- Incident
- 89 in 2022
- Type
- Full Callout — Injured & Medical
- Location
- Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike
- Weather
- Cloudy Summits, Rain, Windy
- Other Agencies
- Cumbria Police
- Diagnosis
- Ankle Injury
A call was received from Cumbria Police to ask for our help with a walker who had sustained an ankle injury and was unable to walk further. The team were mobilised and treatment provided before placing into a stretcher and transferring back down to Brackenclose. Her walking partner took her to hospital for further assessment. We wish her a swift recovery.
Incident started at 14:51 and ended at 18:59 making 4.1 hrs in total. There were 17 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 200073. Total rescuer hours: 70
