Ankle injury on Birks

Whilst walking with her family along the fell tops a lady slipped on the wet ground causing her to suffer a suspected fracture to her ankle. Due to the pain and discomfort she was unable to continue and following an initial conversation by the Patterdale Duty Leader the team were called out to assist her off the fell.

The weather was in the uncomfortable icy cold rain and wind zone but thankfully after an initial steep climb it wasn’t too long before the team arrived on scene. The ankle was assessed and stabilised before the lady was stretchered down the hill side, over a high wall, across a few streams, into a land rover and to the Patterdale MR base where she was reunited with her family.