Police call regarding a 44 yr old male from the Grantham area who had severe cramp in his legs and was unable to walk. He was on the summit of the Pike and turned out to have a medical background which gave rise to the underlying cause of the cramp. He was able to walk …
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Our Callout Archive: Rescues in 2009
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Eskdale – Sun 11th Oct 2009 – Callout 78 in 2009
Call from the Police, regarding a 64 yr old male, reported long overdue from a walk to Slight Side, Eskdale. The informant was at Wha House Farm and described last seeing the missing walker quite low down and at about 6.00 p.m. Given the short distance between their vehicle and the point he’d last been …
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Wasdale – Sun 11th Oct 2009 – Callout 77 in 2009
Call from Police requesting assistance to search Wastwater for a missing diver. The team used their rescue boat and conducted lake shore searches of the area but nothing was found. The team stood down once the Police diving unit (from Lancashire) arrived at about 3.45 p.m. 11 team members were involved involved. The body of …
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Scafell Pike – Sat 3rd Oct 2009 – Callout 76 in 2009
Team called out to the rescue of a male walker in his mid 50′s who, along with a small group were carrying out a reccy for a mountain challenge. The walker had collapsed. A helicopter was requested and tasked from RAF Valley but due to the high winds and the suspect casualty condition it was …
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Scafell Pike – Fri 2nd Oct 2009 – Callout 75 in 2009
Team paged for a missing couple. The man and his wife in their early 60′s and 50′s had been climbing Scafell Pike and at 5.15 p.m. they had sent a text message to their daughter ” we are lost and its getting dark”. The team were mobilised along with Duddon & Furness MRT and the …
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Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Tue 22nd Sep 2009 – Callout 74 in 2009
Call from the police regarding an informant who’d heard clear shouts for help coming from the Lingmell area. A search of the area quickly turned up two 19 year old male walkers who were doing a multi day camping trip around the fells. One had fallen very badly whilst crossing the river just below Piers …
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Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Fri 18th Sep 2009 – Callout 73 in 2009
Paged by the police for a 63 year old female walker with a fractured wrist above Hollowstones on Scafell Pike. A Keswick MRT member was already on scene. The casualty was given analgesia by the team doctor and stretchered back down the valley to a road ambulance and taken to Whitehaven Hospital. 17 team members …
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Blengdale – Tue 15th Sep 2009 – Callout 72 in 2009
Paged by the police for a collapsed male at Windsor Farm in Wasdale. Informant at Windsor Farm reported her 69 yr old husband as having collapsed at the head of Blengdale, near the foot of Rossy Gill, below Seatallan. Team requested air support from RN Gannet and casualty was airlifted to Whitehaven hospital where it …
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Mickledore, Scafell Pike – Tue 15th Sep 2009 – Callout 71 in 2009
Call from police for a fallen walker below Mickledore on Scafell Pike. Initial ’999′ went to Ambulance control who tasked Great North Air Ambulance and subsequently passed the job onto MRT through the police. The male walker in his early 20′s had fallen 10 meters whilst descending Scafell via Mickledore Chimney [there is no climbable …
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Red Pike – Mon 14th Sep 2009 – Callout 70 in 2009
Paged by the police for an injured walker on Red Pike. Details were gathered on the male walker in his fifties who was actually on Wind Gap near Red Pike. He had fallen and dislocated his shoulder. In addition to a previous medical history issue he had a dislocated shoulder. With analgesia administered, his shoulder …
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