Incident report

A 63 year old man from Cromer, Norfolk, had been paragliding from Rushop Edge when he dropped to the ground sustaining significant injuries.

The Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air-ambulance was first on scene quickly followed by twenty members of the joint Buxton and Edale mountain rescue teams’ snatch squad.  Immediate medical treatment was by the aircraft doctor assisted by a B.M.R.T. paramedic.

The injuries were suspected to be so serious that unnecessary movement may cause further problems.  A Coastguard helicopter from Hull was called to assist and was able to winch up the casualty directly from site.  Once on board the man was then flown to a specialist trauma centre in Stoke.

The cause of the accident and the confirmed injuries are not yet known.