Buxton Mountain Rescue Team responded along with Edale M.R.T. following the report of a lady having sustained an injury whilst walking in the Chee Dale area near to Miller’s Dale.
A simple slip resulted in a painful fracture of the wrist for the lady from Eyam who was with a rambling group at the time of the accident.  Poor mobile phone signal from the incident site complicated calling for assistance but the two teams were soon on route to rendezvous at Miller’s Dale Station.
The lady was treated on site by a paramedic before being carried by stretcher up on to the …

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team was engaged in one of its regular weekend, search training exercises when a genuine call-out was received.  It was a freezing night with a strong easterly wind and the possibility of snow later.

A young couple from Leicester had been rough camping since Friday night and had gone for a walk onto Kinder.  Late Saturday evening, when darkness had fallen, they became disorientated and lost their way.  They called the police and the PDMRO Duty Controller was duly contacted.

Buxton and Edale teams were both …

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called by North West Ambulance Service to assist with the evacuation of a supposed casualty in a wooded area of the country park.

On arrival, the team found that the situation had changed when it was realised that the informant and the supposed casualty were both vulnerable adults and of interest to the police.  When it was established that both people were accounted for and in no danger, the team returned to base.

Police, ambulance crew and team members with the …

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called by North West Ambulance Service to assist with the evacuation of a supposed casualty in a wooded area of the country park.
On arrival, the team found that the situation had changed when it was realised that the informant and the supposed casualty were both vulnerable adults and of interest to the police.  When it was established that both people were accounted for and in no danger, the team returned to base.
Police, ambulance crew and team members with the …

Search Dog Megan, with handler Dave Mason, called by South Yorkshire Police at 16.30hrs  to search for a missing vulnerable male in the Maltby area near Rotherham.

Searches were conducted of the local area and no trace of the missing person was found. The search was stood down at midnight when all viable search areas had been completed.

The male was found by police on the following morning safe and well, outside of the initial search areas.

Photo credit:  BMRT  –  It was a long day for Megan.