- Incident
- 140 in 2026
- Type
- Full Callout — Injured & Medical
- Location
- Gavel Neese, Great Gable
- Weather
- Cloudy Summits, Cool, Windy
- Other Agencies
- Cumbria Police
- Diagnosis
- Ankle Injury
Cumbria Police received a call about a female with an injured ankle. The assistant team leader attempted to make contact but was struggling; contact was eventually made with the informants, though they were at a different location. A location was eventually obtained, not far from Burnthwaite Farm.
The casualty was assessed and found to have a badly broken ankle; pain relief was given and the ankle reduced and re-aligned, then placed in a vacuum splint. She was stretchered a short distance to the ambulance.
Incident started at 13:44 and ended at 16:34 making 2.8 hrs in total. There were 10 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 19443 09151. Total rescuer hours: 28
