Giant’s Hole

  • Call out for year: 34
  • Date: 23/05/15
  • Time: 9:32 am
  • Grid ref: SK 116820
  • Type of incident: Walker Injured(1)
  • Team members involved: 10
  • Time taken: 1
  • Total man hours: 10

Incident report

Buxton and Edale team’s Joint Snatch Squad was called to rendezvous at the famous Giant’s Hole cave near Eldon Quarry following a request from East Midlands Ambulance Service.
Casualty was a 25 year old female from London on an week long activity week taking part in many new and challenging experiences. The previous day was spenting “weaseling” in nearby rocks. Whilst the group was walking towards Giant’s Hole to go caving she felt unwell and collapsed. She recovered from the collapse but had potentially sustained injuries to her shoulder and back.
She was treated by a team Paramedic and rescue members before being carried a short distance to the waiting  ambulance.

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