Grizedale 15th October 2016 15:10hrs 49/2016

The team were contacted by CUMPOL to an incident in Grizedale Forest where a male mountain biker had fallen off his bike.

A full team call out was initiated and two vehicles set off to the injured party. On arrival at Grizedale we rendezvoused with a Land Ambulance from NWAS who followed us to the scene.

The injured party was soon located and was able to walk with assistance to the ambulance from NWAS where he was treated for his injuries prior to being taken to Furness General Hospital in Barrow.

In total 11 team members attended this rescue which lasted just over 1 ½ hours.