Following a day of low cloud and extremely poor visibility a gentleman from Nottingham called for advice when he became unsure of his position on Kinder Scout.  Daylight was starting to fail so Kinder and Buxton MRTs were called to start preparations for a search of the western side of the moor.  Following a later phone call with the Duty PDMRO Incident Controller the solo walker was reassured that he was on the right track to return to Edale via Jacobs Ladder.

The rescue teams were stood down but for peace of mind sake, Buxton deployed a vehicle and two members …

A joint Buxton Edale snatch squad call to the Monsal Trail, following reports of a collapsed walker in the afternoon.

Team members located a 75 year old male, from Sheffield, on the trail between Bakewell and Hassop. He was treated on site by team members and evacuated by vehicle to the Bakewell Showground and handed over to the East Midlands Ambulance Service and the Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland Air Ambulance personnel.

The gentleman was then transported to hospital in a land ambulance.

Whilst deployed on an active call-out, the team was approached by man and his two children from the Nottingham area, reporting that he and his wife had become separated whilst walking on the southern edges.

Two small sections of team members were deployed via Ringing Roger and Grindsbrook to locate her. She was found walking down towards Edale, safe and well.

A team spokesperson said “Although the visibility on the southern edges was reasonably good, the wind chill was significant”.

A joint Edale Buxton snatch squad call to Edale village for a lady reported to be suffering from exhaustion and hypothermia on the southern edges of Kinder Scout.

Team members located the lady in the Hartshorn area. She was very cold and team members spent some time in slowly warming her up, by placing her in a shelter tent and providing high energy foods and drink.

After some time she had recovered enough and was able to walk down to Edale Village with team members via Ringing Roger and the Nab.

Buxton MRT called as part of a multi-agency response to a serious and tragic incident whereby two cars had overturned into the River Wye on a private track leading from an A class road to Blackwell Mill Cottages.

At the time of the incident and for some days before, the area had been lying under a covering of snow and ice.  Rescue from the vehicles was being undertaken by Derbyshire Police Officers and Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service.   Buxton Mountain Rescue Team did not attend the accident site but was asked to provide transport for three casualties from Blackwell Mill to Millers …

Immediately following a previous call-out, Buxton team called to the golf course in Buxton.

A 25 year old male from Hazel Grove, Stockport, had been sledging in an area known locally as the “Cresta Run”, when he sustained a suspected fracture/dislocation to his right ankle. He was treated on site by ambulance service paramedics, including splinting and pain relief, placed into the rescue team’s vacuum mattress, and loaded onto a mountain rescue stretcher and sledged, under control, to the golf club house.

The casualty was transferred into a land ambulance and taken to Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, for further treatment.

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A Buxton Edale snatch squad was called to assist the East Midlands Ambulance Service on a snowy Saturday afternoon.

The casualty, a 29 year old man from Northenden, Manchester, was sledging down the steep northern side of lower Mam Tor when he sustained injuries to his upper back.  He was treated on site by a team paramedic, and then placed into a vacuum mattress, which provided some support, and protection from the weather.  He was then loaded onto a mountain rescue stretcher and evacuated by foot via Mam Nick to the car park and the waiting land ambulance.

The casualty was transferred to …

A small number of members were asked to assist at the scene of a road traffic incident whereby a vehicle with three occupants had left the road in extreme weather conditions.

The incident occurred directly opposite the Cat & Fiddle pub and the landlord was able to assist with recovery of the vehicle using his own 4×4.  The car occupants were uninjured and recovered sufficiently after shelter in the pub to continue their journey.

Falling snow and freezing temperatures continued to be a hazard as team members escorted the vehicle towards Macclesfield.

A small number of members were asked to assist at the scene of a road traffic incident whereby a vehicle with three occupants had left the road in extreme weather conditions.
The incident occurred directly opposite the Cat & Fiddle pub and the landlord was able to assist with recovery of the vehicle using his own 4×4.  The car occupants were uninjured and recovered sufficiently after shelter in the pub to continue their journey.
Falling snow and freezing temperatures continued to be a hazard as team members escorted the vehicle towards Macclesfield.

One of our senior team members was in the right place at the right time when North West Ambulance Service was called to The Hollins, Langley, nr Macclefield.

An elderly lady from nearby Sutton had slipped on a remote muddy path whilst out walking her dogs.  The casualty was too far from the road for the crew to be able to carry to the land ambulance.  Our team member and qualified physiotherapist was in the area and able to assist with treatment.   A fractured leg was suspected and an air-ambulance was …