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injured walker Lake District

Scale Knott, Melbreak

A walker slipped and sustained a leg injury on Scale Knott, Melbreak on Friday, 28 August. The casualty was assisted into a stretcher by Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team members, then airlifted by Maritime and Coastguard Agency helicopter to Cumberland Infirmary due to the difficult terrain for evacuation.

Outcome: airlifted to hospital by helicopter

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