A visitor to the Peak District National Park was rescued yesterday after taking a tumble while walking down from the Kinder plateau and sustaining a lower leg injury in the process.

Thankfully, in the 999 call to Derbyshire Constabulary, the casualty party were able to fix their location on the path down from Grindslow Knoll quite accurately, so the teams were able to deploy personnel and equipment quickly to the scene.

Initial medical treatment was provided by mountain rescue personnel who identified the need for a stretcher carry …

The team was contacted by North West Ambulance Service, to assist a walker with a shoulder injury. The walker was out enjoying a lovely sunny day and was heading back to their car when he slipped, landed awkwardly, and sustained a painful injury to the collar bone.

As team members arrived at Trentabank Car Park, they were met by Peak District National Park Ranger who directed them to the site, some way up in the forest.

Team members then made their way to the casualty location along the …

As team members were sleeping soundly in their beds, the team received a request from Derbyshire Constabulary to assist with two missing walkers. They were walking back from Litton late in the evening, and were caught out by how dark it had become.

Unsure of their location, they did the sensible thing of staying where they were and ringing for help. Using phone technology, their exact location was soon confirmed and a few team members in a couple of vehicles were sent to meet them. They were in good spirits, and were taken …

Team members were returning home from the previous callout, when another request came through for a further joint callout with Edale Mountain Rescue Team, the third call out of the day was about to begin.

With a feeling of déjà vu, the team turned back. The instruction was for vehicles and team members to return to Edale Station car park to an incident somewhere near halfway rocks in Grindsbrook Clough, on the way up to the Kinder plateau. Team members from both Buxton Mountain Rescue and Edale Mountain Rescue met up to receive details …

Just as team members had returned home and back to their chores, we received another request from Edale Mountain Rescue Team to assist with an incident on the hillside between Treak Cliff and Blue John Caverns.

A couple had been enjoying an afternoon walk in the sunshine when one of them fell on a steep grassy slope, injuring their lower leg. An East Midlands Ambulance Service Paramedic assessed the casualty and provided pain relief before splinting the leg. The casualty was then transferred to a mountain rescue stretcher for a short carry out …