A joint Buxton and Edale snatch squad was called to Castleton at lunchtime to assist the East Midlands Ambulance Service.

A 65 year old lady from Handforth, Cheshire, was walking along the footpath above Goosehill Hall when she slipped and sustained a suspected fractured ankle. She was treated on site by the ambulance service paramedics, placed onto a stretcher and carried to the road by team personnel. From there she was transferred into the waiting ambulance and taken to Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, for further treatment.

A Buxton Edale snatch squad was called to Edale village to attend a casualty who had fallen about 3 metres from a rope swing, and landed in the river.

The casualty, a 16 year old female from Cudworth, Barnsley, sustained pelivic injuries. She was treated on site by the helicopter doctor, and carried a short distance by team members to the Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland Air Ambulance which flew her to the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield.

On Monday afternoon the team was called by Derbyshire Police to an injured walker believed to be on the Monsal Trail, near Millers Dale.

Further information indicated the casualty was above the Monsal Trail on an area known as the plate layers track, which is a high level path linking Litton Mill and Cressbook. We located the casualty, a lady aged 45 years from Rotherham, above the cliffs overlooking Water Cum Jolly Dale. She was walking with a friend when she slipped on the steep ground. In an attempt to arrest her fall, she sustained a suspected fractured wrist.

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An Edale and Buxton Mountain Rescue snatch squad was activated when the East Midlands Ambulance Service called for assistance at Peveril Castle, Castleton.

A 13 year old girl from Kingsley, Norfolk, staying locally at Gradbach Scout Camp, was walking with a friend down a steep grassy bank inside the castle when one of them slipped and fell onto the girl, knocking her over. She sustained what are believed to be minor lower leg injuries, and was treated on site by an ambulance service paramedic and team personnel.

Following treatment she was placed on our stretcher and carried down the steep path …

A Buxton and Edale Mountain Rescue snatch squad was called to Castleton, following reports of a collapsed walker.

The incident had occurred on the Great Ridge between Back Tor and Lose Hill. Due to the nature of the incident and location the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance also attended, and being able to land close by the incident site, dealt with the casualty.

The person was then flown to hospital, and the Buxton team was stood down en-route to the incident.

On Wednesday afternoon Buxton Mountain Rescue Team was requested to assist the East Midlands Ambulance Service in the Goyt Valley.

A 67 year old male from Bollington had collapsed whilst fishing at Errwood Reservoir. He was treated on site by the ambulance services paramedics and recovered from the shoreline on a stretcher by team personnel to the roadside.

The casualty was then transferred to Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, for further treatment.

An evening call-out for a 19 year old female from Beeston, Nottinghamshire. She was solo climbing in the corner arête area and came off, falling some 25 feet to the ground.

The casualty sustained shoulder and lower leg injuries, and was treated on site by the ambulance service paramedics. She was then placed onto a stretcher and evacuated by the team to the road side and transferred into the waiting ambulance which took her to Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, for further treatment.

Neil Carruthers, Buxton Team Leader said “ We have been very busy recently with 6 calls for assistance over the …

An Edale and Buxton Mountain Rescue snatch squad was called to Peak Cavern, Castleton, to assist the ambulance service.

A lady had slipped and sustained an ankle injury in the entrance to the show cave. The ambulance crew were able to access the casualty and the team were stood down en-route.

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team, together with three Search and Rescue dogs were called to assist the police in locating a missing person in Buxton on Sunday.

The missing person was last seen in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Harpur Hill area. The team and dogs were tasked to search more than a mile square of open fields and woodlands to the west of Harpur Hill, adjoining Grinlow Woods. The terrain was variable, ranging from open grassland, woodlands and steep sided dales with rocky outcrops.

In one woodland area, search dog Toby, disturbed a wasps nest. Both he and his …

For the third consecutive day, a Buxton and Edale Mountain Rescue team snatch squad was called to assist the East Midlands Ambulance Service. Today, we were called to Edale following reports of an injured walker on Kinder Scout.

Some team members were deployed to the top of Ollerbrook Clough. However, as the Air Ambulance was able to land close by the incident site, its crew was first on scene. The crew treated a 46 year old female from Newark, Nottinghamshire for wrist injuries.

She was flown to Chesterfield Royal Hospital for further treatment.