Another animal in distress!  This time a sheep which had been chased by a pet dog off the lead and had been forced to run into the reservoir.  The sheep had swum some distance before beaching itself at the foot of the steepest crag on the reservoir.  The sheep had been isolated for two days before the rescue team was called in by a local farmer on Monday evening.  

Two members were lowered over the crag down to water level and were …

A regular Thursday evening training session on crag safety developed into a practical exercise when a call was received from a distressed dog owner in Cressbrook. 

A 2 year old Dalmatian had fallen from the top of Water-cum-Jolly landing on a rocky ledge some 20 metres above the River Wye.  Fifteen members escaped from the classroom to answer the call which involved lowering a team member armed with dog-biscuits to where the animal was stranded.  Collecting the dog in a makeshift harness the pair were then gently lowered another 20 metres to the ground to be …

Whilst packing up from a previous task another incident involving a mountain biker was reported.  Woodhead MRT had already been called to the accident in the upper Derwent Valley but it transpired that access to the casualty site would be easier from the bottom of the valley.  Not Buxton’s patch, but being in the area five members went to assist. 

The mountain biker, from York, had been thrown over the handlebars but because he was wearing a helmet suffered only abrasions and a fractured collar bone.   With the help of his friends the casualty had been able to make his own way to Fairholmes …

An unusual call for us to Stanage Edge on a weekend which is normally the sole responsibility of Edale MRT, but as most of its members were covering other emergencies, Buxton MRT filled the gap. 

Thirteen of us assembled at High Neb to assist ten Edale members dealing with a 25 year old male from Wembley, London, who had fallen from the 5C route, The Dalesman.  The man was part of a Kingston Climbing Club weekend trip to the Peak and had been leading the route when he fell about 3 metres and swung into the rock-face. 

The casualty suffered a suspected fracture of …

Two Peak District dog handlers including our own, Dave Mason with Search Dog Megan, were called by Nottinghamshire police following the discovery of an abandoned car in Sherwood Forest.

The dogs assisted police search teams in woodland and dense undergrowth in the vicinity of the parked car which was known to belong to a high risk missing person from Lincolnshire.  The search concluded at 3.00 pm with nothing having been located but police enquiries will continue.

Search Dog, Megan, together with Search Dog, Biscuit, from Buxton, and Edale MR teams respectively, were requested to assist Derby MRT with a search of Black Rocks following a report from two walkers who were lost and without lighting.

Derbyshire Police helicopter was also deployed which quickly located the couple who were escorted to the safety of the roadside.

On a dark evening, police alerted Buxton Mountain Rescue Team that a rock climber in Chee Dale had reported loosing contact with his two friends.  The climbers were on the classic Plum Buttress and, although it was thought that the two young men had completed the route, they had disappeared in the darkness. 

A small search party entered Chee Dale from Miller’s Dale to drive through the tunnels whilst another went to Topley Pike lay-by on the A6, the nearest road access to the top of Plum Buttress.   The three climbers soon emerged …

Buxton search dogs, Cap and Megan, were both called together with three other search dogs to assist Derbyshire and Yorkshire police forces in the search for a missing vulnerable male from Sheffield.  Edale and Glossop rescue teams were also called after police had found a vehicle belonging to the missing person in the Baslow area.  Despite an intense seven hour search nothing was found and police enquiries are continuing.

Buxton team called to Flint Clough above Lightwood Reservoir near Buxton to assist a female walker who had fallen 25 feet from a crag.  The lady had been with friends and was negotiating a stile when she fell down the crag side into a heather gully. 

An East Midlands Paramedic was first to be called who quickly escalated the call-out when it was clear how remote the incident site was.   Local team members were immediately available but others had to travel from a fundraising event at Chatsworth House, near Bakewell.

The lady had …

Four Peak District SARDA dogs including Buxton’s Megan were called late on a cold and very wet night to assist Glossop MRT in the search for a vulnerable female from Sheffield.

Police had located the missing woman’s car near to Bottoms Reservoir close to Glossop and Glossop MRT, a PDMRO water search team and a RAF Search & Rescue helicopter were all called out.

The woman was located about 05.00 hours by M.R. team members not far from the road.  She had been submerged and was very cold but otherwise unharmed.