injured walker Lake District

Great Dodd Fell

Wednesday, 1 October 2025

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team attended to an injured walker on Great Dodd Fell during Storm Amy on 1 October 2025. The walker had twisted his ankle at the summit and was evacuated by stretcher in extreme conditions with winds reaching 80mph; one team member also sustained a leg injury during the five-hour operation.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher, reunited with friends; one rescuer sustained leg injury

Responding team

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Sources

Rescuer injured as team battles Storm Amy 80mph winds to reach injured walker news · grough.co.uk
Agencies respond as Storm Amy impacts North Cumbria news · newsandstar.co.uk

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