Biggin

  • Call out for year: 53
  • Date: 28/08/11
  • Time: 4:30 pm
  • Grid ref: SK 161 593
  • Type of incident: Mountain Biker Injured(1)
  • Team members involved: 9
  • Time taken: 26 mins
  • Total man hours: 3 hrs 54 mins

Incident report

On Sunday the East Midlands Ambulance Service requested the assistance of Buxton Mountain Rescue Team to help with the recovery of an injured cyclist on the Tissington Trail near Biggin.

Although it was reported that the male cyclist had sustained a knee injury, his exact location was unknown. However, the land ambulance crew were able to access the trail, and find the casualty directly. Both the MR team and the air ambulance circling overhead were therfore stood down.

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