Injured walker rescued after mountain rescue team called to incident above the Peak District’s Snake Pass

Mountain rescue volunteers were called to assist an injured walker in the Peak District – who was hospitalised after being stretchered to safety.
By Tom Hardwick
Published 29th Apr 2024, 10:49 BST
Updated 29th Apr 2024, 11:12 BST
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Shortly after 12.15pm on Saturday, April 27, the Edale Mountain Rescue Team (EMRT) were called to reports of an injured walker above the Snake Pass.

An EMRT spokesperson said: “The team were deployed to assist a walker who’d taken a tumble on the moors above the A57, sustaining a chest injury.

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“Team members at base doing some equipment fettling were able to deploy to the road head in vehicle, and were rapidly with the casualty.

The hiker was helped to a waiting ambulance by mountain rescue volunteers. Credit: Edale MRTThe hiker was helped to a waiting ambulance by mountain rescue volunteers. Credit: Edale MRT
The hiker was helped to a waiting ambulance by mountain rescue volunteers. Credit: Edale MRT

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“After a medical assessment, the patient was stretchered to a waiting ambulance for onward transport to hospital.”

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