Rushup Edge
- Call out for year: 05
- Date: 11/01/09
- Time: 2:00 pm
- Grid ref: SK 119 834
- Type of incident: Walker Injured(1)
- Team members involved: 12
- Time taken: 45 minutes
- Total man hours: 8
Incident report
A joint snatch squad of Edale and Buxton Mountain Rescue Teams was called to Mam Nick where a 49 year old female had slipped on the muddy path whilst descending from Rushup Edge towards Mam Nick.
The casualty, from Melton Mowbray, was treated on site for a suspected fracture of the right ankle before being carried to the nearest road and a waiting East Midlands Ambulance.
Photo: Buxton and Edale team vehicles at Mam Nick.