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collapsed walker Lake District

Glenridding Dodd, Glenridding

A walker collapsed during a steep ascent to Glenridding Dodd above Glenridding village on Sunday morning. Team medics assessed the casualty as stable, and they were evacuated by stretcher using a technical rope system, then handed to ambulance crews for further care. This was the seventh callout for Patterdale MRT in six days.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher and handed to ambulance crew

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