Injured teenagers rescued
TWO injured teenagers were airlifted to hospital on April 3 after a dramatic seven-hour mountain rescue mission when their Duke of Edinburgh team got into trouble in “terrible” weather conditions.
The boy and girl were rescued off a snow-capped peak by helicopter in the early hours after “extremely hazardous” wintry conditions hit their expedition along the Pennine Way in the Peak District.
A party of seven Leicestershire teenagers, who are believed to be from the Loughborough area, got into difficulties and called the police for help just before 7pm last night. The police contacted rescuers.
One of the party, who were all around 16-yearsold, had suffered an injury to his lower leg and was left unable to carry on walking in the hazardous freezing conditions.
They were trapped on a remote part of Black Hill, a 1,900ft summit in the middle of the High Peak, between West Yorkshire and Derbyshire.
Two girls from the group remained with the injured teenage boy while the other four members of the party descended off the hill to safety.
However, when the first mountain rescuers met the stranded trio, it was discovered that one of the girls had suffered a muscle injury and was unable to walk.
In the end, four mountain rescue teams, a total of about 40 people, were drafted in with teams from Oldham , Glossop , Woodhead and Holme Valley involved.
The mountain rescue teams began moving the two injured teenagers towards the summit at Black Hill.
The rescue teams carried the teenagers more than a mile and a half in driving sleet and rain to the summit of Black Hill. The boy was carried on a stretcher while the girl was carried in a casualty bag and then on a stretcher.
The coastguard helicopter was eventually able to reach the group at about 2am.
The two casualties were airlifted to hospital in Sheffield for a full assessment of their injuries and their condition.
It is believed their injuries were minor, and rescuers said the pair were in “good spirits”.
The other teenager left the peak with members of the rescue team.
The four remaining youths made it off the hill themselves, and were checked over and found to be fit and well.