Incident report

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called at 1.05 p.m. on Thursday 17th August following a report to East Midlands Ambulance Service of an injured walker on Chrome Hill in Dowal Dale.
A 63 year old lady on holiday with her husband from Nuneaton slipped on the descent of the steep sided ridge path sustaining a probable fracture/dislocation of her ankle.  Team members rendezvoused in Dowal Dale for the climb to the casualty site where a number of other walkers had stopped to help.
Following on site treatment and splinting by team casualty-carers the lady was placed on a stretcher for the carry down to road.  Owing to the steepness of the dale a back-rope was used to provide a brake and protect the casualty.   At the road-head the casualty was later handed over to the care of an East Midlands Ambulance crew for further assessment and  transportation to Macclesfield hospital.
Photo credits: BMRT.    Upper;  Team rendezvouses in Dowal Dale. Lower; The carry-off commences along the easy part before the steep descent into the valley.