- Incident
- 40 in 2017
- Type
- Full Callout — Injured & Medical
- Location
- Mickledore, Scafell Pike
- Other Agencies
- Great North Air Ambulance
- Diagnosis
- Chest Injury
We were called by Police about a young walker who had stumbled and damaged his ribs whilst descending the path from Mickledore. The Great North Air Ambulance attended and their Doctor was able to assess the casualty before he was taken in the aircraft to hospital in Carlisle.
Incident started at 17:54 and ended at 20:36 making 2.7 hrs in total. There were 15 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 208 070 (altitude 718 m). Total rescuer hours: 41