March 2002

The Wasdale MRT team leader was nearing the top of Brown Tongue on Scafell / Scafell Pike ascent when the Police rang, reporting that someone had fallen between Scafell and Scafell Pike and was known to have head injuries. A helicopter was requested on the basis of the initial information. Read more…

Call from the police to go to the help of a male who had broken his leg on Cold Fell. When the advance got to the walker they found that he had dislocated his knee cap. The dislocated knee cap was corrected on the spot after administration of analgesic and Read more…

Call to rescue a lady in upper Eskdale. She had sustained an ankle injury following a stumble fall at Scar Lathing. 24 team members carried her down to the valley bottom. She had made a navigational error descending from Scafell Pike.

Call from the police to rescue two males who had become lost, most probably on the southern slopes of Scafell Pike. The two male walkers in their late thirties had become disorientated on their descent from Scafell Pike back into Wasdale. They were in contact with their mobile but were Read more…