Chee Dale, Monsal Trail

  • Call out for year: 4
  • Date: 19/01/19
  • Time: 12:46 pm
  • Grid ref: SK 12780 73460
  • Type of incident: Walker Injured(1)
  • Team members involved: 15
  • Time taken: 1 hour 36 minutes
  • Total man hours: 24

Incident report

The team was called out to assist East Midlands Ambulance Service with the evacuation of a 78 year old female who had been walking in the Chee Dale area, a few miles east of Buxton.

This is a beautiful spot for a walk at any time of the year, but especially when covered in the first snows of the year.

The lady slipped whilst walking along the riverside path, resulting in a lower leg injury. She was initially treated by a Tideswell Community First Responder who was sent to assess the situation. Thanks for your rapid response.

The lady  was treated on the scene before being transported on a mountain rescue stretcher to the Monsal Trail where a land ambulance was waiting to take her to hospital.

We all wish her a speedy recovery.

This was our first snow related call of 2019, no doubt there will be more.

Photo Credit: BMRT team member.

 

 

 

 

 

One comment

  1. Millie Turner

    Thank you for all your professional and very kind help following my son’s mother-in-law had to be rescued after a fall yesterday.

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