Knott Rigg, Newlands (63)

Callout Date: 14/09/2020
Callout Time: 4:22 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT

A couple were fell walking on Knott Rigg above the Newlands Valley when the woman suffered a wrenched knee and was unable to descend to their accommodation close by. A team was sent to assist and after administering pain relief sledged her on a stretcher down steep bracken to the road before carrying her to the door of their holiday cottage, then helping her inside to a chair!

14 team members – 2 hours 18 minutes