Lower leg injury on Gowbarrow Fell
A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.
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Callout 86
Injured walker
At 13:50 on Tuesday October 14th, Cumbria Police requested the assistance of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team for a walker who had sustained a lower leg injury while out on the path that traverses Gowbarrow Fell. Ten team member responded to the incident and once the casualty had been assessed and their leg had been splinted, they were stretchered from the fell to a waiting MR vehicle.
This incident involved ten team members and lasted for 3.5 hours.
The callout in numbers
10
Team members
3.5
Hours on the hill
86
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