Limestone Way, Youlgreave.
- Call out for year: 75
- Date: 8/10/16
- Time: 12:04 pm
- Grid ref: SK 194645
- Type of incident: Walker Injured(1)
- Team members involved:
- Time taken: 2.5 hrs
- Total man hours:
Incident report
A call-out for Buxton Mountain Rescue Team following the report of a 64 year old lady having been injured whilst 
walking on the Limestone Way.
The team rendezvoused at Moor Lane car park and descended the slippery footpath for approximately half a kilometre to the accident site. The lady had taken a simple slip on the limestone which had resulted in a suspected fractured ankle. The casualty was treated by team members and an E.M.A.S. Paramedic before the injury was splinted and the lady loaded onto a stretcher. There then followed a further short descent to the roadway and a brief wait for a land-ambulance to arrive for transport to a Chesterfield hospital.
Photo credit: BMRT. Casualty waiting in a gateway for the ambulance to arrive.
One comment
To all the team
I simply wanted to thank you for the wonderful support you gave me last Saturday. I am now back home in Scotland and it has been confirmed that I have a cracked fibula just above the ankle bone. I am glad you splinted it for me!
The good humour of all the team kept me going; not only were you superbly professional, but you also made me laugh.
Thank you
With best wishes
Linda