Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called to rendezvous at Pym’s Chair at the head of the Goyt Valley following a report of a paragliding accident.

Despite Bank Holiday traffic, the team soon had twenty members on their way up to Cat’s Tor Ridge on the Cheshire / Derbyshire border where a 58 year old man from Yorkshire had suffered injury whilst landing the paraglider.   The man was treated by team first aiders and a doctor before arrival of the North West Air-ambulance.   The man, who had suffered a severe lower leg …

Buxton and Edale joint team snatch squad deployed to rendezvous at Rowter Farm at the head of Winnats Pass following the report of a collapsed female casualty on a path around Eldon Hill.  The 13 year old girl was part of a Duke of Edinburgh Award expedition party from a school in Sheffield.   Team members with an Edale team paramedic attended to the girl who recovered sufficiently to be escorted down hill to a farm where an ambulance was waiting.

Buxton and Edale mountain rescue teams’ joint snatch squad called to Upper Burbage Bridge in response to a report of an injured walker.  The casualty, a 66 year old male from Bolton, had tripped whilst walking with a group of friends and sustained an injury to the knee.  Unable to proceed, he was treated on site by team paramedics and stretchered to the road and a waiting ambulance.

The same day, Buxton and Edale mountain rescue teams were again called together to a serious Paragliding accident near to Lord’s Seat on Rushop Edge, Edale Valley.  Initial assessment by team paramedics indicated potentially serious injuries to the 54 year old man from Heald Green, Stockport.

An aircraft evacuation was necessary for a speedy transfer to hospital but the difficult location ruled out an air-ambulance.  Instead, an RAF Seaking Helicopter was called which was able to winch the casualty on board.

Photo:  Casualty in the care of an RAF winchman ascends to the helicopter.

The same day, Buxton and Edale mountain rescue teams were again called together to a serious Paragliding accident near to Lord’s Seat on Rushop Edge, Edale Valley.  Initial assessment by team paramedics indicated potentially serious injuries to the 54 year old man from Heald Green, Stockport.
An aircraft evacuation was necessary for a speedy transfer to hospital but the difficult location ruled out an air-ambulance.  Instead, an RAF Seaking Helicopter was called which was able to winch the casualty on board.
Photo:  Casualty in the care of an RAF winchman ascends to the helicopter.