Cumbria Police tasked the Team to an incident on a section of Striding Edge, known as the Bad Step. Initial reports suggested that a 27 year old man from Hull had lost his footing on the ridge, fallen a short distance and then slid further down the fell.

He was reported to have broken his leg. The casualty was examined by Team Doctors, who suspected a fracture with the possibility of other injuries consistent with a tumbling fall. Due to his condition, the location and the time needed for an evacuation on foot, the assistance of a SAR helicopter was requestea. However, due to a deterioration in the weather, the casualty had to be stretchered down to the main track from Greenside, which was below the cloud base, so transfer to a helicopter was possible.

The casualty was flown to the CIC for treatment.

NWAS requested the Team’s assistance in going to the aid of a male with a leg injury. The Team responded in two Land Rovers and was able to drive to the location near Dockray, which was inaccessible by land ambulance. The casualty’s leg was splinted and he was placed on a stretcher prior to being conveyed by Land Rover to the ambulance at the main road.

He was transported to hospital for further treatment.

The Team was called by Cumbria Police to reports of a female who had slipped whilst walking by Aira Force and suffered an ankle injury. The casualty was given pain relief and her ankle splinted. She was then stretchered to the car park where she was handed over to NWAS and conveyed to CIC for further treatment.

The Team was tasked to assist a male walker who had slipped whilst descending and suspected he had broken his leg A Team Doctor was first on scene and established that it wasn’t as serious as first thought. The casualty was treated, placed on a stretcher and sledged down to a Team Land Rover.

He was conveyed to Penrith Hospital for further treatment.

The Team was called to assist a family of three that had been descending the fell when one in the party slipped on the saturated ground and went over on her ankle. The casualty reported hearing a crack and was unable to weight bear. The ankle was stabilised with a splint and the casualty was then stretchered down the steep grassy slope towards Hartsop and a Team Land Rover.

She was reunited with her family who took her to hospital for further treatment.

Later in the afternoon the Team received a second call-out. A walker had slipped and dislocated her shoulder while descending Steel Knotts to St.Peter’s church, Martindale. The casualty was assessed by a Team Doctor, given strong pain relief, placed on a stretcher, lowered down the fell, then transported to Pooley Bridge in a Team vehicle.

NWAS took the casualty to CIC for further treatment.

The Team was called to go to the assistance of a teacher who had injured her ankle while leading a group of school children, with the support of outdoor instructors. After the ankle was splinted, the casualty was carried on a stretcher into Martindale, from where she was taken to hospital for further treatment.

NWAS requested the Team’s assistance following a report of an 11 year old girl who had injured her ankle in the grounds of a local outdoor education centre. The Duty Leader contacted the centre and established that centre staff had carried the girl the short distance back to the centre.

The Team was stood down after it was confirmed that the child was safe.

The Team was simultaneously tasked by both the NWAS and Cumbria Police to attend a 58 year old woman from Yorkshire who had slipped whilst walking with her husband in Fusedale. Unable to obtain a mobile signal, the gentleman had descended to the farm at the head of the valley to call the police; meanwhile another party had come across the casualty and managed to contact the Ambulance Service.

A Team Doctor assessed the woman’s ankle, and administered pain relief before applying a splint. The woman was stretchered from the fell to a waiting Team Land Rover and transported to Pooley Bridge where she was handed over to an NWAS crew.

NWAS tasked the Team to attend an incident above Scalehow Force, on the south side of Ullswater. A 32 year old female had slipped and injured her lower leg, she was unable to continue her walk. Once on scene, the Team assessed the casualty’s injuries and splinted the leg.

The casualty was carried to Sandwick from where an ambulance took her to hospital for further treatment.