Great Gable

Incident

21 in 2011

Type

Full Callout — Injured & Medical

Location

Great Gable

Other Agencies

RAF Boulmer

After a quiet start to the year normal service was resumed for the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team when we were called to three separate incidents this afternoon.  The first incident involved a male walker who slipped while descending from Great Gable and suffered face and throat injuries.  The casualty was treated on the mountain and dispatched to Whitehaven hospital in a Sea King helicopter from RAF Boulmer.  19 team members attending the rescue which was completed by around 5.00 p.m.

An RAF Sea King flew the Team doctor up to the casualty site whilst the team prepared to climb up. Fortunately there was a break in the clouds and the helicopter managed to do the lift. Just as well considering we had a further two callouts within an hour of this photo being taken. Helicopter is the small black dot just above the clouds to the left of Great Gable.