Mountain rescuers spend eight hours battling snow to rescue man in Peak District

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Mountain rescuers battled through three feet of snow to rescue a trekker who had become stuck in the Peak District. Incredible images show Glossop, Kinder and Edale Mountain Rescue Teams trudging along the hills in freezing conditions, with thick snow drifting around them in a rescue operation lasting more than eight hours.

A total of 60 volunteers worked together to rescue the casualty on Tuesday afternoon (January 7). Mountain rescuers were called out at 3.21pm after the casualty had gotten into difficulty in deep snow.

Thirty members of the Glossop Mountain Rescue Team responded to the incident, before being joined by 12 from Kinder and 18 from Edale, due to the 'arduous nature of conditions'.

The volunteers were initially unable to locate the trekker. Once he was found, after an arduous trek through the Peaks, the trekker was treated for hyperthermia and stretchered back to safety.