Incident
112 in 2009
Type
Location
Scafell Pike
Diagnosis

Police call regarding a 44 yr old male from the Grantham area who had severe cramp in his legs and was unable to walk. He was on the summit of the Pike and turned out to have a medical background which gave rise to the underlying cause of the cramp. He was able to walk off himself, albeit slowly, and was escorted by team members. 12 team members involved and finished at about 7.30 p.m.

Incident started at 15:58 and ended at 19:30 making 3.5 hrs in total. There were 12 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 21547 07229 (altitude 972 m). Total rescuer hours: 42

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