The walker injured herself near Cautley Spout
Rescuers have praised an injured walker who slid on a plastic sheet to get herself off a fell.
Kendal Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 4.30pm yesterday to the hillside near Cautley Spout and were joined by colleagues from the Kirkby Stephen team to aid the woman who had injured her ankle.
John Fitch of the Kendal team said: “She had managed to get part way down by sliding down on a plastic sheet.
“When we arrived she was only about 200m from the Cross Keys pub – a great attempt at self-rescue.
“So it was a quick splinting job and short carry-off to the ambulance.”
Grumpy Old Man
03 November 2014Excellent effort by the woman concerned/ So much more pleasing to read a story like this rather than the usual pathetic "we were cold/lost/late for dinner/ill prepared" stories that appear here
Margaret
03 November 2014Agree with above comment.