A joint Buxton and Edale Snatch Squad call-out to assist the ambulance service following the report of a fallen climber at the popular gritstone climbing edge.  The 42 year old climber from Malmesbury in Wiltshire had fallen  4 – 5 metres to the ground sustaining a lower leg injury.   Buxton team, having just completed call-out 53 in the Goyt Valley, was able to send twelve members and it vehicles to aid Edale members attending from nearer the scene.   The casualty was treated by Edale MR paramedics before being carried on a rescue stretcher to an ambulance waiting at …

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called by East Midlands Ambulance Service to attend an elderly male casualty suffering chest pains whilst walking with a rambling group.   The casualty had been located near to the ruins of Errwood Hall by ambulance paramedics and treatment was ongoing as the first team members arrived.   Given the potential seriousness of the call twenty three team members responded providing plenty of hands to carefully carry the rescue stretcher back to the car-park and the waiting ambulance.   The 82 year old gentleman from Chapel en …

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called by East Midlands Ambulance Service following the report of a young lady have hurt her ankle whilst walking near Peak Dale.  The ambulance service was first on scene and completed the casualty assessment and treatment.  Team members had the relatively simple job of placing the woman on a rescue stretcher and a short carry across a field to the waiting ambulance.  The 23 year old local lady was transferred to a Macclesfield hospital.

Photo credit, Team member:  members called from their employment carry the casualty a short …

A joint Buxton and Edale Snatch Squad call-out to support East Midlands Ambulance Service following a report of a twelve year old boy from Sheffield having fallen from a rope swing.  Ambulance and team MR paramedics treated the casualty at scene for suspected head and pelvic injuries before team members carried him to the waiting Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air-ambulance for transport to Sheffield Childrens’  Hospital.

Day two of a major search of the Goyt Valley for a missing 23 year old woman.   Buxton, Kinder and Derby mountain rescue teams supported by four SARDA dogs worked from 08.00 to 19.00 without any further trace of the missing person.  Just as the teams were standing down news was received that the girl had been located by the police at an address in Buxton.

Whilst team members put in a great deal of fruitless effort into this search they were all pleased that it had a good outcome.  The teams hope that the woman can get all the …