The team were called for a joint snatch call out with Edale Mountain Rescue Team to assist with an injured paraglider in Bradwell.
EMAS and Helimed were on scene and it was decided they could deal with the incident between themselves and as such, team members were quickly stood down on route to the rv point.
Continuing a busy run of callouts, the team received a call this afternoon from Edale Mountain Rescue Team to assist with an incident somewhere in the vicinity of Back Tor. Very little information was available as the team and vehicles were mobilised. Whilst team members were in transit to the rendezvous site, further enquiries were being made on scene.
Members of the public had spotted, on the hillside, what appeared to be a collapsed canopy – a fair assumption given the number of paragliders in the area. Mountain rescue team members, and the …
As team members were driving home from the previous incdient at Stanage Edge, a second call out came through for a further incident on the steep south-east face of Mam Tor.
Once again members of both Buxton Mountain Rescue Team and Edale Mountain Rescue Team were soon on scene to carry out the rescue. The incident involved two walkers, one of whom had taken a substantial fall from the face sustaining multiple injuries, and another was stuck high up, unable to move up or down. One group of mountain rescue personnel made their …
The team was called out late afternoon to assist our colleagues at Edale Mountain Rescue Team with a fallen climber.
A climber had fallen whilst climbing a route on Mississippi Wall on Stanage Edge, and sustained injuries after hitting the ground.
For mid-week callouts it is common for both teams to link together to provide a larger pool of team members to attend the scene. Initial medical treatment was provided by mountain rescue personnel, before the casualty was placed onto a vacuum mattress for the stretcher evacuation to the …
The team was called late evening to assist Derbyshire Constabulary in the search for an overdue local walker in the Lightwood Reservoir area of Buxton.
Unfortunately, a gentleman fitting the description was located in the search area, but had sadly passed away.
We would like to send our condolences to the gentleman’s family and friends, and thank our team members for all of their efforts during this difficult call out. Thanks to our colleagues from Derbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation for supplying mobile lighting.
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