- Incident
- 6 in 2017
- Type
- Full Callout — Injured & Medical
- Location
- Yewbarrow
- Diagnosis
- Leg Injury
We were called by Police about a young man who had fallen on scree near Stirrup Crag on Yewbarrow and as a result had a laceration on his leg that was making walking difficult. He was patched up by other members of his party and then was helped to walk back down to Overbeck.
Incident started at 14:36 and ended at 17:00 making 2.4 hrs in total. There were 14 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 168 078 (altitude 328 m). Total rescuer hours: 34
