The team was called out to attend a collapsed Coast to Coast walker in Uldale. We stretchered the casualty to the nearby air ambulance for evacuation to hospital.
Incident started at 14:36 and ended at 16:15 making 1.7 hrs in total. There were 12 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 052 126 (altitude 165 m). Total rescuer hours: 20
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