Slippery Stones, Upper Derwent Valley
- Call out for year: 48
- Date: 25/07/16
- Time: 12:45 pm
- Grid ref: SK 169 950
- Type of incident: Walker Injured(1)
- Team members involved: 5
- Time taken: 2.5
- Total man hours: 12.5
Incident report
Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called to support Edale M.R.T. following a call from East Midlands Ambulance 
Service.
A 999 call had reported an accident at Slippery Stones in the Upper Derwent Valley involving a twelve year old girl. The girl had been jumping into rock pools when a slip resulted in a black injury. She was treated on site by rescuers and paramedics before being carried by stretcher to where Helimed 54 had been able to land. She was then airlifted to Sheffield Childrens’ Hospital for further assessment.
Photo credit: BMRT – A smoke flare indicates a safe landing spot for the air-ambulance in the steep and remote area of the Upper Derwent Valley.