RESCUED: Walker assisted after injuring their ankle
PATTERDALE Mountain Rescue were called out to an incident at Gowbarrow Fell on Saturday, April 30 at around 12pm
A walker had twisted their ankle and was unable to walk. The incident had occurred on the lower slope of Gowbarrow Fell just above Dockray.
A spokeserson from Patterdale Mountain Rescue said: "The first team members on scene treated the injury with a splint to stabilise the injury.
"The casualty was then evacuated off the fell on a stretcher to the nearby Landrover.
"The casualty then made their own way to hospital for further treatment. The rescue lasted around three hours and involved 11 team members."
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