Woman blown off Lake District fell air-lifted to hospital (From The Westmorland Gazette)
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Woman blown off Lake District fell air-lifted to hospital
4:08pm Sunday 22nd January 2012 in News
A WOMAN was air-lifted to hospital after being blown over in gale-force winds at a Coniston fell yesterday.
The walker was knocked off her feet by a strong gust of wind and landed on rocks at Cove Bridge on the Walna Scar trail at around 11 am.
Her friend called Coniston Mountain Rescue and 11 team members treated her at the scene for head injuries and concussion and supplied her with oxygen.
She was then air-lifted to Furness General Hospital by the North West Air Ambulance for further treatment.
Comments(2)
nixon1
says...
9:30am Mon 23 Jan 12
must have been a very stong and clever gust of wind to have air lifted her to hospital
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Moonbase says...
5:07am Mon 23 Jan 12
good job it was'nt a man.........