- Incident
- 77 in 2012
- Type
- Full Callout —
- Location
- Broad Crag
- Other Agencies
- HMS Gannet
- Diagnosis
- Head Injury
The team was called to attend a walker with a head injury on Broad Crag. Due to the remote location and lack of information about the casualty’s condition a Sea King from HMS Gannet attended and evacuated them to West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven. 13 team members attended.
Incident started at 13:54 and ended at 16:00 making 2.1 hrs in total. There were 13 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY221076 (altitude 880 m). Total rescuer hours: 27