Incident report

A Buxton Edale snatch squad was called to assist the East Midlands Ambulance Service with a climbing incident near Nelson’s Monument.

The casualty, a 41 year old man from Durham had completed his climbing route, and was descending the crag when he slipped and sustained a severe fracture/dislocation to his ankle. He was treated on site by ambulance service paramedics and Edale team members. The climber was then put into a scoop stretcher and swiftly transfered to the waiting Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance.

He was flown to the Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, for further treatment.