- Incident
- 90 in 2024
- Type
- Alert — Injured & Medical
- Location
- Illgill Head
- Weather
- Cool, Rain
- Other Agencies
- Cumbria Police
- Diagnosis
- Leg Injury
The team was called by Cumbria Police for a second time in the afternoon about a walker reporting that his legs had seized up and was struggling to make any progress. His walking party was concerned for his safety in wet and cool conditions if he could not continue.
The Team Leader gave encouragement and advised food and drink intake with additional clothing. With this, the walker was able to make slow progress down the hill and eventually made it safely down to the valley.
Incident started at 15:15 and ended at 18:18 making 3.1 hrs in total. There was 1 Wasdale team member involved and the incident occured at NY165048. Total rescuer hours: 3.1
