We were called to assist a female walker who had sustained a suspected fractured arm whilst walking in the Jacob’s Ladder area.
As team members responded, the casualty managed to self rescue with the assistance of her family. A team member met with the casualty to confirm that she was ok to proceed to hospital with family.
A joint Known Location Incident with Edale Mountain Rescue Team.
We were called to assist Edale MRT who were responding to a request from East Midlands Ambulance Service to a mountain biker who was reported to have collapsed near to Win Hill.
It became clear this was a serious incident, and that the casualty was receiving CPR from fellow riders. team members from Edale MRT, Buxton MRT and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance all responded rapidly. However, despite the prolonged efforts of all those on scene, the rider could not be resuscitated.
Our thoughts go …
A couple who had been out for a day’s walk on Kinder Scout reported themselves to the Police as lost as the light faded at the end of the day. Attempts to locate them using their mobile phone were unsuccessful so the team was called out as part of the well rehearsed Kinder Search Plan.
The couple were located via flashes from their lights below the western edge path in the area of Broad Clough. A Kinder MRT dog handler was first to them, and undertook an initial assessment. The pair were then escorted to safety by Buxton MRT and reunited …
We were called, along with colleagues from Edale Mountain Rescue team to assist a 16 year old female with a severe asthma attack inside the Headstone Tunnel on the Monsal Trail.
The casualty was looked after by team members and an East Midlands Ambulance Service Paramedic and kept warm in Mobile 2 while waiting for the EMAS ambulance to arrive on scene.
Asthma can be an extremely serious problem if not treated correctly so we were pleased to have helped the casualty and her party this afternoon.
A team search dog, handler and navigator were called to assist Glossop Mountain Rescue Team with an ongoing search for missing vulnerable persons.
On arrival at the RV the search dogs were stood down due to a change in the circumstances of the search.
