Incident
29 in 2012
Type
Location
Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike
Other Agencies
Diagnosis

The team was called out to attend an exhausted walker on Scafell Pike. He was a member of a large charity group and was unable to descend any further  Due to concerns for his health a Sea King from RAF Boulmer was requested. The casualty was treated on scene and then was winched onto the helicopter for transfer to Whitehaven Hospital.  video here
http://youtu.be/quMenfqZ0mE

Incident started at 18:11 and ended at 22:00 making 3.8 hrs in total. There were 19 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 20028 07300 (altitude 487 m). Total rescuer hours: 72

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