Call from the Police regarding a 67 yr old male, reported long overdue from Scafell Pike. The informant was back at Keswick, having last seen his companion near the summit at around 1400 hrs. Cloud base was around 200 metres below the tops and there was a fresh, moderately cold wind. The missing person was …
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Scafell – Sat 15th Sep 2001 – Alert
Alarm raised by the manager of the Wasdale Head Hotel. Two 18 yr old males (from the Wigton area) had become separated while descending from Scafell and one of them was now reported to be overdue. They were part way through a very long walking route and had been intending to finish back at Seathwaite. …
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Scafell Pike – Sun 9th Sep 2001 – Callout 20 in 2001
Call for assistance from a group of walkers ascending Scafell Pike. Gentleman with an injured leg. Team were called out to assist and the advance attended. The gentleman was helped back onto the path by members of his group and safely made their own way back down without further assistance from the team. Team members …
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Stanley Ghyll, Eskdale – Sat 1st Sep 2001 – Callout 19 in 2001
Call from Cumbria Police to respond to a male injured in Stanley Gill with a badly gashed arm. He had been with a group pushing mountain bikes when the side of the path gave way and he fell about 3 metres down the bank onto the rocks at the side of the stream. He …
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