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June 10, 2025 12:15 hrs

At 12:15 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by Cumbria Police to walker who had fallen on the footpath on the side of Hallin Fell near the lake shore. The walker had reported that she had sustained injuries to both arms and was in a lot of pain.

11 team members responded and the team used 2 Land Rovers to gain access near to the casualty’s location.

The casualty was assessed by a team doctor and given analgesia before splinting one arm and bandaging the other.

The team then carried the casualty in the stretcher to one of our team vehicles, where she was then transported to Pooley Bridge and handed over to NWAS and their ambulance crew.

This rescue lasted 3 hours.