8 Jun 2009 : Dovedale Revisited

On Saturday (June 6th), team were called to Dovedale, near Ashbourne, to rescue a 14 year girl who had slipped whilst descending a steep muddy path above Ilam Rock, causing an injury to her knee in the process. Nineteen members of the team responded to the call-out. She was treated on scene by a team paramedic and carried on a stretcher by team members for several kilometers to an ambulance waiting in the nearby village of Milldale. She was then transported to Stoke hospital for further treatment.

This is the third time in 5 weeks that the team has been called to Dovedale to rescue a person slipping whilst descending steep ground. Last week the team were called out to another 14 year girl who had slipped whilst coming down Thorpe Cloud injuring her head and at the beginning of May, a woman fell whilst descending a different path above Lover’s Leap, causing injuries to her arm.