Stanage Edge

  • Call out for year: 45
  • Date: 24/07/08
  • Time: 2:04 pm
  • Grid ref: SK244 834
  • Type of incident: Climber Injured(1)
  • Team members involved: 12
  • Time taken: 2 hours, 30 minutes
  • Total man hours: 30

Incident report

Buxton Edale snatch squad called immediately from the previous incident to attend a 20 year old male from Salisbury who sustained a fracture of the lower leg when he fell ca 15 metres from Flying Buttress.  After treatment on site by Air Ambulance paramedics and team doctors, the casualty was evacuated by stretcher to the roadhead and taken by air ambulance to Chesterfield for further treatment.

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