The missing person, a 50 year old male from Hazel Grove, made the Edale Cross checkpoint at 17:30 but failed to make the next one in Edale village. Well into the evening he was reported as overdue and this triggered a search for Buxton team, later supported by both Edale and Kinder. Just before dawn the next day, the missing person turned up where mountain rescue vehicles were waiting for search sections to come off the hill. He was tired but uninjured.

The Bullock Smithy Challenge has been running since 1976 and is known as ‘a heck of a long walk in the Peak District’. It follows a route from Hazel Grove, and includes Chinley Churn, Kinder Scout, Mam Tor and Brand Top, near Buxton. Although the weather was dry and stable in the early evening, as the night wore on, low cloud and wind was present at higher levels.

The casualty, a 59 year old woman who lives nearby, was out walking in fine weather with friends, when she slipped on steep grassy slopes and injured the base of her spine. After being treated on scene, the Mountain Rescue Teams carried her on a short but tricky stretcher transfer to a playing field where an air ambulance was waiting. She was thence transported to a hospital in Chesterfield for further treatment.

The male casualty had fallen and landed on his back causing impact injuries. He was treated on site, evacuated by stretcher and transferred to an air ambulance for onward journey to a hospital in Sheffield.

The joint Edale and Buxton MRT’s Snatch Squad was placed on standby until a better location was determined.  The incident transpired to have occurred near New Piece Woods on the hillside above Calton Lees Garden Centre on the Chatsworth Estate.  Shortly after the Snatch Squad was redirected to the incident a call from E.M.A.S. stood the teams down before arrival at the rendezvous.  It is presumed the casualty was evacuated by air-ambulance.  No other details known.

The missing person, a 42 year old man from Dronfield, had not been seen since 19 August and police were concerned for his safety. Away from the footpaths much of the ground is covered by extremely dense undergrowth and was very difficult to search.

Despite good daylight conditions, nothing was found, and Buxton team were stood down at 16:00. Police investigations are continuing.

The casualty, a 44 year old man from Brighton, slipped on wet rock on a route beneath the escarpment and fractured his lower left leg. He was treated on scene by MR and air ambulance crew before being evacuated by stretcher to the waiting helicopter. The carry-off was through high, dense bracken, and scattered boulders made slippery by the wet weather.

The gentleman was flown by air ambulance to a hospital in Chesterfield for further treatment.

The missing person, a 42 year old man from Dronfield, was last seen on the morning of the previous day. His locked car was found at Linacre Reservoir, near Cutthorpe, which is surrounded by woodland, dense undergrowth of brambles and bracken, and many footpaths.

Despite good daylight conditions, nothing was found, and Buxton team were stood down at 16:00. The search continues.

The missing person, a 56 year old woman from Buxton, was reported missing
from 18:30 on Sunday evening. Police located her vehicle in a car park
near the Fernilee and Errwood reservoirs, a favourite walking area of hers,
but were concerned for her well being. This is a terrain of moorland, steep
sided woods, streams and large expanses of water.

After an aerial search by police helicopters and local officers failed to
locate the missing person, search dogs, and mountain rescue teams from Buxton
and Kinder were called in to search the immediate area.

The initial search of likely routes and local points of interest did not
locate the missing person. At first light, further support was called in
from Glossop, Derby and Woodhead teams. A more detailed search radiating from the
car park commenced. This proved to be a successful strategy when the
missing woman was found at 20:45 alive by one of the sections from
Woodhead team who had abandoned scheduled training to
assist with the search.

After treatment on site by mountain rescue doctors, the casualty was
evacuated by stretcher and taken to hospital for further treatment where her
condition was described as serious.

The casualty was a female walker with an ankle injury at the top of Golden Clough. She was treated on site by team medics and evacuated by stretcher towards the Nab, lower down the valley. The teams were able to load her into an air ambulance at this point, and into the care of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland emergency services for onward travel and treatment at a hospital in Chesterfield.

The teams were stood down on arrival as the air ambulance was able to land close to the patient and hence did not require any additional assistance.