http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/rss/callouts Callouts for Derby Mountain Rescue Team http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/625 The team were called to evacuate a 73 year old woman who had slipped on a footpath whilst out walking through farmland in the Hartington area, injuring her hip. A Midlands Air Ambulance managed to evacuate her just as the team arrived on scene. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/625 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/624 The team were called to Thors Cave, in the Manifold valley, where a man had fallen 50ft down from the path, sustaining arm, face and head injuries. Fire and ambulance services were already on scene when the team arrived. The team placed the man on our stretcher and used a rope system to lower the stretcher, whilst it was carried by DMRT members, down the slope and across the river to a waiting air ambulance. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/624 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/623 The Team were called to search for missing male in the Manifold Valley area after he had contacted police after getting lost as darkness fell. The Team Leader was able to contact him by phone but also put the team drivers on standby for a possible full team callout. The Team Teader advised the missing man to go towards the building the man could see in the distance with lights on, which turned out to be a farm. The generous farmer then drove the man back to Waterhouses where he had left his car and the Team were stood down. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/623 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/622 The team were called to Middleton By Youlgreave, where a woman out walking with her partner had slipped, causing an ankle injury. As the first team members arrrived on site, the Fire and Rescue service had also arrived and were able to evacuate the casualty themselves. Those members of the team still en route were consequently stood down. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/622 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/621 Team called to assist EMAS with a 46yo male who had fallen from his bike and suffered possible head and neck injuries. The team were stood down as the vehicle crews were being mobilised as EMAS were able to deal with the incident. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/621 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/620 Derbyshire Police called the team to search for a 48yo woman missing from home. The woman was located by police during the callout process. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/620 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/619 <p>The Team were called on to assist an ambulance crew in evacuating a woman from her home after she had fallen down the stairs and sustained a spinal injury. The road ambulance was unable to reach her due to the snow, so the Team landrover and a crew of 6 reached the womans home and evacuated her to the waiting ambulance using the team stretcher.</p> http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/619 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/618 The team were called to evacuate a 45yo woman who had slipped and injured her ankle whilst out walking with a large group. An EMAS land ambulance were unable to reach her and the team and a WNAA air ambulance were called to assist. As the team arrived, the woman was reportedly successfully evacuated by an English Nature Land Rover. The team evacuated the rest of the party. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/618 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/617 The team were called last night to assist the ambulance service in taking an 82yo woman to hospital from Lea Bridge near Matlock. The ambulance crew were unable to get to the woman due to the road conditions in the vicinity and called on the team to for aid. Fourteen members of the team were able to make it through the snowy conditions to get to the cottage where the woman was stranded. They then used their stretcher to carry the woman from her bed to the team's Land Rover and she was then driven to Cromford station where she was handed over to the road ambulance for onward transport to hospital. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/617 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/616 Team leader was contacted regarding a possible callout to search for a 67yo vulnerable male reported missing from home. Action was deferred pending police enquiries and the man was eventually found in a shop before the team were actually called out. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/616 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/615 The team were called to evacuate a casualty who had fallen around 20m and sustained a head injury. The casualty had manged to walk to a picnic area, believed to be Lovers Leap, before collapsing. The Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance arrived on scene as the team were en route and managed to evacuate the casualty themselves. The team were stood down. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/615 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/614 The team were called to search for 2 lost walkers who had become lost in woodland as darkness fell. The walkers were in contact with the team by phone and were quickly located by team members and escorted to safety. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/614 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/613 <p>A17yo woman had slipped and injured her back in the vicinity of Reynard's Cave in Dovedale. She was out on a group walk as part of an outdoor leisure management course. The air ambulance attended and called out the team to assist with the evacuation. The first team members to arrive on scene were able to assist whilst the rest of the team were stood down en route as the evacuation was completed and the casualty was transferred to hospital.</p> http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/613 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/612 The team were called to Thorpe to search for a missing vulnerable woman. The woman was quickly found on Hamston Hill, in the vicinity of an old quarry on Thorpe pasture when the light from a torch was seen in the distance as the search began. A team paramedic and doctor examined her on scene before she was evacuated by stretcher to the team Land Rover and then to the road-head where she was transferred to an EMAS road ambulance for onward transport to the Royal Derby Hospital. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/612 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/611 The team were called to search for a man who had last been seen at 1:30 am in a pub but had failed to make it home. The missing person was a type 1 diabetic who had taken insulin. The team leader and control staff/vehicles were en route when the man was located by police at around 15:30, close to the RV. The team were stood down but the team leader was near to the RV and so continued to assist with the recovery. The man was unhurt but was taken to hospital for a check up. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/611 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/610 The team were called to assist a 74yo man who had got stuck near the top of Thorpe Cloud on a steep slope. His inappropriate footwear had insufficient grip for the terrain and he had resorted to removing his shoes in an attempt to get better grip. However, when he also attempted to remove his socks, he dropped his shoes which then rolled away down the hill leaving the man unable to continue. A walker on the opposite hill spotted the man and noticed he had not moved over a period of time and dialled 999.The DLRAA Air Ambulance and 13 team members attended the incident and were able to walk the man off the hill and take him back to his hotel. The man was uninjured. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/610 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/609 Team called to evacuate an injured mountain biker. The Air ambulance had attended but needed the team to carry the casualty to the landing zone. Team stood down en route, as air ambulance crew managed to evacuate the casualty themselves. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/609 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/608 Team placed on stand by for 2 people who had failed to return from a walk around the Black Rocks area. The duty team leader and team vehicles mobilised but the missing people turned up as the team leader arrived on site, before the full team had been called out. Team stood down. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/608 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/607 <p>Team called at midnight to search for a missing 86yo man, last seen at 6:00pm. He was located safe and well by team members in a woodland area close to his home having got into difficulty whilst out for a walk.</p> http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/607 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/606 The team were called to evacuate an injured man, who had fallen 80ft down a path from Thorpe Cloud. The casualty was evacuated by air ambulance whilst the team were en route and the team were stood down. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/606 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/605 Whilst on a PR day in the area, the team were called to rescue a 44yo woman who had slipped on wet rocks whilst walking down Thorpe Cloud with her family, injuring her ankle. The woman's children had run back to where the team were stationed to raise the alert. Team members treated the woman and evacuated her across the river to a waiting EMAS ambulance. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/605 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/604 The team were called by police to search for a missing 39yo despondant male, believed to be in the vicinity. As night fell, the search was called off as the man appeared to be still mobile and possibly moving away from the search area according to his phone signal. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/604 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/603 A 64yo man reported that he was suffering from chest pains whilst on Thorpe Cloud. An EMAS ambulance attended the scene and the team were called to evacuate the casualty. As team members started arriving on site, the ambulance crew had managed to walk the casualty off the hill and the team were stood down. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/603 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/602 Leicestershire Police contacted the team to search for a vulnerable missing person. The team were put on standby whilst police continued their enquiries. The team were stood down when the missing person turned up safe and well. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/602 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/601 EMAS ambulance called the team to evacuate a 13yo girl who had fallen on Thorpe Cloud and sustained deep lacerations to her knees. The ambulance crew managed to walk her off the hill and into the ambulance just as the team started to arrive on scene. The team were stood down. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/601 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/600 <p>Team called to search for a missing 40yo male, who had been staying at Ilam Youth Hostel. The team searched throughout the night, but the man was not located within the search area. He eventually walked into the youth hostel the following morning, just as team leaders were arranging to deploy the team for a second search.</p> http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/600 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/599 The team were called out to search for a missing person.  The person was located by police whilst the team were still en route and the team were stood down. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/599 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/598 A 40 yo climbing instructor suffered a fatal collapse whilst rigging up for a lesson on a pinnacle by Black Rocks. The team were called to evacuate the deceased man from the peak. The cause of death is not known at this stage. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/598 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/597 In almost the same location as the last incident, a 12yo girl slipped and sustained a lower leg injury whilst walking with her younger siblings and guardian. 19 members of the team and 2 WMAS First Responders attended the scene, splinting the leg and transporting her by stretcher across the ridge to a team Land Rover. She was then transferred to a WMAS road ambulance and taken to hospital. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/597 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/596 A woman injured her ankle whilst descending from the top of Bunster Hill. Team members treated the casualty on scene whilst a Midlands Air Ambulance attempted to land. Deteriorating weather conditions caused the aircraft to have to land some distance further down the ridge.  The casualty was carried to the helicopter by stretcher. As visibility worsened, the helicopter was unable to take off and she had to be carried to the team Land Rover, which had got as close as possible.  She was then transferred to a road ambulance and taken to hospital. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/596 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/595 <p>The team were called to search for a missing person believed to be in the vicinity of an abandoned limestone quarry. Due to the extensive network of mines in the area, Derbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation were also called to the incident.</p><p>As the search was starting, the missing man's body was located within the quarry area. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death.</p> http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/595 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/594 <p>The team were called to search for a 74 yo woman who had failed to return from a walk in the park.  The team were stood down when the missing woman was located by a member of the public after  knocking on a house door.</p> http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/594 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/592 A 63 yo man was reported missing after leaving his home at 19:00 on the 29th and not returning.  The team were called out at 5:15 the following morning to start a search.  As the team leader and base vehicles arrived on scene, the man was found by a member of the public at Millers Pond. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/592 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/591 A parachutist from the Roayl Artillery's Black Nights Parachute Display Team was injured during a display at the Duffield Carnival when he landed very heavily. Team members had been attending the event with one of the team vehicles and treated the injured man, splinting a suspected lower leg and ankle fracture and encasing him in a vacuum mattress due to the possibility of a spinal injury.  He was transported by EMAS ambulance to Derby City hospital where he was diagnossed as having a fractured fibula. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/591 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/590 <p>A 14 yo girl slipped whilst descending a steep muddy path at Ilam Rock, causing injuries to her knee. Nineteen members of the team were called out to attend the incident. She was treated on scene by a team paramedic and evacuated by stretcher to the village of Milldale where a WMAS ambulance was waiting to take her to hospital.</p> http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/590 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/588 A 14 yo girl fell and sustained head, back and arm injuries whilst attempting to descend a steep scree slope on Thorpe Cloud in Dovedale. The team were called to assist the EMAS and Midlands Air Ambulance crew on scene in evacuating the casualty from the hill, where she was transferred by the air ambulance to hospital. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/588 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/587 The team were called out to search for a vulnerable 61yo male, who had been reported missing from a care home in Skellow near Doncaster. Seventeen members of the Derby team along with 15 members of Woodhead MRTand 2 SARDA dogs conducted a search throughout the night. The man was not located and the team was stood down. Police are continuing their enquiries. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/587 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/586 Whilst on a PR day at Dovedale, the team were called to assist a 37yo woman who had slipped whilst descending the steep path above Lovers Leap injuring her arm. She was treated on scene  by a team doctor and paramedic and evacuated by stretcher to the team land rover where she was taken to a waiting ambulance. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/586 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/585 Whilst providing emergency cover for the 4 Inns race, a competitor twisted an ankle whilst descending Golden Clough, sustaining a suspected fracture. The 17 year old male was treated on scene by team members and evacuated by stretcher to a waiting ambulance where he was trasferred to hospital.  http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/585 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team) http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/583 A 40 year old woman and her family were out near the stepping stones in Dovedale when they got caught out by the fading light. Deciding not to risk the stepping stones under the conditions, they followed the more difficult path back to the car park by the scree slopes of Thorpe Cloud. The woman then suffered a severe asthma attack and the team were called out. 17 members of the team responded and the woman was treated on scene by DMRT personnel before being evacuated across the river to a waiting ambulance using the team's Land Rover. http://www.derbymrt.org.uk/callouts/show/583 webmaster@derbymrt.org.uk (Derby Mountain Rescue Team)