Ankle Injury at Above Greenside
A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.
Home / Incidents / Callout 2024_054 · 23 July 2024
Callout 2024_054
Injured walker
Cumbria Police received a call from an emergency call centre in America reporting that a lady had slipped and rolled her ankle while descending from Red Tarn (Helvellyn). On scene, Team Members gave the casualty strong pain relief and splinted her ankle.
She was stretchered to a Team Land Rover that transported her to the Team’s Base and a waiting land ambulance. She was transferred to CIC for further treatment.
The callout in numbers
9
Team members
3
Hours on the hill
54
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