KINDER MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM
Kinder Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT) has been in existence since 1971, and is one of seven mountain rescue teams that operate within the Peak District National Park, as part of the Peak District Mountain Rescue Organisation (PDMRO).
Our 50 members operate on an purely voluntary basis and are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to assist members of the public on the hill or in urban search and rescue situations.
We are almost exclusively funded by public donations, and all proceeds from fund raising go towards equipment and resources used on our call outs.
For our second search of the day, we were called by the police at 19:00 concerned for a vulnerable lady who had gone missing from New Mills. Four hill parties plus search dog KT were deployed to the Ollerset Moor / Cracken Edge area. After some considerable effort, we were able to locate the lady....
We were called by the police at 03:45 concerned for a lady who had gone missing from Hayfield camp site. Whilst we were deploying, a team member located the casualty collapsed on the road. We provided casualty care whilst waiting for an ambulance, which arrived and took the lady to hospital. Time: 03:45 Type: Missing...
The team were called at 17:37 to assist with the search for a missing person in the New Mills area. The missing person was located before the full team were deployed. Time: 17:37 Type: Missing person Location: New Mills Team members: 1 Duration: 30 minutes Volunteer hours: 0.5 Total volunteer hours for the year: 1,355.5...
We were called at 13:00 to assist an injured walker near the Kinder Downfall, who had fallen over and injured her ankle. After speaking to her companion we were able to obtain their location using PhoneFind technology to extract the data from his phone. Luckily three of our team members, together with an ex-team members...
Whilst assisting an injured walker who was being stretchered off the Kinder Scout plateau (see callout 21), we met a large group of charity walkers who were cold, tired, lost and in need of assistance. Two team members escorted them along the western edge path to our team vehicles at Edale Cross. Three of the...
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