Dog walker '˜indebted' rescuers after shattering elbow in Peak District
Wayne Allen, 49, was out walking his dog on Froggatt Edge on Wednesday when he tripped and fell, shattering his elbow.
After he called 999, 20 members of the Edale Mountain Rescue Team quickly came to his aid, taking him off the mountain and even going so far as to take his dog home and pick up his wife from work.
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Hide AdHe said: “I feel so deeply indebted to them - what they do is amazing.
“It was a very simple trip but the consequences of me being up there on the Edge made it more difficult to get to the car.
“I don’t think people appreciate how bad it can get when things go wrong.”
After being rescued by the volunteers, Wayne was taken to Chesterfield Royal Hospital by land ambulance.
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Hide AdHe has since been told by surgeons that he must have a further operation on his elbow to remove bone fragments.
A spokesperson for Edale Mountain Rescue Team said: “This was the second time we were called out that day.
“Team members were quickly on scene to protect the gentleman from the falling temperatures with a shelter tent and administer analgesia for his pain.
“The team then carried him back to the car park on our stretcher for onward transport to hospital.
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Hide Ad“Quite a number of team members who attended this incident also were up at 2:30am for another search, and then completed a full day’s regular work. All 100% voluntary.”
To find out more about the work of the Edale Mountain Rescue Team visit www.edalemrt.co.uk.