The team was called out to attend a casualty who had slipped on mud in the Chee Dale area and sustained a painful lower leg injury. The casualty was quickly found, given pain relief, and his leg splinted before being transferred to a mountain rescue stretcher for transport to a waiting East Midland Ambulance Service ambulance.
Reports came to Buxton MRT of a cyclist on Monsal Trail at Litton Bridge, with chest and arm pains.Mobile 1 was sent easterly along the trail. They got to Monsal Head but could not find the casualty. The team were provided a What3words reference to locate the casualty which was just off trail near Thornbridge outdoor centre. This location was checked but no casualty could be found.Mobile 4 was sent westerly to check the trail again. Search parties were also sent to Litton Mill and to Millers Dale Bridge.
When the …
While team members were arriving at job 011, a second call came in to attend Corbar Woods. The air ambulance was deployed along side Buxton Mountain Rescue. A walker who was crossing a stile below Corbar Cross on the outskirts of Buxton, slipped and landed awkwardly momentarily losing consciousness. East Midlands Ambulance Service was first on scene, closely followed by Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance. Additional team members made their way to the casualty location. Fortunately, our services weren’t required as the patient was transferred onto the helicopter with help from members of …
The Team was called to assist Edale Mountain Rescue Team to help a walker who had slipped on a grassy slope and hurt their ankle.
With their leg splinted, the casualty was put onto a mountain rescue stretcher and sledged down to the road and waiting ambulance.
While team members were still arriving at the RV, a second call came in to an incident at Corbar Woods – some team members left this callout to attend 012 other members were redirected to it. …
While incidents 008 and 009 were just coming to an end, the team was alerted to a fallen paraglider on Rushup Edge, near Lords Seat. Team attended and provided support where required.
Three minutes before the end of extra time, the team was called out to assist Derbyshire Constabulary, Peak 4×4 Response and The AA with several stranded motorists in the Goyt Valley.
Due to the icy and hazardous driving conditions, team members met at the Oaklands outdoor centre, then were driven to the Fernilee Dam car park in Mobile 4 then walked to Errwood Sailing club.
Before this, a small party of team members set out on foot wearing microspikes from the Long Hill road to Errwood Sailing club….
A group of experienced walkers had set out from Great Hucklow to enjoy a winter’s day walk in the Peak District.
Unfortunately, one of the walkers slipped on a patch of frozen ground near the trig point close to Oxlow Rake, which resulted in an injured ankle.
Due to the nature of the injury, the walker was unable to weight-bear, so the group called ‘999’ asking for the Police, and then Mountain Rescue. Thankfully, the group was well-equipped and did a great job keeping the casualty warm using a survival bag, …
The team was called out to assist Edale Mountain Rescue Team.
A couple enjoying a weekend away in the Peak District National Park had ventured out from their B&B to explore the delights of Lathkill Dale. Dusk soon descended on the valley and the walkers found themselves disorientated as the valley got darker.
With a torch, they managed to find some shelter and call for assistance by contacting the Police via the SOS function on their mobile phone.
The What Three Words location initially placed the casualties some four miles away. A more accurate location was established, when the phone signal improved, …
The team was called out by Derbyshire Constabulary to look for a group of friends that had become separated in low cloud on their walk.
Team members searched the area around Jacob’s Ladder up to Edale Rocks and Brown Knoll.
A member of the party who had painful ankles was located with his dog on the Jacob’s Ladder path at dusk and was walked with team members to the awaiting team vehicles on the rough track above Upper Booth. They were given a lift back in the team Landrover to Edale….
