Ankle injury at Aira Force
A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.
Home / Incidents / Callout 57 · 11 July 2026
Callout 57
Injured walker
On Saturday 11th July at 16:00hrs the Team were tasked by North West Ambulance to assist a female who had slipped on a path in Aira Force whilst walking and had injured her ankle. Team members were despatched to the scene, she was administered strong analgesia and her ankle was splinted by the RRMTs and then carried in a stretcher to a waiting Ambulance.
7 Team Members attended the Rescue which took 2 hours to complete.
The callout in numbers
7
Team members
2
Hours on the hill
57
Callout of the year
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North West Ambulance Service.
With thanks to North West Ambulance Service.
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