Castleton, Treak Cliff path from Blue John Mine
- Call out for year: 60
- Date: 5/10/13
- Time: 1:05 pm
- Grid ref: SK133 832
- Type of incident: Walker Injured(1)
- Team members involved: 13
- Time taken: 90
- Total man hours: 19.5
Incident report
Buxton and Edale Mountain Rescue Teams’ Snatch Squad called-out aroud lunch-time following the report of a man having broken a leg whilst walking on the path leading from Blue John Cavern towards Treak Cliff.
The 5o year old man and his wife were on holiday from their home in Gloucestershire when a simple fall from a stile resulted in a painful fracture of the lower leg.
Casualty treatment on scene was completed by Edale MRT paramedics before the man was carried on a rescue stretcher to an ambulance waiting at Blue John Mine.
2 comments
As the man in this fall ( albeit aged 50 ,not 51 !) , both my wife and I would like to thank all involved for their kind ,prompt and professional service .It turned out to be a double open facture of the leg, as well as fractured ankle, and meant a 12 day stay in stockport hospital before a return to Glos to recuperate.
steve boyd & carrie watt-boyd
Thanks for getting in touch, Steve.
We stand corrected on your age – and have corrected it.
Get well soon.