- Incident
- 89 in 2024
- Type
- Full Callout — Injured & Medical
- Location
- Tongue Pots, Eskdale
- Weather
- Cool, Rain
- Other Agencies
- Great North Air Ambulance, Helimed 58
- Diagnosis
- Shoulder Injury
- Tagged
- Swimmer
The team was called by Cumbria Police about a swimmer at Tongue Pot pools who had jumped into the water and sustained a very painful dislocated shoulder injury.
A full callout was made and once on scene an assessment was made and strong pain relief given. Due to the nature of the injury and the long carry, air support was requested from Helimed 58. They duly responded and the helicopter was able to land close to the party, receive a handover, and then fly the casualty to hospital.
Thanks to the Helimed crew for their assistance. We hope the casualty recovers swiftly from his injury.
Incident started at 13:59 and ended at 18:45 making 4.8 hrs in total. There were 18 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 22683 03467. Total rescuer hours: 86
