Shutlingsloe, Macclesfield Forest.

  • Call out for year: 78
  • Date: 16/10/16
  • Time: 9:30 am
  • Grid ref: SJ 971704
  • Type of incident: Walker Medical(1)
  • Team members involved: 22
  • Time taken: 30 mins
  • Total man hours: 11

Incident report

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called to rendezvous at Standing Stones in Macclesfield Forest following the reportmacc-forest to North West Ambulance Service of a man suffering chest pains on the path towards Shutlingsloe.

An air-ambulance was also en-route but rain and low cloud jeopardised its attendance.  However, as members were arriving, a message was received that the aircraft had found a window in the weather and had been able to evacuate the casualty.

No other information currently available.

Photo credit: BMRT  – Team arriving at Standing Stones car-park.

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