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Climber rescued from quarry after 5m fall

George TorrDerby
News imageBuxton Mountain Rescue Team 12 people in red hard hats and jackets walking along a gravel path towards a car. There are houses in the background. Buxton Mountain Rescue Team
Mountain rescue volunteers placed the climber on a stretcher to a waiting ambulance

A climber was rescued from a quarry after falling during an ascent in Derbyshire.

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team said they were called just after 13:40 BST on Sunday to Hoffman Quarry near Buxton.

The climber was reported to have fallen five metres (16ft) and injured their arm. Team members administered first aid and pain relief, then splinted the limb.

The climber was carried on a stretcher and taken to an ambulance, a spokesperson for the rescue team said.

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