A lovely run of good weather has seen people out and about in the Peak District National Park enjoying the spring sunshine.

The team was called out alongside Edale Mountain Rescue Team by Derbyshire Constabulary to a paraglider on Mam Tor that had landed heavily resulting in a serious ankle injury.

Paramedics from East Midlands Ambulance Service provided pain relief and treated the casualty alongside team members before a box splint was applied to stabilise and support the ankle.

The casualty was then packaged in …

The team was requested to assist Edale Mountain Rescue Team who had received a call to attend to an injured paraglider.

An East Midlands Ambulance Service paramedic was first on scene, followed by a Doctor from Edale team.

A paraglider had been practicing when he was pulled along the ground, injuring his upper arm and shoulder. He was subsequently given strong pain relief before being loaded onto a mountain rescue stretcher and carried to the ambulance.

A group of walkers were enjoying the early spring sunshine above Deep Dale when they found themselves stranded on the steep ground above the valley. Rather than risk a slip or fall, the group decided to call out the team for assistance.

Team vehicles and members met near the village hall in King Sterndale and then made their way across fields to meet the walkers.

A rope system was established to protect both team members and the walkers whilst they were lowered to safer ground.

We hope this experience …

Team called out to assist Derbyshire Police and East Midland Ambulance Service with a vulnerable missing person at the blue lagoon. They were found safely.

A walker enjoying a walk around Grinlow woods slipped resulting in a lower leg injury. The casualty called 999 and East Midlands Ambulance Service responded with a land ambulance.

The casualty was cared for on scene by the ambulance crew, but due to the location they were unable to safely carry the casualty to the road.

The team was called to help with the extraction. The casualty was placed onto our stretcher and transported to the ambulance waiting at Temple Fields.

We wish the casualty a full and …

The team was contacted by the Peak District Mountain Rescue Organisation duty controller to attend an incident with Derby Mountain Rescue Team. A report had been received from West Midlands Ambulance Service that a walker had slipped in Thor’s Cave and had dislocated their right shoulder.

On arrival, both teams located the casualty on the access path to the cave. The casualty had been assessed by Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance paramedics so the casualty was then packaged onto a mountain rescue stretcher and transferred down the slippery …

A walker who was enjoying the relative calm after storm Franklin, slipped on a very muddy section of the path below Mam Tor injuring their ankle.

A member of the walker’s group called for assistance via East Midlands Ambulance Service, and due to the location, it was deemed difficult to reach the casualty site safely without the assistance of Mountain Rescue. Edale Mountain Rescue Team and Buxton responded.

On arrival at the scene, the casualty had been transported to below the broken road by local residents in their car….

A walker had been enjoying a dog walk in Cressbrook Dale near Peter Stone when unfortunately they slipped on the very slippery muddy, limestone path, resulting in a right ankle injury. Being unable to place any weight on the ankle, the walker called 999 for ambulance assistance.

The local first responder was the first on scene, followed by a crew from East Midlands Ambulance Service. Due to the inaccessibility of the terrain assistance from Mountain Rescue was requested.

Team vehicles from both bases were despatched, along with team members who headed …

Tasked to join Glossop Mountain Rescue Team with an ongoing search for a vulnerable missing person, on behalf of Derbyshire Police.

Due to the size of the potential search area, help was requested from Kinder, Edale and Buxton Mountain Rescue Teams, as well as dog teams from Mountain Rescue Search Dogs England.

The missing person was found by a farmer and the teams stood down.

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Called by Derbyshire Police to assist a female walker who had injured their left knee (suspected fracture dislocation). Pain relief was given and the leg splinted before the casualty was transferred in Mobile 3 to the road head and waiting East Midland Ambulance Service ambulance.