Callout 2026_055 · 7 July 2026
Lower limb injury at Aira Force
Date
7 July 2026
Location
Aira Force
Callout
2026_055
North West Ambulance Service contacted Patterdale Mountain Rescue requesting assistance with a report of a walker who had fallen and broken their ankle. The walker was on the undulating fell paths around the Aira Force waterfalls making it impossible for the ambulance service to access them. Luckily, the Team were already at base and were immediately diverted to assist. The casualty was located after an initial search through the numerous paths. The Team medics assessed the casualty and provided treatment before packaging them in a stretcher. Once in the stretcher it was a short uphill path to the nearby land rover allowing onward transportation. The rescue lasted 2.5 hours and involved 11 Mountain Rescue volunteers.
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The rescue lasted 2.5 hours and involved 11 Mountain Rescue volunteers.
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