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.
We were called to assist our friends in Glossop Mountain Rescue Team who had been asked by Greater Manchester Police to assist with a search for a missing person. However deploying to their location we had to divert to another incident on Kinder Scout. See callout 29 Time: 16:20 Type: Missing person Location: Glossop area...
We were called at 17:00 to assist a lady who had collapsed with heat exhaustion during a walk around Kinder Reservoir. As this was one of the hottest days of the year and the lady was semi-conscious, an Air Ambulance was despatched ahead of us to make an assessment of her condition. The Helimed team...
We were called at 09:15 to assist a 27 year old male who had an ankle injury at Mermaids Pool. Our first party treated the gentleman, with other parties bringing in the heavy equipment. We evacuated the casualty by stretcher, which involved sledging, carrying and using our wheel, depending on the terrain. We arrived at...
The team received a call to say that a lady had become lost on the top of Kinder in poor visibility. She could not work out which way to go and every route she tried ended up with her up to her knees in peat bog. Our Team Leader, who was on controller duty this...
We were called by North West Ambulance Service to assist with a lady who had fallen whilst cycling and suffered injuries. Due to her location and the nearest access for an ambulance we were asked to assist. Our team doctor lives close by and was able to reach her quickly, followed by other team members....
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