injured walker Lake District Serious incident

Scale Force, Buttermere

Sunday, 3 August 2014

A walker in his 60s fell approximately 3 metres beside Scale Force near Buttermere and sustained a head injury. He was treated by Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team and airlifted by RAF Sea King helicopter to Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle for further treatment.

Outcome: airlifted to hospital by RAF helicopter

Responding team

Cockermouth MRT — team website ↗

Source

Injured Lakeland walker airlifted from Scale Force news · grough.co.uk

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