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KINDER MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM

Saving lives in wild and remote places since 1971

To request Mountain Rescue: Dial 999, ask for the Police, then Mountain Rescue

KINDER MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM

 

Saving lives in wild and remote places since 1971

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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.

12: Callout – 14 February 2022

We were contacted by the Duty Controller to assist a walker with a suspected fractured ankle below Broad Clough on the western edge of Kinder Scout. The walker has suffered an extremely painful injury and was being looked after by friends when we arrived at the scene. We were assisted by a crew from East Midlands Ambulance Service who treated the walker and requested support from an air ambulance.

After administering analgesia we were able to get the walker onto our mountain rescue stretcher and place him into one of our Land Rovers, for a careful drive to close to the air ambulance. We then attached a specialist wheel to our stretcher to enable us to safely transport him up a very slippery field to the air ambulance. Doctors were then able to administer further analgesia and treat the injury. We assisted them to load him aboard the helicopter for onward transfer to hospital.

We then returned to our base in Hayfield with his friends to ensure they were all alright after the experience. We wish the casualty a speedy recovery and were pleased to have been able to assist them all. Team members then returned home in the hope their special Valentine’s evenings weren’t ruined!

  • Time: 14:45
  • Type: Mountain incident
  • Location: Broad clough area of Kinder Scout
  • Team members: 14
  • Duration: 3.25 hours
  • Volunteer hours: 45.5
  • Total volunteer hours for the year: 567.75

Neil Woodhead, Team Leader

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