Rescue of a female walker in her 20’s who was descending Great Gable in a party of four. She fell and sustained an open (compound) fracture of her tibia (lower leg). She was losing significant blood and in addition a further member of the group had an injury to her ankle and was struggling to walk. Around 15 team members attended and the two casualties were evacuated by Sea King helicopter to Whitehaven hospital. Incident closed at 9.00 p.m.
Incident started at 16:07 and ended at 21:00 making 4.9 hrs in total. There were 15 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY20865 10442 (altitude 741 m). Total rescuer hours: 74
Incident24 in 2010 TypeCallout — Injured & Medical LocationGreat Gable A wild, windy, and wonderful weekend doing Outdoor First Aid training. Lots of hands-on and practical scenario-based first aid, with both new and experienced team Read more…
Incident24 in 2010 TypeCallout — Injured & Medical LocationGreat GableA new series following several Lake District Mountain Rescue Teams including Wasdale over last summer, airs on More 4 at 9pm on Sunday (7th). Produced by Read more…
Incident24 in 2010 TypeCallout — Injured & Medical LocationGreat Gable Mountains by their very nature are inherently hazardous, and this is part of their attraction (at least for some). Piers Gill has always been an Read more…