Callout 2026_010 · 7 February 2026
Knee injury at Silver Point
Date
7 February 2026
Location
Silver Point
Callout
2026_010
On Saturday 7th February at 15:45hrs Cumbria Police contacted the Team to reports of a Female who had been walking and had sustained an injury to her knee and unable to carry on. The Duty Leader contacted the casualty and her companions and established they had taken the steamer to Howtown and were walking around the Lake back to Glenridding. The female was in pain and could only walk a few metres before being unable to weight bear on her leg. A full call out was initiated and team members travelled across the Lake on Patrick Pete their Rescue Rib to the casualty site, once on scene the casualty was treated by our Remote Rescue Medical Technician (RRMT) her leg was splinted and pain relief given. The casualty was placed onto the stretcher and carried down to the lake shore and loaded onto the Rib where she was conveyed to Glenridding pier and allowed to travel to Hospital for further treatment with her colleagues.
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9 Team Members were involved in the rescue which lasted 3 hours in total.
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