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November 17, 2024 11:13 hrs

On Sunday 17th November at 11:13hrs Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called by Cumbria police to assist a man who had fallen and hurt his ankle whilst walking between Red Screes and Scandal Pass.  

On speaking to the informant the Duty Leader established that the man, who had been solo walking with his dog, had slipped and heard a loud crack from his left ankle and could not put any weight onto it.  

The Team was called out and members made their way on foot up Caiston Glen to the scene. The man was examined, given strong pain relief, his ankle was splinted and he was then placed into a casualty bag to keep warm and stretchered off the hill down into Scandal. As this was the quickest and easiest route off two team members from Langdale/Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team drove their Land Rovers along with one of Patterdale’s as far up Scandal as possible and made their way on foot to meet the stretcher party.  

Once at the vehicles the casualty was loaded into a Land Rover Ambulance and transported down to Low Fold rescue base in Ambleside. From here the casualty was collected by his parents to be taken to hospital for further treatment.  

13 Team members from Patterdale and 2 from Langdale were involved in the rescue which took 6 hours in total to complete.  Thanks to Langdale/Ambleside for their assistance and we wish the casualty a speedy recovery.