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injured walker Peak District
Kinder Scout, Kinder Downfall
A 20-year-old walker fell on Kinder Scout near Kinder Downfall, sustaining a broken wrist and ankle. The team coordinated a complex multi-agency rescue involving Glossop MRT, North West Ambulance Service, and a coastguard helicopter that successfully winched the casualty to the aircraft for hospital transfer after approximately six hours.
Outcome: casualty winched to helicopter and flown for hospital transfer
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