99. Injured ankle at Mermaid's pool
Channel: Alan Howarth
Date: 2021-09-02

A group of guys had been out walking on Kinder Scout.  One of them stepped in a hole and injured his ankle.  They were a long way from a road and he was unable to walk, so they asked for our help.  Unfortunately for us this meant carrying him over some very rough terrain on our Mountain Rescue stretcher to get him back to an ambulance.  A big thanks to the owners of Upper House who allowed us to drive our Land Rovers through their property to access a track at the bottom of the reservoir.  This probably saved an hour's extra stretcher carry to get him to the ambulance.

Find out more about the work of the team at www.kmrt.org.uk. Kinder Mountain Rescue Team are a voluntary rescue organisation, based in Hayfield, Derbyshire in the UK. KMRT cover the Kinder Scout area of the Peak District in between Manchester, Stockport and Sheffield.  If you would like to help with fundraising for the team, you can donate or raise money for the team at www.justgiving.com/kmrt.