> Incident: Sunday 30th August 2026
Mountain rescue assistance was requested for a missing person in the Leek area, with search personnel, search dogs and drones requested to support the operation.
Buxton Mountain Rescue Team initially coordinated the Peak District response, with search dog teams already deployed. As the search developed, further assistance was requested from mountain rescue teams across the region and Derby MRT was called to assist.
Derby team members arrived and received their search briefing, but just as they were preparing to deploy, the missing person was located safe and well.
With the search concluded, the team was stood down.
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