Wirksworth area
- Call out for year: 19
- Date: 16/10/11
- Time: 1:00 pm
- Grid ref: SK 283 542
- Type of incident: Non mountain (Police) Search vulnerable person (fatal)(1)
- Team members involved: 2
- Time taken: 7 hrs
- Total man hours: 14 hrs
Incident report
Search dogs and handlers from Buxton Mountain Rescue Team, together with dog teams from two other Peak District MRTs were called to support Derby MRT in searching a quarry near Wirksworth for a missing male.
The body of the missing man was located on a ledge, approx. 60 feet below the edge of a cliff-face by a Buxton dog team. The man was recovered by Derby Team with support from the dog handlers.