Dramatic pictures and video emerge of rescue operation after young man seriously injured in Derbyshire
Multiple emergency services attended High Tor in Matlock Bath on Monday afternoon after a man in his 20s fell.
A Coastguard helicopter, a Derbyshire Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance chopper, East Midlands Ambulance Service and mountain rescue personnel were all called to the incident.
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Hide AdThe decision was made to winch the man up to the Coastguard helicopter which then took him to Sheffield’s Northern General Hospital.
In a post after the incident, Derby Mountain Rescue Team confirmed that a man in his 20s had fallen at High Tor and ‘sustained serious injuries’.
A spokesperson for the air ambulance described the rescue operation as a ‘great team effort for dedicated patient care’
Derbyshire Dales Response Unit, from Derbyshire police, added: "Amazing teamwork from all involved.”
It’s the second drama in the High Tor area in days.
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Hide AdA walker who fell a ‘significant distance’ near High Tor on May 1 had to be rushed to hospital.