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Bird's-eye primrose
The River Rawthey at Cautley (Walk 14)
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
Information about mountain rescue teams operating in the Pennines is detailed at:
If you need the services of a mountain rescue team:
Call 999 or 112 and ask for mountain rescue.
Tell them where the ‘incident’ has occurred, by giving an accurate grid reference, and the nature of the incident.
Give them a contact phone number.
The messengers may be required to wait by the phone for further instructions, and may be used to guide the team to the exact location of the incident, so they should be the fittest group members if possible.
Be prepared for a long wait – comprised of the time it takes for your messengers to reach a phone, the team callout and assembly time, and the time required for the team to walk to your location with heavy equipment. You may decide that if there is a danger of hypothermia it is best to evacuate most of the party and leave a small group remaining with the casualty. You may also decide that it is necessary to move the casualty to a more sheltered or safer location (if so, ensure that someone will be on hand to guide the team to your new location).