Ankle Injury on Helvellyn
A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.
Home / Incidents / Callout 2024_043 · 29 June 2024
Callout 2024_043
Injured walker
Cumbria Police tasked the Team to an incident near the summit of Helvellyn. A 31 year old had sustained an ankle injury after being hit by a falling rock. Approximately 90 minutes following receipt of the call-out the Team administered pain relief to the casualty and splinted his ankle.
He was placed on a stretcher for the long descent back to the valley bottom and subsequent transfer by Land Rover to the Team’s Base. The casualty’s friends transported him to hospital for further treatment.
The callout in numbers
14
Team members
5½
Hours on the hill
43
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Cumbria Police.
With thanks to Cumbria Police.
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