- Incident
- 18 in 2019
- Type
- Full Callout — Injured & Medical
- Location
- Christcliffe, Eskdale
- Diagnosis
- Knee Injury
We were called by Police about a walker who’d slipped whilst descending a path above Christcliffe Farm in Eskdale, felt their knee ‘pop’ and could no longer walk. The casualty was assessed at the scene, pain relief was given and the leg splinted and then they were carried down to the road by stretcher.
Incident started at 16:46 and ended at 19:30 making 2.7 hrs in total. There were 18 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY1863 0127. Total rescuer hours: 49
