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 Derbyshire Police with the recovery of a body from Mill Hill. Our thoughts are with his friends and family. Time: 13:39 Type: Police assistance Location: Mill Hill Team members: 27 Duration: 4.5 hours Volunteer hours: 121.5 Total volunteer hours for the year: 894.25 Neil Woodhead, Team Leader
We were called to locate two female walkers who were lost in the dark and believed to be in the Kinder Reservoir area. Their location was identified using the PhoneFind technology which uses the GPS within a smartphone to send us their grid reference. Two hill parties were despatched to their location where they were...
The team responded to a call to help a gentleman who had collapsed near the Filter House on Kinder road while returning from a walk. We supported the East Midlands Ambulance Service crew who responded to the 999 call. The gentleman was flown to Northern General Hospital in Sheffield, however he was pronounced deceased on...
The team responded to a call to help a gentleman who had collapsed on the Sett Valley Trail. We supported the East Midlands Ambulance Service crew who responded to the 999 call. Unfortunately the gentleman died at the scene. Our thoughts are with his wife, family and friends at this sad time. Time: 17:00 Type:...
The team would like to extend a huge thank you to Arm Ltd for their very generous charitable donation to enable the team to purchase a third Bell rescue stretcher. Our stretchers are absolutely critical to the effective operations of the team as we frequently have to carry casualties by stretcher before a land or air ambulance...
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