Mountain rescue team bring elderly woman to safety after suffering “severe” injury at popular Peak District tourist hotspot
A mountain rescue team were called to a popular Peak District tourist attraction after an elderly woman suffered a “severe” injury.
On Sunday, April 27, the Derby Mountain Rescue Team (DMRT) were called to Dovedale amid reports that an elderly woman had sustained an injury.
A DMRT spokesperson said: “The team were called out to Dovedale on the afternoon of April 27, to assist an 80-year-old female who had fallen and injured her leg.
“The lady was treated on scene by the team for a severe laceration to her lower leg and handed over at the stepping stones to a West Midlands Ambulance Service land ambulance for further treatment.”
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