We will go to any lengths for our pets, but it doesn’t often lead to a call to Mountain Rescue.
The team were called out by North West Ambulance Service to assist them with an incident at Riverside Park, Tytherington.
A woman out looking for her missing cat, slipped down a steep bank and sustained a suspected ankle fracture.
The request was to help getting the lovely cat owner up a steep slope with an ankle injury. Cheshire Fire and Rescue were also in attendance. Stood down …
Called out by Staffordshire Police to assist a climber who had fallen approximately 10m and injured their right leg and wrist.
Air ambulance put him on a scoop stretcher to assist and the team placed the casualty in a casualty bag and was carried off the hill to the awaiting helicopter.
A selected group searched the Dale for a sheep which was reportedly stuck in a tree on the edge of a steep drop. No sheep was found unfortunately but we thought you’d like this archive photo of sheet rescue from the 1960’s.
A climber had taken a 10-metre fall whilst ascending a route near to ‘Chicken Run’.
Unfortunately, the casualty landed quite heavily at the base of the crag. A walker who was passing by raised the alarm and the team responded, as did Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust, and West Midlands Ambulance Service.
The air ambulance medics were first on scene and provided initial care, quickly administering pain relief as the casualty had suspected fractured ribs, wrist and complained of back pain….
The team was called to assist Edale Mountain Rescue Team with an injured walker who had sustained knee and wrist injuries. The casualty was treated on scene and placed on a stretcher, ready for transfer to an East Midlands Ambulance Service ambulance.
Before the ambulance arrived, a taxi was organised by a member of the walking party, which proved a good decision as the ambulance was diverted to a priority 1 call. As the injury to get casualty was not life-threatening, they were taken to hospital via the taxi….
