We had just put our kit away from callout 52, with two members still at base preparing for Sunday’s rope rescue training. A gentleman ran into base asking for help for his 7 year old son who had fallen in Hayfield park and sustained a head injury. The 999 call responder had said that an ambulance would likely take around 60 minutes to arrive. People had seen us return from the previous callout and suggested that we might still be at base to help.

Please note that normally our base is NOT occupied. If you need us you should ring 999 and ask for Police or Ambulance and Mountain Rescue.

One KMRT ran back with the father, taking two bags of first aid equipment. The other KMRT began organising a full callout of the team.

Fortunately, family members and friends had looked after the young boy and were able to stem the bleeding. Our team member assessed the boy and agreed with the parents that his injury was not as severe as first feared. The parents decided that the best thing to do was to take their son to Stepping Hill A&E themselves and were coming out of the park to their car just as more team members arrived in our Landrover.

We hope that the youngster makes a speedy recovery and wish him all the best.

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: 15:00

– Type: Injured child

– Location: Hayfield Park

– Team members: 16

– Duration: 15 minutes

– Volunteer hours on this incident: 4 hours

– Total callout hours in 2025: 3298.5 hours