- Incident
- 6 in 2024
- Type
- Full Callout — Injured & Medical
- Location
- Wind Gap, Pillar
- Weather
- Clear, Cold, Sunny
- Other Agencies
- Cumbria Police, Rescue 199 from Prestwick
- Diagnosis
- Pelvic Injury
- Tagged
- Paraglider
We were alerted by Cumbria Police about a paraglider who had tumbled 50m down steep scree at Wind Gap after a failed launch. He had suffered pelvis and leg injuries.
Initially we asked for support from Cockermouth MRT as they can access this location more easily however shortly after agreeing to help they needed to respond to another call-out in their area.
Due to the location and likelihood of serious injuries a Coastguard helicopter was also requested and Rescue 199 from Prestwick was dispatched quickly. They reached the scene and winched their paramedic to the scene to begin treatment. The helicopter then ferried Wasdale MRT team members to the scene to support.
The injured paraglider received strong pain relief and was transferred carefully into the vacuum mattress for full body stabilisation. Once in the stretcher the paraglider was winched into the helicopter and flown to hospital to continue his treatment.
We wish the casualty well with a speedy recovery from his injuries. Our thanks go to Cockermouth MRT and Rescue 199 for their swift responses.
Incident started at 14:29 and ended at 22:08 making 7.7 hrs in total. There were 17 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 169 117. Total rescuer hours: 131
