#Latest news with #Helimed53BBC News21-05-2025GeneralBBC NewsClimbers injured by falling rock in Peak District quarryTwo rock climbers were injured when they were struck by a falling rock in the Peak pair dislodged a large rock while retrieving a rope during a climb in a disused quarry above Middleton Dale in boulder struck the climbers at about 12:50 BST on Tuesday, said Edale Mountain Rescue Team (MRT).Rescuers from Edale and Buxton MRTs treated the climbers at the scene before they were taken by air and road ambulances to hospital in Sheffield. A spokesperson for Edale MRT said the rescue was hampered by "tricky terrain" but an air ambulance was able to land MRT apologised to drivers as the road between Stoney Middleton and Eyam was shut while the incident was dealt with. A spokesperson added: "The most seriously injured of the two was evacuated to Helimed 53 with the second transported to a road ambulance."Both were then transported to Sheffield Northern General Hospital major trauma unit. "We wish the climbers all the best with their recovery."
BBC News21-05-2025GeneralBBC NewsClimbers injured by falling rock in Peak District quarryTwo rock climbers were injured when they were struck by a falling rock in the Peak pair dislodged a large rock while retrieving a rope during a climb in a disused quarry above Middleton Dale in boulder struck the climbers at about 12:50 BST on Tuesday, said Edale Mountain Rescue Team (MRT).Rescuers from Edale and Buxton MRTs treated the climbers at the scene before they were taken by air and road ambulances to hospital in Sheffield. A spokesperson for Edale MRT said the rescue was hampered by "tricky terrain" but an air ambulance was able to land MRT apologised to drivers as the road between Stoney Middleton and Eyam was shut while the incident was dealt with. A spokesperson added: "The most seriously injured of the two was evacuated to Helimed 53 with the second transported to a road ambulance."Both were then transported to Sheffield Northern General Hospital major trauma unit. "We wish the climbers all the best with their recovery."
21-05-2025
