- Incident
- 30 in 2021
- Type
- Full Callout — Injured & Medical
- Location
- Lingmell Col, Scafell Pike
- Weather
- Hot, Sunny
- Other Agencies
- Duddon & Furness MRT, North West Air Ambulance
- Diagnosis
- Medical
A call came in about a gentleman with a medical condition near to Lingmel Col. The team leader immediately called for Air Ambulance support as well as back up from Duddon MRT.
The casualty was airlifted to a waiting land ambulance and transferred to hospital. The rest of his family were escorted off the mountain by team members.
We hope the gentleman recovers well. A big thanks to the air ambulance and Duddon MRT for their assistance.
Incident started at 16:43 and ended at 21:04 making 4.4 hrs in total. There were 11 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY208076. Total rescuer hours: 48
