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.