Kinder Scout, Edale

  • Call out for year: 78
  • Date: 15/08/19
  • Time: 1:54 pm
  • Grid ref: SK 10416 84892
  • Type of incident: Walker Medical(1)
  • Team members involved: 11
  • Time taken: 2 hours 41 minutes
  • Total man hours: 30 hours

Incident report

The team was called along with Edale MRT and Kinder MRT to assist a gentleman who was out walking with a group of friends when he felt ill and was unable to continue.   The gentleman was dizzy and disorientated when trying to stand or walk, and clearly could not continue A couple of members of his party stayed with him while the rest of the group walked off.

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team members were transported to the bottom of Jacobs Ladder to make their way to the casualty location at Pym chair

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