Edale Mountain Rescue Team assists patient with ‘multiple’ injuries during ‘challenging rescue’

The volunteers were called to help the Yorkshire Ambulance Service on Saturday July, 29 at 8.50pm.

A spokesperson for the team said: “The team assisted a patient who had fallen a considerable distance off a structure into a spillway of Rivelin Reservoir.

“The patient sustained multiple injuries and was immobile.

“Team members were rapidly on scene and treated the patient for suspected pelvic injuries. The patient was also rather chilly, having also fallen into the water and been immobile since.”

After being given strong analgesia by a team doctor, the patient had their injuries splinted and ropes were used to lift them out of the spillway and taken to the waiting ambulance.

The spokesperson added: “This was a challenging rescue.

“Once we handed over to the ambulance service the team returned to base to sort out lots of wet muddy kit and ropes.”