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Medical emergency and leg injury Lake District
Striding Edge, Helvellyn and Ullswater
Patterdale Mountain Rescue responded to two incidents on 8 November 2024. A casualty with a medical condition became crag-fast on Striding Edge, Helvellyn and required stretcher evacuation by the team after a rescue helicopter was unable to assist due to low cloud. A second casualty with a leg injury was rescued on the east side of Ullswater and taken to hospital.
Outcome: Both casualties evacuated by stretcher; first taken via team transport, second to hospital via land ambulance
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