Teenager airlifted after ankle injury on Kinder Scout

A teenager was taken to hospital by helicopter after injuring an ankle in a fall on Kinder Scout on Wednesday 28 October 2026, Kinder Mountain Rescue Team said.

Kinder MRT was called at 2.25pm by Derbyshire Police to help the teenager, who had fallen about two metres on the Southern Edge path of Kinder Scout, according to the team. The casualty had been out walking with family and friends when the fall happened.

As hill parties were deploying, the team was told that Helimed had also been sent to the scene because of the location and the reported injuries. The helicopter crew reached the casualty ahead of the two Kinder hill parties.

The crew assessed and treated the teenager before they were loaded onto a stretcher and carried a short distance to the helicopter, which flew them onward to hospital, the team said.

The two hill parties checked on the casualty's family and friends before returning to base. "Everyone at KMRT wishes the casualty a swift recovery and hope they manage to get back out on the hill before to long," the team said in a post on its website.

Kinder Scout

Kinder Scout is a moorland plateau and National Nature Reserve in the Dark Peak of the Derbyshire Peak District. Part of the moor, at 636 metres above sea level, is the highest point in the Peak District, in Derbyshire and the East Midlands. (Wikipedia)

The team

Kinder Mountain Rescue Team covers the Peak District. It recorded 76 call-outs in 2025, according to the Mountain Rescue England and Wales annual review, and says it has had 53 call-outs so far this year, according to its website. (Mountain Rescue England and Wales, Kinder MRT)

Staying safe

Mountain Rescue England and Wales advises anyone who has an accident in the hills to dial 999 or 112 and ask for the police, then mountain rescue, giving the location, the casualty's details and the nature of their injuries. Walkers are advised not to move from their position once they have called for help, and to carry a well-charged phone for such situations. (mountain.rescue.org.uk)

Earlier call-outs in Peak District & Derbyshire

• Two walkers found after becoming lost on Kinder Scout

• Team retrieves bin bags from Kinder Scout crevice using reach pole

• 3 rescue call-outs in Peak District & Derbyshire on Saturday 17 October

Read Kinder MRT’s original post on its website.

Sources

1. Other #54-2026 Teenager with Ankle Injury 28 Oct 2026 • 16 members • 3h Noe Stool Kinder Scout Stood down: 28 Oct 2026, 17:25 The team were called at 14:25 by Derbyshire Police to a assist a teenager who had suffered an ankle injury after… Kinder MRT
2. Kinder Scout Wikipedia
3. MREW Annual Review 2026, incident figures January to December 2025 Mountain Rescue England and Wales
4. Kinder MRT website Kinder MRT
5. In an emergency in the hills, dial 999 or 112, ask for the police, then mountain rescue. mountain.rescue.org.uk