Callout 2026_012 · 15 February 2026

Ankle injury on Glenridding Dodd

On 15/02/2026 around 11:30 hrs, the team were called out regards a female walker who had gone over her ankle and was unable to continue her walk. The walker had been out with her family walking and when descending Glenridding Dodd had gone over on her ankle and was in severe pain. A couple of passersby had attempted to help her off the mountain but the pain was too severe to continue. The team located the casualty quickly on the north side of Glenridding Dodd and she was treated for the severe pain and her ankle was stabilised. The casualty was then evacuated on a stretcher via The Rake down into Glenridding. The casualty was then transferred to the base and handed over to a land ambulance for transport to Hospital.