Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called at 1.00 p.m. on Saturday to assist East Midlands Ambulance Service following the report of an injured paraglider under the ridge of Shining Tor near to the Cat & Fiddle on the A537.
A 31 year old male paraglider from Lincoln stumbled whilst attempting to land on the side of the ridge and sustained a suspected fractured ankle.  Thirteen members attended the incident and quickly climbed to the accident site. Following treatment by team casualty-carers the man was placed on a rescue stretcher for the …

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team was called at breakfast time on Friday 25th August to join on ongoing search for a 64 year old man from Kent.
Gary Sims was reported missing to Thames Valley Police by his family.  He was travelling back to Kent from Manchester and was known to have left a hotel in Salford on Monday, August 21st.  His car was found on the A57, Snake Pass road on Wednesday, August 23rd.
Mountain rescue teams from Glossop, Edale and Woodhead started searching on Thursday afternoon and were accompanied by …

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team was called by East Midlands Ambulance Service at 8.20 p.m. on Monday evening 21st August to assist an ambulance crew dealing with an injured lady on a public footpath just 75 metres off Brown Edge Road in Buxton.
A local 79 year old lady and her husband had been out for their regular constitutional walk when a simple slip resulted in a very painful ankle injury.   Whilst the ambulance crew were able to get to the casualty and start treatment, the stretcher carry back to …

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team alerted to a potential search situation relating to an 83 year old reported as missing from he Monsal Trail.
Preparations were being made and members placed on stand-by when just five minutes later the person was reported to have been found safe and well.
 

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called at 1.05 p.m. on Thursday 17th August following a report to East Midlands Ambulance Service of an injured walker on Chrome Hill in Dowal Dale.
A 63 year old lady on holiday with her husband from Nuneaton slipped on the descent of the steep sided ridge path sustaining a probable fracture/dislocation of her ankle.  Team members rendezvoused in Dowal Dale for the climb to the casualty site where a number of other walkers had stopped to help.
Following on site treatment and splinting by team casualty-carers …