Wastwater Screes – Sat 7th Apr 2012

Incident

18 in 2012

Type

Full Callout — Injured & Medical

Location

Wast Water Screes

Diagnosis

Leg Injury

Tagged

Boat

The team was called to a attend a young walker who had injured his leg whilst crossing the boulder field on the Wastwater Screes. He was one of a group of six undertaking an expedition. Team members attended on foot from the southern end of the lake and gave casualty care whilst the boat was launched from the other end of the lake. His leg was splinted and he was stretchered down the scree to the boat which ferried him to the ambulance waiting on the opposite shore.