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Gradbach, north of the Roaches

The team was called to assist West Midlands Ambulance Service to help with the extraction of a casualty from the incident site to the road head.

Whilst team members were en route to the rv point, the NWAS ambulance staff managed to get the casualty to the road without BMRT assistance.

The team were stood on route.

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Grindslow Knoll, Kinder Scout

After spending all day in the wind and rain covering our own very successful fell run, Fell’n’Back, the team received a call just after midnight from Derbyshire Constabulary to assist 3 walkers who had become benighted on Kinder Scout, above Edale.

The group had set off earlier in the day but with the bad weather and heavy rain, found themselves on the southern edge path in the dark. They had a tent with them which they all climbed into to try and protect themselves from the elements, but were wet and cold.

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Macclesfield

The Team were called to assist Cheshire Police and Cheshire Search and Rescue for a missing person, who was thought to be somewhere between Macclesfield and Macclesfield Forest.

As more information was received, the missing person was located safely, and the team were stood down.

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Mam Tor

Whilst dealing with the previous incident , (Macclesfield), the team was requested to assist Edale Mountain Rescue Team in a joint snatch incident at Mam Tor, in response to a reported urgent medical issue.

Several team members were tasked to the this incident and were en route via Moblie 1, whilst other team members were tasked to attend direct to Mam Tor.

Whilst en route, the team was stood down as the incident had been brought to a conclusion with the assistance of a local farmer and a quad bike….

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