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Police and paramedics descended on the scene\"OldhamOldham Edge(Image: Google Maps)<\/p>\n

A man is in a critical condition in hospital after emergency services were called to a woodland in Oldham<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Police and paramedics descended on the Oldham Edge grassland at around 10.50am yesterday morning (December 30). Multiple emergency services vehicles were pictured stationed at the entrance on Henshaw Street.<\/p>\n

Greater Manchester Police<\/a> said officers were alerted to a ‘concern for welfare’. A man, aged in his 40s, was rushed to hospital from the scene.<\/p>\n

He remains there in a critical condition today, the GMP spokesperson added. No further details have been released at this stage.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the GMP spokesperson said: “We were called at 10.50am on Tuesday 30 December 2025 to reports of a concern for welfare. A male in his 40s has been taken to hospital where he remains in critical condition.”<\/p>\n

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