- Incident
- 145 in 2024
- Type
- Full Callout — Injured & Medical
- Location
- River Irt
- Weather
- Clear, Cloudy Summits
- Other Agencies
- Cumbria Police
- Diagnosis
- Wrist Injury
We were called today by Cumbria Police about a walker who had slipped and fallen, sustaining a painful wrist injury.
The team was called out and arrived on scene. Unusually it was possible to drive very close to the walker’s location. A full medical assessment was completed before administering pain relief and then splinting of the wrist. A short stretcher carry was made to a team vehicle, before transferring the walker to the vehicle of one of her walking group for the onward journey to hospital.
We hope the walker recovers quickly from her injury.
Incident started at 14:17 and ended at 16:44 making 2.5 hrs in total. There were 16 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 14200 03800. Total rescuer hours: 40