We were alerted by Cumbria Police about a walker who was experiencing chest pains and struggling to breathe normally. He was treated at the scene and stretchered of to a waiting ambulance.
Incident started at 18:57 and ended at 22:22 making 3.4 hrs in total. There were 11 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 189074. Total rescuer hours: 37
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