Incident report

A joint Buxton Edale snatch squad was called to the hillside near Mam Tor late afternoon to assist the Ambulance Service with an injured person.

The casualty, a woman from Nottingham who was celebrating her 60th birthday, slipped whilst walking on the saturated, muddy footpath. She sustained a suspected fracture of the femur and was in great pain. Paramedics and team members treated her on scene. She was then carried by stretcher c. 400m to a waiting ambulance.

The casualty was taken to hospital for further treatment.