A Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Land Rover above Ullswater

Head and Chest Injuries at Martindale

A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.

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Medical emergency

Date

Sat 29 June 2024

Called out

15:34

Stood down

19:34

Duration

4 hours

Location

Martindale

Whilst dealing with the incident on Helvellyn, the Team was alerted to a person who had sustained head and chest injuries as a result of a tumbling fall. As most of the Team’s resources were employed on the first job, the second incident was passed to Penrith MRT.

The callout in numbers

4

Hours on the hill

44

Callout of the year

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