Gran and family airlifted off Kinder Scout

A grandmother and her family were airlifted to hospital after getting into trouble while out walking on Good Friday. The woman and four relatives were on Kinder Scout in the Peak District yesterday.

Kinder Mountain Rescue Team were called in by Derbyshire Police to assist at about 6.30pm, after receiving reports that the grandmother was suffering from breathing difficulties. The mountain rescue team asked for support from the coastguard and a helicopter was deployed.

All five were airlifted to a nearby football field and assessed by paramedics and then discharged. The mountain rescue team said on Facebook: "We were asked by Derbyshire police to assist walkers in difficulties around Crowden Head on Kinder Scout. Initial information suggested two people, an adult informant and their mother. Mother was reported as suffering from hypothermia and breathing difficulties.

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"We used our standard hypothermia rescue plan: Kinder 1 hill party direct to casualty site to locate, evaluate and treat, Kinder 2 direct to site to help Kinder 1, Kinder 3 & 4 to bring the stretcher package (stretcher, wheel, rope, straps, large sleeping bag). "Because of the information about breathing difficulties and the age of the casualty we asked the coastguard for helicopter support. Kinder 1 arrived at the casualty site to find a party of 5: three generations from age 15 to grandma. Four were cold but well.

"Grandma was hypothermic, did have some breathing difficulties and a knee injury making it impossible for her to walk off from the middle of Kinder plateau. A 2-3 hour stretcher across the moorland would not have helped her condition.

"After warming, all five casualties plus two KMRT