The Team was called to go to the assistance of a teacher who had injured her ankle while leading a group of school children, with the support of outdoor instructors. After the ankle was splinted, the casualty was carried on a stretcher into Martindale, from where she was taken to hospital for further treatment.

NWAS requested the Team’s assistance following a report of an 11 year old girl who had injured her ankle in the grounds of a local outdoor education centre. The Duty Leader contacted the centre and established that centre staff had carried the girl the short distance back to the centre.

The Team was stood down after it was confirmed that the child was safe.

The Team was simultaneously tasked by both the NWAS and Cumbria Police to attend a 58 year old woman from Yorkshire who had slipped whilst walking with her husband in Fusedale. Unable to obtain a mobile signal, the gentleman had descended to the farm at the head of the valley to call the police; meanwhile another party had come across the casualty and managed to contact the Ambulance Service.

A Team Doctor assessed the woman’s ankle, and administered pain relief before applying a splint. The woman was stretchered from the fell to a waiting Team Land Rover and transported to Pooley Bridge where she was handed over to an NWAS crew.

NWAS tasked the Team to attend an incident above Scalehow Force, on the south side of Ullswater. A 32 year old female had slipped and injured her lower leg, she was unable to continue her walk. Once on scene, the Team assessed the casualty’s injuries and splinted the leg.

The casualty was carried to Sandwick from where an ambulance took her to hospital for further treatment.