- Incident
- 101 in 2017
- Type
- Full Callout — Injured & Medical
- Location
- Lingmell Beck
- Other Agencies
- North West Ambulance Service
- Diagnosis
- Ankle Injury
- Tagged
- Stretcher
Team called this afternoon for a walker who had injured their leg when it got trapped between rocks whilst on the ‘Old Styhead Path’ just beyond the intake wall. The injury was assessed on scene by the team doctor, splinted then the walker was carried to the ambulance at Burnthwaite. The wheel underneath the stretcher proved its worth once again.
Incident started at 13:45 and ended at 16:57 making 3.2 hrs in total. There were 16 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 21110 09240 (altitude 227 m). Total rescuer hours: 51
