injured person in inaccessible terrain Peak District

Near Black Clough, near Crowden, Peak District

Saturday, 4 July 2026

A man fell and became injured in a remote, inaccessible area near Black Clough in the Peak District on Saturday evening. Over 50 rescue personnel from four mountain rescue teams, an air ambulance and a Coastguard helicopter worked for around seven hours to locate and evacuate him by stretcher carry due to unsafe conditions for helicopter winching.

Outcome: casualty carried off hill and transferred to land ambulance

Teams involved

Oldham MRT — team website ↗
Kinder MRT — team website ↗

Sources

Major rescue effort sees mountain rescuers, Coastguard and air ambulance scrambled to Peak District news · manchestereveningnews.co.uk
34: Callout – 4 July Kinder MRT report

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