Injured runner trekking across Peak District airlifted to hospital after fall
They sustained a lower-leg injury
Mountain rescue teams were scrambled to help rescue a runner who was airlifted to hospital after falling in the Peak District.
Edale Mountain Rescue Team volunteers asked to help the runner, who had taken a fall on uneven, rocky ground on the southern edges of Kinder, sustaining a painful lower-leg injury on Sunday morning.
They were joined by members of Buxton Mountain Rescue Team and, due to the nature of the injury and the difficult terrain, the assistance of an air ambulance was also requested.
The first team members arrived on scene and began assessing and treating the runner.
Once the air ambulance crew arrived, the mountain rescue teams worked alongside the medics to provide further treatment.
It is understood that when treatment was complete, the casualty was carefully placed onto a mountain rescue stretcher before the team began the difficult evacuation back to the helicopter.
The casualty was then flown to hospital for onward treatment and further assessment.