Ankle Injury on Gowbarrow
A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.
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Callout 2021_015
Injured walker
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called at about 15:40 on Thursday 03/06/2021 to assist a woman from Birmingham who had slipped and injured her ankle whilst walking on Gowbarrow. The casualty’s party didn’t have mobile phone coverage and the incident was reported by passers-by.
By the time the Team arrived on scene the woman, who was in some pain, had managed to shuffle herself a considerable distance down the Fell towards Aira Force Beck. She was assessed by a Team medic and had her ankle splinted before being stretchered to a Team vehicle and transported back to her car. She was then driven to Penrith Hospital by her companions.
The rescue took about 2 hours and involved 9 team members.
The callout in numbers
9
Team members
2
Hours on the hill
15
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