Rescue team called out to help woman hurt in mine
FIRST responders were called to the Peak District after a woman fell in a mine.
The woman was in the horizontal mine, known as an adit, near Matlock Bath on Sunday morning when she slipped.
She injured her shoulder, arm and head and had to be rescued by emergency services including Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service and East Midlands Ambulance Service.
Derbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation (DCRO) was also called to assist after a companion of the woman raised the alarm.
The team, which is made up of volunteers and runs on donations from the public, helped to get her out of the narrow entrance of the mine. She was then handed over to a waiting ambulance.
In a post on Facebook, Derbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation released details about what happened.
It wrote: “At 6.20am the team were called out to assist extracting an injured person from a mine near Matlock Bath.
“The casualty had had a fall and had injured her shoulder, arm and head.
“Working with the East Midlands Ambulance Service hazardous area rescue team she was made more comfortable and placed on a stretcher ready to be evacuated from the mine.
“Due to the constricted nature of the mine entrance, DCRO did a bit of engineering work to make the extraction easier. Once safely out of the mine she was handed over to a waiting ambulance. We wish her a speedy recovery.
“Thanks to East Midlands Ambulance Service and the HART team – always nice to work with other teams! Also thanks to Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service – their well-equipped rescue unit was on scene and ready to help.”
A spokesperson for the organisation added that the woman had not been doing anything dangerous when she slipped inside the mine. “The location she was in is no more dangerous or difficult than lots of surface Peak District footpaths,” they said.
“Every week people slip on footpaths in the Peak District and end up with similar injuries, but getting them to an ambulance is likely to be a bit quicker/easier.
“As a rescue team we feel strongly that our job is to rescue anyone or any animal in trouble underground without judging.”