Miller’s Dale.
- Call out for year: 44
- Date: 17/07/16
- Time: 12:32 pm
- Grid ref: SK 16 72
- Type of incident: Climber Search benighted(1)
- Team members involved: 16
- Time taken: 2
- Total man hours: 32
Incident report
Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called to rendezvous at Miller’s Dale Station on the Monsal Trail following the report of a climbing accident.
A 54 year old gentleman from the Buxton area had fallen about twelve feet whilst climbing near to Litton tunnel just off the trail. He was treated on site by team members for back and wrist pain before being placed on a rescue stretcher.
After a short carry to the Monsal track he was taken back to the station car-park by a team ambulance where an East Midlands Ambulance Service vehicle was waiting. Following a lengthy assessment by E.M.A.S. staff the casualty was transferred to hospital via helicopter.
2 comments
A big thank you to all at Buxton Mountain Rescue. Although the back injury was more serious than was first thought and required surgery, Mark is making good progress and hopefully will make a full recovery. If it wasn’t for the care and attention that you all gave things could have been very different . Thanks again Paul.
thanks to everyone who helped in the rescue and all the staff at north Staffs Hospital
mark is now out of hospital and making a slow recovery at home in Lichfield