Climber rescued after incident in Derbyshire's Peak District

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Mountain rescue teams were called to help a stricken climber in the Peak District this weekend.

Members of Edale Mountain Rescue Team attended the incident at Froggatt Edge, in the Hope Valley, at 5pm on Sunday, March 20.

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A spokesperson said the incident involved a fallen climber who had sustained a wrist and lower leg injury.

"Team members were quickly on scene to administer pain relief before the ankle was splinted,” the unit added in a Facebook post.

The climber was later taken to hospital by a friend.