Man suffers 'multiple injuries' after tripping on Keswick fell
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) were deployed on Saturday, August 2 to assist a 63-year-old man who had tripped on the 'short scramble section' on Skelgill Bank, Catbells.
Due to the trip, the man has suuffered cuts and abrasions and sustained possible rib and spinal damage.
After arriving at the scene, the man was assessed by Keswick MRT and stretchered down to an awaiting North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) crew.
Writing on social media, Keswick MRT said: "A 63-year-old man tripped on the short scramble section on Skelgill Bank, Catbells, sustaining cuts and abrasions to his head and bashing his shoulder and elbow.
"With multiple injuries and the possibility of rib and spinal damage the man was given pain relief and packaged in a vacuum mattress before being stretchered down to an awaiting ambulance."
The rescue operation included 11 team members from Keswick MRT and lasted nearly three hours.
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