We were asked by Derbyshire police to assist walkers in difficulties around Crowden Head on Kinder Scout. Initial information suggested two people, an adult informant and their mother. Mother was reported as suffering from hypothermia and breathing difficulties. We used our standard hypothermia rescue plan: Kinder 1 hill party direct to casualty site to locate,...

The team received a request for assistance from the ambulance service.  A man had had slipped in the mud and badly fractured his ankle while walking in Mousley Bottom.  Although the location wasn’t far from the ambulance, the crew were unable to move him as their trolley is not suitable for these conditions.  Kinder team...

A male walker had called for help from the Kinder Low area reporting a possible medical issue.  The call had been routed to the ambulance service who despatched a Coastguard helicopter to investigate.  As we were unable to get a contact number and firm location for the gentleman, Kinder team deployed an initial party to...

A couple called 999 because they were lost in the dark. Their phone signal was poor and the only information available was they had set off from Edale 2 hours previously. There was no further contact from the walkers as they presumably took shelter in a mobile phone black spot. This meant our usual technology...

A couple out for a walk reported shouts and whistles around Cluther Rocks on the western flank of Kinder Scout. With the informants’ position at the centre, we drew four search areas. Team members thoroughly searched each area using corridor and line searching techniques. Each team carries a tracker and we also track team members...