A woman sustained a deep wound to her head after she tripped and fell while descending Blencathra yesterday afternoon.
Although conscious, the walker, – who also smashed her glasses – was badly shaken by the experience and decided to request assistance.
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was low on numbers and requested help from the Penrith team as they were faced with a potential long stretcher carry.
Arriving at Scales Fell, a Keswick team doctor made an assessment of the casualty and treated the wound.
As the woman was deemed able to walk off the Penrith team were stood down. Once off the fell the team doctor provided further treatment.
