The team were called to assist a pair of walkers near the river in Etherow country park.  One of the pair had a medical episode and they had both become stuck at the bottom of a steep slope above the river.

A joint rescue was carried out by the Fire and Rescue service, the Ambulance service and ourselves.  We were tasked with setting up a Rope Rescue haul system, which we used to recover the pair to the top of the slope.

Once recovered the pair were transported to the waiting ambulance.

Kinder Mountain Rescue Team is staffed by volunteers who give their time free of charge and is funded entirely by public donations.

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– Time: 14:15

– Type: Ambulance Assist

– Location: Etherow country park

– Team members: 27

– Duration: 5 hours

– Volunteer hours on this incident: 135 hours

– Total callout hours in 2025: 867 hours