Styhead Gill (109)

Callout Date: 28/09/2024
Callout Time: 2:03 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, Coastguard helicopter Rescue 199

Whilst the team were assembling in base to assist Cockermouth MRT on a potential stretcher carry off Whiteless Pike in the Buttermere valley, we received a call to help a 23 year old man who had gone over on his ankle on Blease Fell, Blencathra. 7 minutes later we received another call for a 75 year old woman who had injured her ankle at Styhead Gill above Taylorgill Force. With all this going on we had to stand down on the Cockermouth job – fortunately they were able to get Coastguard helicopter R199 support – and the Blease job was re-directed to Penrith MRT, with support from a few Keswick team members.

Keswick team made their way to the injured woman at Styhead Gill, provided analgesia and splinted her ankle. With R199 in the area a request was made to the Coastguard for a helicopter extraction. They were able to respond and landed near to the casualty location. After a short stretcher carry across Styhead Gill the woman was loaded onto the the helicopter and airlifted to hospital.

Many thanks to Penrith MRT and Rescue 199 for their fantastic support.

16 team members – 2 hours 57 minutes