Pennine Way, Hadrians Wall

Incident Type: Rescue

Shortly before 1pm, the North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust contacted ourselves and North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team regarding a casualty who had fallen and sustained injuries near Winshields on Hadrian’s Wall.

Team members were placed on standby while further information was gathered. A short time later, NEAS confirmed that Mountain Rescue assistance was no longer required and both teams stood down.

The incident involved 1 team member for 9 minutes with 17 further team members available should we have needed to deploy.