- Incident
- 151 in 2023
- Type
- Limited Callout — Other
- Location
- Eden Valley
- Weather
- Cloudy Summits, Dry
- Other Agencies
- Penrith MRT
Penrith MRT requested additional support from the team for a multi-agency and multi-day search for a man who had fallen from a bridge into the River Eden. Soon after completing the search of our allocated area it was confirmed that the body of the man had been recovered by the police.
Our thoughts are with the man’s family and friends.
Incident started at 06:00 and ended at 18:00 making 12 hrs in total. There were 7 Wasdale team members involved. Total rescuer hours: 84
