Incident report

A sixty year old local lady walking with her husband and pet dog had slipped on the muddy paths in Grin Low Country Park and sustained a suspected fracture to the left ankle. Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called to rendezvous at Rock Bay Garage on the A54 Buxton – Leek road to assist East Midlands Ambulance Service.
The accident is thought to have occurred about 9.30 am but the first ambulance to arrive was called away again to a more severe incident.  Not until the arrival of the second crew who soon realised that they would not be able to carry the injured lady out of the woodland was mountain rescue called. 
Buxton team responded with thirteen members, the first of whom was on site within ten minutes of the call.  All first aid treatment was completed by the ambulance crew whilst the team assembled the stretcher which was used to carry the casuality down to Green Lane and the waiting ambulance.
A simple and unfortunate accident to a lady wearing all the correct clothing and footwear for the terrain and conditions.