Incidents – Wasdale Mountain Rescue

Scafell Pike – Tue 30th Jul 2002

Whitehaven police put out an incident alert on the pager system to rescue a father and his two teenage sons who had become disorientated on their descent from Scafell Pike. They had a mobile phone so the team could ask a number of questions that helped locate their position. They Read more

By Jon Lynch, 23 yearsTue 30th Jul 2002 ago

Unknown Location – Sat 6th Jul 2002

Whitehaven police called the team leader to inform of a walker in his mid-sixties who was overdue. His wife at Keswick had raised the alarm. He had left his car at the pump house, Ennerdale to walk to Blacksail and return via Pillar, Haycock and Cawfell. The team leader spoke Read more

By Jon Lynch, 23 yearsSat 6th Jul 2002 ago

Lingmell – Sat 6th Jul 2002

Call from the police to investigate a report from an informant from North Hants who was descending from Scafell Pike when he witnessed a party on Flash Knotts (below Lingmell Crag on the northern side of Piers Gill) set off a red flare trying to attract the attention of rescue Read more

By Jon Lynch, 23 yearsSat 6th Jul 2002 ago

Mickledore, Scafell Pike – Thu 4th Jul 2002

Call from the police to rescue two walkers in their twenties who were lost on Scafell Pike (adjacent to a stretcher box). After giving advice over the mobile phone, the team leader walked up to meet them at the bottom of Mickledore making their way slowly, but safely down the Read more

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsThu 4th Jul 2002 ago

Unknown Location – Tue 2nd Jul 2002

Call from the police to rescue a walker with a broken leg below Lord’s Rake on Scafell. It turned out that he had more serious injuries. He and his father were descending from Scafell via Lords rake when they took a wrong turn in the mist and started to descend Read more

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsTue 2nd Jul 2002 ago

Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Mon 1st Jul 2002

Call from the police to rescue a group of four Duke of Edinburgh children who had become separated by the beck (in flood) on the Scafell side of Brown Tongue. One team member walked up to assist the group safely off the fell. Rescue completed by 1800 hrs.

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsMon 1st Jul 2002 ago

July 2002

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