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medical emergency and crag-fast walkers Lake District
Place Fell and Striding Edge
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team attended two callouts on the evening of 16 September. First, they assisted a child from a school group experiencing an asthma attack while wild camping on Place Fell; the child was assessed, treated and escorted back to the outdoor centre. Later that night, six team members assisted three young walkers who had become crag-fast on Striding Edge.
Outcome: child treated and escorted to outdoor centre; three walkers assisted down fell
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