- Incident
- 74 in 2024
- Type
- Full Callout — Injured & Medical
- Location
- Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike
- Weather
- Dry, Sunny
- Other Agencies
- Cumbria Police
- Diagnosis
- Ankle Injury
The team was called by Cumbria Police regarding a walker who had repeatedly stumbled over on his ankle and sustained an injury which prevented him from continuing.
A full callout was made and team members assessed the injury. The walker attempted to continue with additional support from the team but after a while he was transferred to the stretcher to complete the descent to the valley floor. We wish him well in his recovery.
Incident started at 14:13 and ended at 18:15 making 4 hrs in total. There were 17 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 19835 07340. Total rescuer hours: 68
