The team was called out to assist a man who had sustained an injury whilst using an axe to cut wood. A team doctor worked with paramedics to stabilise the injury before the team stretched them to the waiting ambulance.
Incident started at 21:45 and ended at 23:15 making 1.5 hrs in total. There were 17 Wasdale team members involved. Total rescuer hours: 26
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