DCRO Rescue Practice at Alderley Edge

It was an early start as Leaders and Controllers were asked to be at the National Trust Car Park next to the Wizard pub at 09:30.
Karen 'manned' the entrance to Wood Mine with radio and entry log while I marked a route to the mine with red and white tape while a small group including Brendan the Doctor and Alan Berry, both DCRO and Derbyshire Cave Club member led the way to Rabbit Cavern where the story was four cavers had entered the mine in the morning after a night out drinking and eating and two had fallen ill.
Once they had been examined by Brendan, it was decided to walk out one casualty who was 'not ill but feeling anxious about being underground'.
Meanwhile on of the two ill casualties was worsening and it was decided to bring him out on the SKED stretcher.
Meanwhile another group of four had gone to a different part of the mine and hadn't returned so another DCRO team were carrying out an underground search.
Back at the entrance, we were told that the other group of four had been found but two required evacuating on a stretcher. So the modified Neil Robertson stretcher was sent in.
While we were getting ready to move out with the stretcher, a message arrived to call a halt to the exercise and head to the surface. It was about 13:00.
We had a lunch break and afterwards had a search exercise looking for missing cavers. I took a group while being led by a DCC member to see the entrances to Cobalt Mine and Engine Vein Mine to see if there was any indication of entry into any of these: there were none.
After radioing for further instructions, we were told to return to control.
Once there, we were told that someone had fallen down Church Quarry and myself and Brendan were sent to examine the casualty and report back with requirements.
The casualty seemed alright but 'tingling in the legs' indicated possible spinal injury. A request was made for the spinal board and Oxygen plus a stretcher party.
The spinal board and stretcher party arrived and after the casualty was loaded on the board, he was carried back to the vehicle and Control in the car park.
This brought our day to an end and after the remainder team members arrived after a separate search, we had a de-brief and some of us who were returning via Buxton stopped off at the store to help tidy up the gear which had been used.