The team were called by the police to assist a pair of walkers in their twenties from Surrey. They had made a navigational error and become lost on their descent from Scafell Pike. They had managed to make a 999 call and described their surroundings. Two search groups covered the Wasdale side of Scafell Pike …
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Birker Fell – Sat 4th Feb 2012 – Callout 5 in 2012 (limited)
The team were called out to assist stranded motorists on the Birker Fell road. A limited callout was made and three cars were escorted down safely.
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Dent Fell – Sat 28th Jan 2012 – Callout 4 in 2012
The team were called out by the police to attend a man who had collapsed in Uldale, behind Dent Fell. The casualty was air-lifted to hospital by a Sea King from RAF Boulmer.
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Lingmell Col, Scafell Pike – Sun 22nd Jan 2012 – Callout 3 in 2012
The team were called out by the police to assist a female fell walker with a suspected broken ankle. She was descending from the summit of Scafell Pike when she suffered a stumble fall just above Lingmell Col. One of our team leaders, who was already on the fell, gave casualty care before the …
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Hardknott Pass – Sat 14th Jan 2012 – Callout 2 in 2012 (limited)
The Team were called by the police to investigate a call from members of the public who had become stuck on an icy road travelling from St Bees to Kendal. After some detective work the likely location seemed to be Hard Knott Pass. A small group took a Team Landrover to investigate the call and located the …
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Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Fri 6th Jan 2012 – Callout 1 in 2012 (limited)
The team were called by the Police for a single walker who was lost in the Hollowstones area whilst descending Scafell Pike. A limited callout was made and eleven team members headed up to find him. We used the GPS on his smartphone to get an exact location and then walked him down to the …
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Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Fri 30th Dec 2011 – Callout 73 in 2011
Whilst rescuing the injured dog and its owner, the team were called out by the police to search for a 19 year old fell walker who had last been seen around Piers Gill at about 15:00. Descending from Scafell Pike …
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Wastwater Screes – Fri 30th Dec 2011 – Callout 72 in 2011
The team were called to assist with an injured dog in the boulder field on the Screes Path. The boat was launched whilst another party travelled on foot from the Pump House. The injured dog was wrapped in a vacuum mattress and then the two dogs, and their owner were recovered to the head of …
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Scafell Pike – Sat 26th Nov 2011 – Callout 71 in 2011
The team were contacted by the police for a young couple from Derby who were lost close to the summit of Scafell Pike in poor visibility. Their position was determined from a smartphone and a total of nine team members went on the fell in wet and windy conditions. The pair were wet and cold …
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River Ehen – Sun 13th Nov 2011 – Callout 70 in 2011
The team assisted Cumbria Police in recovering a body on the river Ehen at Egremont. 18 team members attended.
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