2012 Incidents

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• April 13th 2012 16:41
  

  We received a call from South Yorkshire Ambulance Service to help evacuate a man who had fallen from a muddy track down a steep slope in woods near Ecclesfield. He had a suspected broken ankle. The SY Air ambulance was in attendance but we managed to carry him off on our stretcher to a waiting land ambulance.

• April 13th 2012 11:45
  

  We were asked to assist Glossop MRT in evacuating by stretcher,  a young girl from Bleaklow to the Snake Summit. The Girl had a suspected broken ankle.

• April 6th 2012 23:48
  

  We were asked to assist Glossop MRT in the search for a party that were reported lost somewhere on Bleaklow, possibly Shining Clough. Further information recieved from the party by mobile phone indicated that they might be in Near Black Clough.  They were picked up by a Glossop hill party at the top of Near Black Clough and escorted to safety by WMRT & GMRT. One person was stretcherd off. Incident closed at 05:05 See press article

• April 3rd 2012 13:54
  

  We were called By South Yorkshire Ambulance Service to assist with the evacuation of an injured Mountain Biker from woods near Oughtibridge. The problem was resolved a few minutes later and the team was stood down.

• March 23rd 2012 11:40
  

  The Team was called to assist Edale MRT in  a search for a vulnerable elderly male in Dronfield. We searched thick undergrowth around a golf course of which he was a member and  near to where he was last seen, but with no result. The man was later found deceased two miles away.

• March 19th 2012: 16.00
  

  The Team was called to assist a man whose dog had fallen down a steep slope and lost the use of its rear legs. The Man was assisted off the hill by Team Members, and vets from Glossop attended to the dog which due to its injuries was stretchered off.  See press article

• March 17th 2012 11.45
  

  Whilst covering the Lads Leap fell race at crowden, the Team dealt with five casualties fom the race, all with leg injuries. Three were evacuated by Team Land Rover from the fellside, one after being carried to safety by a team member.

• March 17th 2012 : 10.30
  

  Whlist several team members were en route to Crowden to provide cover for a Fell Race, they received a call from EMRT to assist one of their paramedics who had been called to an incident at Bolsterstone where a 73 yr old male had fallen and sustained lower leg injuries. He was evacuated by stretcher to the ambulance at the road head and taken to Hospital.

• February 22nd 2012 : 12.48
  

  A 71 yr old male had collapsed in the pub on Sunday and had been taken to Hospital in Rotherham. He subsequently left Hospital and has not been seen since. The team searched the area without result. Ploice enquiries are ongoing.

• February 4th 2012 : 20.00
  

  The Team was called to assist Glossop, Edale, DerbyMRT’s  and SARDA dogs in seraching for a 74 yr old man with Hypothermia, who had been found by two fell runners at Bleaklow Stones. The casualty was evacuated by stretcher. Two WMRT members sustained knee injuries due to the deep snow, one of whom had to be stretchered off.

• 21st January 2012 : 18.30
  

  2 Dog Handlers, Wayne & Ken, were called to assist Glossop MRT in a search for 3 walkers after they had reported one had an injury, Located and evacuated by Police helicopter.

• 21st January 2012 : 08.30
  

  6 Dog Handlers including Wayne & Ken  were called to assist Oldham MRT in a search for a 56 year old despondent male, Police enquires ongoing

• 7th January 2012 – 17:20
  
  Team search dogs with navigators called to assist Glossop MRT with 2  persons misplaced on Bleaklow. Stood down before being deployed as the persons were found making their own way off the hill.