- Incident
- 15 in 2012
- Type
- Full Callout — Injured & Medical
- Location
- Green Crag, Eskdale
- Diagnosis
- Leg Injury
The team were called out to assist a female walker who had slipped and broken her ankle close to Green Crag, Eskdale. She was given anagesia, and her leg was splinted before being stretchered down to Birkerthwaite.
- Checking the casualty is comfortable before the descent to Birkerthwaite
- A beautiful day, Scafell in the background
- Nearly back at the vehicles
- Daylight saving time gave us a useful extra hour of light
Incident started at 16:45 and ended at 20:30 making 3.8 hrs in total. There were 17 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at SD 19883 98527 (altitude 422 m). Total rescuer hours: 65