Ankle Injury at Lanty’s Tarn
A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.
Home / Incidents / Callout 2024_096 · 3 November 2024
Callout 2024_096
Injured walker
A female walker reported to the police that she had slipped and injured her ankle while descending Helvellyn. After assessment and splinting, she was stretchered the short distance back to a Team Land Rover and then transferred down to the Team’s Base.
She was passed over to her son who drove her to the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.
The callout in numbers
8
Team members
2
Hours on the hill
96
Callout of the year
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Cumbria Police.
With thanks to Cumbria Police.
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