lasted the night." |
| When help arrived Ms Oates, who had left her mobile phone in her camper van, was drifting in and out of consciousness and starting to suffer the effects of hypothermia. | When help arrived Ms Oates, who had left her mobile phone in her camper van, was drifting in and out of consciousness and starting to suffer the effects of hypothermia. |
| She said: "It was the tail-end of Storm Gareth, it was freezing and I was soaking wet. The winds were horrendous." | She said: "It was the tail-end of Storm Gareth, it was freezing and I was soaking wet. The winds were horrendous." |
| Ms Oates broke the femur behind her left knee and tore her anterior and cruciate ligaments on the run on Great Hill near Chorley on 12 March. | Ms Oates broke the femur behind her left knee and tore her anterior and cruciate ligaments on the run on Great Hill near Chorley on 12 March. |
| "I couldn't stand up, I was having to bum-shuffle all the way down," she said. | "I couldn't stand up, I was having to bum-shuffle all the way down," she said. |
| "Every time my leg touched the ground I was in pain so I rigged up a sling using the dog's lead to keep my leg up." | "Every time my leg touched the ground I was in pain so I rigged up a sling using the dog's lead to keep my leg up." |
| It took her 90 minutes to get down the hill by which time it had gone dark. | It took her 90 minutes to get down the hill by which time it had gone dark. |
| "Buddy never left me and Merlyn kept barking back at him - when this man came with his dog he knew something wasn't right," she said. | "Buddy never left me and Merlyn kept barking back at him - when this man came with his dog he knew something wasn't right," she said. |
| Paramedics and members of the Bowland Mountain Rescue Team, as well as two from Bolton Mountain Rescue, arrived to help rescue Ms Oates. | |
| She spent eight days in hospital and had a titanium plate fitted but still needs another operation. | She spent eight days in hospital and had a titanium plate fitted but still needs another operation. |
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