- Incident
- 101 in 2025
- Type
- Alert — Injured & Medical
- Location
- Hollowstones, Scafell Pike
- Weather
- Cloudy Summits, Dry
- Other Agencies
- Cumbria Police
- Diagnosis
- Ankle Injury
A call from Cumbria Police was received regarding a male with a twisted ankle at Hollow Stones.
The Team Leader made contact and confirmed the casualty was able to descend slowly with self-administered pain relief. A passer-by kindly loaned walking poles, and the walker’s location was tracked every 30 minutes via PhoneFind. No team deployment was required on this occasion, and we hope the ankle recovers quickly.
Team leader tracked progress every 30 minutes with the male clicking the link to show his progress.
Male successfully made it down without the need for MRT.
Incident started at 17:08 and ended at 20:55 making 3.8 hrs in total. There was 1 Wasdale team member involved and the incident occured at NY 18900 08200. Total rescuer hours: 3.8
