Following a report that a female walker had fallen off a cliff and sustained back / shoulder injuries, NWAS called for the Team’s assistance. The couple had been walking a route over Sheffield Pike and Heron Pike and lost the path so found themselves on steep, rocky terrain.

The casualty reported that her foot had given way and that she had fallen 10-15 metres and sustained a nasty laceration to her shoulder. She was given pain relief, and the injury was treated at the scene. The casualty was lowered on a stretcher to the road where she was transferred to a land ambulance.

NWAS requested the Team’s help in attending a female who had slipped. She was in a lot of pain and had a suspected ankle fracture. The injury was treated and stabilised with a lower leg splint. The casualty was then transferred by stretcher to a Team Land Rover, thence to the road where she was handed over to a land ambulance for onward travel to hospital.

NWAS reported an incident involving a 78 year old female who had taken a stumbling fall above Silver Point, thereby sustaining an arm injury and facial lacerations. A Team Doctor assessed the casualty’s injuries before treating her and splinting her arm.

She was then stretchered from scene before both she and her companion were transported back to Glenridding in the Team’s Land Rovers. Once cleaned up, the couple made their own way to Penrith Community Hospital’s minor injuries unit for further treatment.

Cumbria Police tasked the Team to an incident on a section of Striding Edge, known as the Bad Step. Initial reports suggested that a 27 year old man from Hull had lost his footing on the ridge, fallen a short distance and then slid further down the fell.

He was reported to have broken his leg. The casualty was examined by Team Doctors, who suspected a fracture with the possibility of other injuries consistent with a tumbling fall. Due to his condition, the location and the time needed for an evacuation on foot, the assistance of a SAR helicopter was requestea. However, due to a deterioration in the weather, the casualty had to be stretchered down to the main track from Greenside, which was below the cloud base, so transfer to a helicopter was possible.

The casualty was flown to the CIC for treatment.