The team were called out at 4:30pm on Saturday 1st March to a Seventy-Seven-year-old Male who had fallen just after 1pm whilst walking near Dovedale. The male was located at the base of Thorpe Cloud / Lin Dale by the team and treated for a suspected fractured ankle. He was transported to the small Car Park at Thorpe Pasture and handed over to the care of East Midlands Ambulance Service.
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