Emergency services were sent to the popular local beauty spot just before midnight, say members of Edale Mountain Rescue, who were called out the the scene. They discovered someone had fallen from the top of the the rocks, which form a stretch of high cliffs in the Peak Disrict, not far from Sheffield’s Redmires Reservoirs. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Star, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
They said in a statement: “The team was contacted to reports of someone having fallen from the top of Stanage Edge and having sustained serious injuries. “Upon arrival it was apparent they were in a serious condition with multiple fractures and internal injuries. “The casualty was stabilised by team members and rapidly evacuated down to the road for onward transport to the regional trauma centre by ambulance.
” Get Sheffield’s biggest stories as they’re happening - sign up for the new breaking newsletter Advertisement Advertisement It was the second serious incident that the team had responded to in as many days. They had been sent out on Thursday at 8.43pm to reports of a collapsed and unconscious walker near Nether Tor on Kinder Scout.
A separate passing group had come across the casualty and raised the alarm, which the team described incredibly fortunate considering the time of day. The walker was transferred to a wait.
