A call for the Joint Edale / Buxton Team’s Snatch Squad following a request from East Midlands Ambulance Service.  Initial information regarding the exact location of the incident was misleading but the teams eventually rendezvoused at Blue John Cavern, Castleton.

A 59 year old man from Bollington near Macclesfield had been injured whilst landing his paraglider on the hillside above the cavern.  Team members and ambulance paramedics were quickly with the casualty who was treated for a compound ankle fracture.  He was then placed on a rescue stretcher …

A Joint Snatch Squad callout to assist East Midlands Ambulance Service dealing with female walker who had slipped descending a track near to Greenwood Farm, Hathersage.

She was treated for a suspected leg/ankle fracture by the crew of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance before being carried for a short distance on a mountain rescue stretcher.

A short duration call-out off Buxton’s normal patch and, although several members were on route, only two arrived in time to assist with the evacuation.

Early evening on Saturday Buxton Mountain Rescue Team were requested to attend an incident at Harpur Hill, Buxton to assist the ambulance service with a climbing accident on the Upper Tier of Hoffman Quarry. The casualty, a 26 year old lady from London who was with a climbing group, but not climbing at the time, had been hit by a limestone flake dislodged by a lead climber near to the top of the route “Galaxy Quest”, a 5a climb. The rock caused a glancing blow to the head causing a wound, which was below the helmet she was wearing.  Due to the …

Buxton and Edale team’s Joint Snatch Squad was called to rendezvous at the famous Giant’s Hole cave near Eldon Quarry following a request from East Midlands Ambulance Service.

Casualty was a 25 year old female from London on an week long activity week taking part in many new and challenging experiences. The previous day was spenting “weaseling” in nearby rocks. Whilst the group was walking towards Giant’s Hole to go caving she felt unwell and collapsed. She recovered from the collapse but had potentially sustained injuries to her shoulder and back.

She was treated by a team Paramedic and rescue members before being carried a short …

Buxton and Edale team’s Joint Snatch Squad was called to rendezvous at the famous Giant’s Hole cave near Eldon Quarry following a request from East Midlands Ambulance Service.

Casualty was a 25 year old female from London on an week long activity week taking part in many new and challenging experiences. The previous day was spenting “weaseling” in nearby rocks. Whilst the group was walking towards Giant’s Hole to go caving she felt unwell and collapsed. She recovered from the collapse but had potentially sustained injuries to her shoulder and back.

She was treated by a team Paramedic and rescue members before being carried a short …

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called at 03.00 in the morning following the report to police of a man missing from home in Tideswell.

The rescue team established a control-point at Tideswell Dale car park and twenty team members and four search and rescue dogs radiated out on the local paths in search for the missing 69 year old.   The appalling heavy rain gave concern for the man’s safety and welfare but he was located within two hours in a fit and well condition.

Buxton and Edale mountain rescue teams called out in a joint team Snatch Squad operation following the report of a lady having collapsed near to the River Derwent at Bamford.

The 64 year old lady, who had suffered a fit whilst out walking, was treated by East Midlands Ambulance Paramedics before being carried by rescue stretcher a short distance back to the road.  She was then taken by ambulance to a Sheffield hospital for further observation.

A late afternoon call-out for Buxton Mountain Rescue Team following a report to Derbyshire police from an adult couple on a circular walk from Monsal Head.

The couple, from Prestwich, Manchester, had walked along the Monsal Trail towards Miller’s Dale before turning southwest and up hill towards Priestcliffe.  Using only a guided walk downloaded from the internet and with no map or other navigational aids, it wasn’t long before they were hopelessly lost in the wooded area.

The team rendezvoused at Miller’s Dale station car-park and began a search of all the paths south of the river Wye.  Within thirty minutes of …

Buxton and Edale team members were still involved with a task on Jacobs Ladder when a call was received relating to a potentially serious incident on Mam Tor ridge.

Resources were quickly diverted but the exact location of the incident, which involved a five year old child with head injuries, was not known.  Buxton team members approached the ridge from Mam Nick whilst Edale members approached from Hollins Farm.  A further contingent was deployed from Back Tor farm.  A young boy from the Mansfield area had been walking with his …

Buxton and Edale rescue teams called to rendezvous at Upper Booth following the report of a mountain biker having crashed at the top of Jacob’s Ladder.

The man sustained a suspected fractured collar bone and was treated by rescue first aiders and a paramedic before being placed on a stretcher.  He was then carried down the old packhorse route to Lee farm where an East Midlands ambulance was waiting to transfer him to a Sheffield hospital.

On route to this incident team members came across another mountain-biker from Nottingham …