- Incident
- 76 in 2020
- Type
- Full Callout — Injured & Medical
- Location
- Wasdale Head
- Weather
- Showers
- Diagnosis
- Ankle Injury
The police called out the team about a female that had an ankle injury 15 mins up from the green car park at Wasdale head. The call came into the police by a passing walker.
It wasn’t possible to speak to the casualty by phone or pin point her location so a local team member was tasked to confirm the location as the rest of the team were mobilised.
The casualty was just 15 mins up from the green car park and the team were quickly on scene. The lady was given mild pain killers and carried down by stretcher to an awaiting ambulance.
Incident started at 12:35 and ended at 17:25 making 4.8 hrs in total. There were 14 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 1892 0766. Total rescuer hours: 67
