- Incident
- 44 in 2022
- Type
- Full Callout — Injured & Medical
- Location
- Scafell Pike
- Weather
- Cloudy Summits, Cool, Dry
- Other Agencies
- Coastguard, Cumbria Police, Duddon & Furness MRT
- Diagnosis
- Ankle Injury
We were called by Cumbria Police about a walker who had sustained an ankle injury on the descent from Scafell Pike.
The team attended, with support from Duddon and Furness team. Helicopter assistance was also requested and Rescue 936 from Caernarfon attended. Fortunately the cloud lifted just at the right time to enable the helicopter to get on scene, the limb was splinted and the casualty was airlifted to hospital.
Very many thanks to them and to Duddon and Furness team for their support. We wish the casualty a speedy recovery.
Incident started at 16:40 and ended at 21:30 making 4.8 hrs in total. There were 19 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 200072. Total rescuer hours: 91
