Incident
71 in 2009
Type
Location
Eskdale
Diagnosis

Callout from Ambulance Control for male who had fallen into the river at Boot Eskdale. The male had sustained a bang to the head and had been unconscious. A number of agencies were called out to this potential swift water incident. A Wasdale MRT member from Eskdale attended directly and administered first aid. The remainder of the team (16) were stood down as the casualty was able to get to the ambulance. Incident closed at 4.30 p.m.

Incident started at 15:08 and ended at 16:30 making 1.4 hrs in total. There were 17 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 1768 0184 (altitude 185 m). Total rescuer hours: 24

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