Incident report

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team was called following a request from a group of nine adult walkers from the Nottingham area.

It had been a beautiful clear, hot and sunny day but as darkness fell the group became disorientated whilst still on Kinder Scout.  The Duty Controller, using smart phone technology, was able to fix their location as being at the head of Jacob’s Ladder and was able to give them advice.  There were no injuries reported so just two members of the rescue team were dispatched in a Landrover to Lee House Farm, Upper Booth to make sure the party got off the hill safely.

The walkers were found near the bottom of Jacob’s Ladder and team members  provided water to assist the weary walkers with rehydration. One of the group had sustained a painful knee injury and was transported to their cars in Edale main car park.