Kinder Scout, Southern Edge path

  • Call out for year: 24
  • Date: 23/04/16
  • Time: 4:15 pm
  • Grid ref: SK0856 8696
  • Type of incident: Walker Injured(1)
  • Team members involved: 15
  • Time taken: 2hrs 30 mins
  • Total man hours: 37.5 hrs

Incident report

Kinder Mountain Rescue Team was first to be alerted to an injured 28 year old Pyms Chair April 2016 WEBfemale walker on the Kinder edge path somewhere between Noe Stool and Pym’s Chair.

Kinder team sent a vehicle with a small party via the rough track from Hayfield to Edale Cross from where the essential equipment was carried towards the casualty.

Buxton M.R.T. was still in the area having just concluded a task on Rushop EdgePyms Chair April 2016 WEB 2 with Edale M.R.T.  Two vehicles and nine members travelled to Tipps Car Park to start the ascent to help Kinder team whilst another call was made for further numbers to assist at the remote location.

Medical treatment of the casualty was carried out by Kinder team members before the lengthy stretcher carry off back towards Edale Cross where the Kinder vehicle was waiting to take the casualty down to Hayfield.

Photo credit: BMRT  –  The stretcher carry off along the Edge path.    Stretcher party arrives at the waiting Kinder vehicle at Edale Cross.

 

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