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October 22, 2024 8:54 pm

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by North West Ambulance Service  to an 18 year old walker who had started suffering chest pain whilst walking from Glenridding to Pooley Bridge. 

The team quickly mobilised to meet the casualty, whose partner was concerned and had carried the casualty 500 meters to the nearest house in Sandwick and waited for the team to arrive.

Once the team located them, two of the team’s casualty carers started observations and treatment and then handed over to a team doctor.

The doctor was happy that the casualty  was stable enough to be transported to the local minor injuries unit at Penrith for further assessment.

As the ambulance service was busy and there would likely be a long wait, and the casualty and their partner had no transport of their own, they were taken to the hospital in a team vehicle.