Mountain rescuers introduced a 3 hour rescue objective to save an ‘unfortunate’ hiker after he hurt himself while climbing up a fell in the Lake District.
Crews from Keswick Mountain Rescue Team were called out when the man was hurt while climbing up Scales Fell on Blencathra on Monday. The man was climbing up the Lake District hill when he suffered an ankle injury at around 11.30am.
Ten members of volunteer group invested more than 3 hours on a rescue operation which included stretchering the man to be taken by teams from North West Ambulance Service (NWAS). They were initially provided a place utilizing the What 3 Words service however said this shown to be incorrect.
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As they might utilize an alternative system – called Phonefind – there was no concern finding the hurt man however they said it otherwise might have triggered a hold-up. Sharing information of the rescue on Facebook, the group said it was the 3rd dislocated ankle fracture they’d gone to in a week.
They said: “This time the unfortunate man was rising Scales Fell on Blencathra. After some strong discomfort relief the ankle was decreased and strapped in a leg splint prior to he was stretchered down the hill to an ambulance.
“The group received a what3words collaborate in the initial message which was near adequate to be credible however far enough away to possibly trigger a hold-up. Fortunately we had the ability to utilize Phonefind to validate the casualty area so it wasn’t a concern this time.”
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