A late night call-out for Search Dog Megan, with handler Dave Mason, for whom this was also their first call-out as a fully qualified search duo.  The call came from 36 miles away at Cannock Chase to assist DerbyMRT and Staffordshire (Lowland) Search and Rescue Team look for a male who was missing locally and had threatened to harm himself.  Two other SARDA dogs were also deployed.

The man was located by a foot section of Derby MRT and was treated by first aiders before being passed to the care of the county ambulance service.

Photo: Dave …

Edale and Buxton snatch squad called by East Midlands Ambulance Service to rendezvous at Bretton following an emergency call from a solo walker suffering breathing difficulties.   The first rescue parties to arrive were unable to locate the man, which prompted a search of Bretton and Eyam Moors.  An air-ambulance briefly joined the search but had to retreat when low cloud blew in and reduced visibility.    The man was known to have two dogs with him but 45 minutes searching failed to locate him.  Having partially recovered from his breathing problems, the casualty had started to …

Immediately following an incident at Rushup Edge, the team was called to Parsley Hey car park on the Tissington Trail.  A request for assistance had been received from East Midlands Ambulance Service following the report of a 51 year old female having sustained an ankle injury near to Ruby Wood between Hartington and Biggin.   The call-out was aborted within fifteen minutes when it was reported that assistance was not required.  The two team vehicles and twelve team members that were on route were stood down before arrival.  Full details of the incident are not known.

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A joint snatch squad of Edale and Buxton Mountain Rescue Teams was called to Mam Nick where a 49 year old female had slipped on the muddy path whilst descending from Rushup Edge towards Mam Nick.

The casualty, from Melton Mowbray, was treated on site for a suspected fracture of the right ankle before being carried to the nearest road and a waiting East Midlands Ambulance.

Photo:  Buxton and Edale team vehicles at Mam Nick.

A joint snatch squad of  Buxton and Edale Mountain Rescue Teams called to Miller’s Dale station car park at the request of East Midlands Ambulance Service.  A 65 year old female casualty, one of a large walking group on the Limestone Way, had slipped in Monk’s Dale and sustained a suspected fractured ankle.  The lady, from Chesterfield, was treated on site and then carried on a team stretcher to a roadside ambulance.