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Whilst leaving our exercise early to attend his child’s birthday party, one of our team members came across an RTC on the A57 involving a motor bike. He phoned me and we were able to send one of our team vehicles. They were able to help stabilise the rider and provide some traffic management until the Helimed, ambulance and police were able to get there and treat him.
Neale Pinkerton Team Leader
We were asked to assist locate a walker who had camped overnight on Kinder but become disorientated and hypothermic come the morning when the clag had come down. Parties went up from Edale and Hayfield to cover his possible location and he was quickly located at Edale Rocks and then escorted down to our team vehicle for warming up and a return to base. Neale Pinkerton Team Leader
Congratulations to Ian and KT.
Ian & KT passed their assessment yesterday so KT is now a trainee search dog. KT will be following in the footsteps of Ian’s other dog Anya who recently retired after 7 years.
Phil Ridley Training Officer
Ian Burley – Dog Anya
Ian & Anya After grading as a Search Dog in 2007, Anya will be retiring shortly. She has been a big asset to Kinder’s capability and will be missed. Ian is currently training his new dog KT. 
Ian & KT
Avid walker Wayne Richardson has raised over £400 from his sterling efforts the other weekend. Wise man that Wayne is, he took into
consideration the severe weather conditions that still persisted on and around Snowdon and decided not to tackle the summit itself. 
Thank you for a fantastic fund raising effort Wayne – your support is very much appreciated.
Tonight, members from the crag group were out in ‘The Torrs’, New Mills carrying out a short training session.
It was an opportunity for the group to get familiar with some of the access points in the Torrs area, set up belays and practice descents down the rock face. 
Abseiling
Phil Ridley Training Officer We were called out at 00.30 to help Derbyshire Police in the search for a local resident who had gone missing from New Mills. The search evolved over the next 14 hours with many different teams and police support units being called upon to assist as the search area widened. The misper was eventually located safe and well by MR personnel. Well done to all involved. Neale Pinkerton Team Leader
Today’s exercise focused on a multi casualty situation where triage would be paramount in deciding who would get priority treatment and evacuation. The initial plan was to position the exercise casualties (6 people) up in the Downfall ‘amphitheatre’ area. The scenario involved a number of walkers, climbers and a rock fall creating numerous trauma injuries as well as a hazardous environment for the team to be working in.
Exercise Multi Casualty Site The RAF was also invited so that the exercise casualties with the most life threatening injuries could be winched out. The others would then be stretchered or walked off the hill to the waiting KMRT ambulances. As usual with exercises, things don’t always go to plan and the current severe weather had its part to play. While deploying to the exercise casualty site it was obvious that conditions in the approaching valley and on the hill would make slow progress (snow drifts blocking the usual access roads etc). An alternative location in the crags around Sandy Heys was chosen. Search ‘Dog Shep’ quickly located the exercise casualties closely followed by Kinder 1 party. Just as triage was being completed and treatment being carried out, we were notified the RAF was inbound and would be on scene in a matter of minutes. At the same time Kinder parties 2 & 3 were also arriving at the site. 
up up and away – Exercise Casualty 1 A number of triaged casualties were winched into the Seaking and enjoyed a short flight around the area. After the RAF departed, the exercise concluded with a stretcher carry (and some sledging practice in the snow) back down Sandy Heys to the reservoir filter house where the hill parties rendezvoused with the team vehicles.
Exercise Casualty 4 is stretchered off the hill All in all another successful training session with some interesting problems to overcome.
Phil Ridley Training Officer
They can’t hide, even in the rain…
All three KMRT team members (each with over 40 years service) Bob Whittall, Ken Blakeman & John Mottram 
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