- Incident
- 24 in 2021
- Type
- Full Callout — Injured & Medical
- Location
- Beck Head, Great Gable
- Weather
- Hot, Sunny
- Other Agencies
- Duddon & Furness MRT
- Diagnosis
- Ankle Injury
We were alerted by Cumbria police about a lady who had injured her ankle on the descent from Great Gable. The team were mobilised and together with assistance from Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team, the lady was treated and stretchered off the hill, to be met by a land ambulance in the valley bottom.
The team would like to wish the lady a speedy recovery.
Our thanks to Duddon and Furness team on what was a difficult carry on bad ground, and in hot and sticky conditions.
Incident started at 14:31 and ended at 20:43 making 6.2 hrs in total. There were 15 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY2071 1048. Total rescuer hours: 93
