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Lower leg injury Gowbarrow Fell

October 15, 2025

October 14, 2025 13:50

At 13:50 on Tuesday October 14th, Cumbria Police requested the assistance of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team for a walker who had sustained a lower leg injury while out on the path that traverses Gowbarrow Fell.

Ten team member responded to the incident and once the casualty had been assessed and their leg had been splinted, they were stretchered from the fell to a waiting Mountain Rescue vehicle.

This incident involved ten team members and lasted for 3.5 hours.