Teenager airlifted after fall on Lining Crag


A TEENAGER was airlifted after he took a fall on Lining Crag, Borrowdale, yesterday. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team requested assistance from the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS). The GNAAS aircrew assessed the young man for a leg injury before he was loaded into the helicopter and flown to the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, in a stable condition.

A TEENAGER was airlifted after he took a fall on Lining Crag, Borrowdale, yesterday.

Keswick Mountain Rescue Team requested assistance from the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS).

The GNAAS aircrew assessed the young man for a leg injury before he was loaded into the helicopter and flown to the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, in a stable condition. The flight took just 14 minutes.

 

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