- Incident
- 35 in 2010
- Type
- Callout — Injured & Medical
- Location
- Upper Eskdale
Male walker in his 40’s accompanied by two males in their late teens was doing a recce for the three peaks challenge when he suffered severe chest pains. A passing walker advised that he should rest in a survival bag whilst he carried on back to Seathwaite to raise the alarm. The location of the group was bottom of Little Narrow Cove, Upper Eskdale. A Sea King was requested and although airspace was closed due to volcanic ash, a flight was tasked. An advance a and back up team were sent to the location on foot as a backup.
Incident started at 19:50. Incident occured at NY22730 06604 (altitude 417 m).
