Incident report

Buxton and Edale Mountain Rescue Teams called by East Midlands Ambulance Service to assist a male paraglider on Rushup edge, near Castleton.

His canopy had collapsed causing him to fall approximately  10 metres sustaining suspected injuries to his back, pelvis and possibly internal injuries to the abdomen.   The Derbyshire Rutland and Leicestershire Air-ambulance was on scene before team members and medical treatment was carried out by the crew of the aircraft.

Owing to the potential seriousness of the injuries, team members wasted no time in helping to prepare the casualty for a short stretcher carry to the aircraft waiting nearby.  The  air-ambulance then flew the man to the Major Trauma Centre in Sheffield.

The Derbyshire Leicestershire and Rutland Air-ambulance lifts off with the casualty aboard.