Ankle injury at Aira Force
A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.
Home / Incidents / Callout 2022_046 · 4 July 2022
Callout 2022_046
Injured walker
At 13:20 on Monday 4th July 2022, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team received a call from the Cumbria Police to assist a 67 year old woman from Reading who had slipped whilst out walking near Aira Force with her husband. 12 team members responded to the callout.
The woman’s injured ankle was assessed and splinted and she was stretchered back to her car, from where her husband drove her to Penrith Minor Injuries Unit. The callout lasted about 2 hours.
The callout in numbers
12
Team members
2
Hours on the hill
46
Callout of the year
Other agencies
Cumbria Police.
With thanks to Cumbria Police.
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