Incidents

On Saturday 28/12/24 at midday the team were called out regards a walker who has injured his lower leg. The casualties partner had called 999 and reported that they believed his leg to be fractured. The couple were near the top of Glenridding Dodd when the casualty has slipped and injured his leg. The team responded and at the same time the Great North Air Ambulance had also been deployed due to the nature of the reported injury. The GNAAS crew were first on scene and their doctor assessed the injury and fortunately no fracture was suspected. The team then stretchered the casualty to the helicopter and he was flown down to the valley bottom where he was transferred to a team landrover. The casualty and his partner then made their own way to hospital. The took 2 hours and involved 14 team members.