A full team call-out for Buxton and Edale Mountain Rescue Teams following a report that six members of a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award group were overdue from a walk on the southern edges of Kinder.  The group had left Edale with the intention of walking up Jacob’s Ladder and returning to Edale via the southern edge path and down Grindsbrook.

When the group failed to return by by early evening, the alarm was raised and a search of Kinder Scout was put into motion.  Mobile phone contact with the group was established but they had little information about their location.  However, …

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called at 16.00 hours following the report of two people lost in the mist on Kinder Scout.  The couple, from Manchester, had walked in reasonable conditions from Upper Booth to Kinder Downfall.  However, later in the day the weather deteriorated with cloud dropping to around 350 metres and reducing viability to 5 metres.   On their return route from Kinder Downfall the couple became disorientated and lost their way.  Concerned that daylight would soon fade and fearful of becoming benighted, they decided to call for help.

Telephone conversations with the couple indicated that they were probably in …

Search dog, Megan, and her handler called to assist the 3 Peak District teams involved in searching for walkers lost in mist.

On arrival at site, a foot section had already located the lost party so the dog unit was not deployed. More details for team call-out on same date.

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team was called to the Rushop Edge area to assist the East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) with an incident on the Chapel Gate track.

A 38 year old male from Manchester was descending the track on his mountain bike towards Edale when the accident occurred. He apparently flew over the handlebars and hit the hard surface suffering facial, shoulder and knee injuries. He was treated on site by an EMAS/Mountain Rescue doctor. His injuries were not thought to be seriously disabling and he was able to walk down with assistance.

Although the team was stood down on …

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called to rendezvous at White Lodge car park, later changed to Monsal Head, following the report of a man having collapsed on the riverside path.  A team member was walking in the dale at the time and was able to render assistance before the call-out system was activated.  Paramedics from East Midlands Ambulance Service were soon on scene followed by sixteen team members.

Following treatment, the man was carried a short distance to a where the Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air-ambulance had landed waiting to transfer the casualty to a Sheffield hospital.