The 19-year-old, who has not been formerly identified, was discovered with serious injuries in the Dovedale Valley near Derby – he was airlifted to hospital where he remains
A teenager has been rushed to hospital by air ambulance after falling more than 65ft at a popular beauty spot in the UK over the weekend.
The horror fall happened on Saturday, January 31 just before 2pm after a 19-year-old male was reported to have fallen more than 20 metres at Dovedale, the Derby Mountain Rescue Team confirmed.
The 19-year-old, who has not been formerly identified, was discovered with serious injuries in the Dovedale Valley near Derby. Paramedics and mountain safety rescue services rushed to the scene and worked together to recover the young man.
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He was later airlifted to the nearby Stoke trauma unit for further treatment. The teenager remains in Stoke Hospital awaiting surgery on a shoulder injury, according to his mother.
The teenager’s mother left a comment on the Derby Mountain Rescue Team (DMRT)’s Facebook page, thanking the volunteers for saving her son. She wrote: “Hi, I am the young man’s mum. He is in Stoke hospital waiting for surgery on a shoulder injury. Thank you to everyone who helped him. We have been overwhelmed with such kind messages.”
To which the Derby Mountain Rescue Team replied: “all the best from the team.”
The fall came just moments before the Derby Mountain Rescue Team (DMRT) were alerted to reports of a missing walker in the same area. A statement from the DMRT read: “While the team was responding to a trauma incident at Dovedale, concerns were raised regarding a potential missing person”.
“A member of the public reported that her sister had not returned after being last seen earlier on Thorpe Cloud as part of a coach trip. Following completion of the initial incident, the team was re-tasked to make inquiries and check the surrounding area.”
The distraught woman had begged for assistance after her sister went missing while on a coach trip in the Peak District. She was found safe a short time later after emergency services made successful contact, and was reunited with her sister.
