Incident report

A joint Buxton and Edale Snatch Squad call-out to assist a 48 year old lady from Sheffield who had slipped on the steep sides of Winnats Pass.

Team members rendezvoused at Speedwell Cavern for a short but steep climb to the casualty site.  The lady, who had a suspected lbroken lower leg injury, was treated on site by team members and helli-med crew. She was then carried by stretcher to the waiting South Yorkshire Air-ambulance for the short flight to a Sheffield hospital.