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injured walker Lake District
Grisedale Tarn / Dollywaggon Pike
A walker on the path to Dollywaggon Pike from Grisedale Tarn sustained a knee injury affecting their ACL and was unable to continue. Penrith Mountain Rescue Team assisted Patterdale MRT in carrying the casualty down by stretcher through steep terrain above Grisedale Valley. The joint operation involving six Penrith team members took approximately four and a half hours.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher
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