A climber has been rescued after a 20 metre fall in the Lake District.
Keswick Mountain Rescue were called out on Thursday at 8.32pm to the climber who had fallen from a climb on Shepherd’s Crag in Borrowdale.
The team responded quickly within 45 minutes of the first call and lowered a team member to the casualty, who was then lowered to an awaiting medical team and stretcher.
In the meantime, Coastguard helicopter R897, based in Carlisle, was redirected from a callout in Wasdale to help.
While the team was assessing and stabilising the casualty, the helicopter landed in Crow Park in Keswick to await instructions depending on the casualty assessment.
A Coast Guard helicopter R199 from Prestwick also attended and was tasked with evacuating the Shepherd’s Crag climber, while R897 went to recover the Wasdale casualty.
The fallen climber was winched from the scree below the crag and delivered to medics from the Great North Air Ambulance Service in the fields below.
After further treatment, the man was flown to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.
The incident lasted three hours and eight minutes and involved 28 team members.
