Ankle Injury on Gowbarrow Fell
A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.
Home / Incidents / Callout 2024_024 · 30 April 2024
Callout 2024_024
Injured walker
NWAS requested the Team’s assistance in going to the aid of a male with a leg injury. The Team responded in two Land Rovers and was able to drive to the location near Dockray, which was inaccessible by land ambulance. The casualty’s leg was splinted and he was placed on a stretcher prior to being conveyed by Land Rover to the ambulance at the main road.
He was transported to hospital for further treatment.
The callout in numbers
11
Team members
2
Hours on the hill
24
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