Knee injury Scandale Pass
A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.
Home / Incidents / Callout 2021_040 · 17 August 2021
Callout 2021_040
Injured walker
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out on Tuesday 17/08/21 at around 1600. The report was of a young casualty who was doing his DoE with his school. The casualty had sustained a knee injury and was unable to continue. He was located at the top of Scandale Pass.
His knee was stabilised using a vacuum splint and he was then evacuated to the road on a stretcher and taken back to his accommodation in Patterdale. 15 team members attended and the rescue lasted 3hrs.
The callout in numbers
15
Team members
3
Hours on the hill
40
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