The team was called out just before midnight on the 6th August by Derbyshire Constabulary to assist with the search for a vulnerable missing person in the area to the east of Buxton.

A number of sections of team members were deployed to search areas along the Monsal Trail and adjacent locations, with the search going on through the night until 0530hrs. the following morning. This allowed team members to return home for a couple of hours sleep before the search was resumed on Friday morning along with our colleagues from Derby …

The large number of visitors enjoying the Peak District National Park continues to create a busy time for the mountain rescue teams in the area.

A walker, out for the day with the family, fell while descending the permissive footpath from Backtor to Castleton. The tumble resulted in the casualty sustaining a lower leg injury. As usual for mid week call outs, a joint team snatch call out procedure was initiated with members from both Buxton and Edale Mountain Rescue Team being called to the scene.

Team members provided …

The team was called out by West Midlands Ambulance Service to assist with a casualty who had been out walking with friends. Whilst looking for what was thought to be an injured bird, the casualty had slipped on the steep, grassy slope landing heavily injuring her lower leg. The paramedics on scene provided pain relief and splinted the casualty’s leg.

The team carefully placed the casualty onto the mountain rescue stretcher and evacuated the casualty down the track to the waiting ambulance at the Roaches Gate for onward transportation to Macclesfield Hospital. …

The team was called out along with Edale Mountain Rescue Team to Grindsbrook yesterday afternoon to assist a small group who were out enjoying the sunshine on a leisurely walk in the area.

One member of the group required assistance so a small hill party was tasked to walk up to meet the group on their descent and to provide support.

A walker took a tumble whilst descending Grindsbrook Clough sustaining an injury to the lower leg. Our colleagues from East Midlands Ambulance Service Ambulance Service were called to the incident and requested help from Buxton Mountain Rescue Team to organise the casualty evacuation.

Team members were quickly on scene at Edale car park to organise and carry to the site the medical and stretcher equipment necessary for the extraction. Thankfully the casualty site was only around a one kilometre walk up the valley, and the previous day’s record temperatures had cooled somewhat. The …