Kinder Mountain Rescue Team requested the help of our drone team to assist with a search of Kinder Scout for a person reported to be in need of assistance.

The Drone was deployed and was able to take off, flew along the path to the cairn and back along the packhorse path. Nothing was seen and with the light fading the drone was brought in to land.

The callout to assist an injured walker had barely started when further information was received and we were able to stand down the team quickly.

The team was tasked to a joint snatch callout with Derby Mountain Rescue Team to assist West Midlands Ambulance Service to evacuate a paraglider pilot with major trauma.

Air ambulance, First Responder and WMAS were in attendance.

Whilst vehicles and team members were making their way to the RV, information was received that the injured pilot had been rescued by the ambulance service and we were stood down en-route.

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While out enjoying a walk in the popular White Peak area of the Peak District National Park a member of a group placed a foot awkwardly on uneven ground and fell sustaining a painful lower leg injury. Other members of the party made the casualty comfortable while a 999 call was made requesting help.

Our colleagues at Cheshire Search and Rescue were initially requested to attend the incident and they asked for assistance from Buxton Mountain Rescue. Response vehicles were soon on scene and team members were guided to the site of …

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team received a call from our colleagues at Edale Mountain Rescue Team to assist with the rescue of a casualty high up on the Kinder Plateau. While out walking from Hope to Edale, along the southern edge path, the casualty had taken a tumble sustaining a painful lower leg injury and making further progress impossible.

Edale Mountain Rescue Team was initially alerted and called on Buxton Mountain Rescue to provide further numbers to assist in what became a long stretcher carry.

As team vehicles arrived at …