March 2003

Details of Incidents Attended by WMRT

2003 Rescue 13

The Wasdale team was called by the police to respond to a male walker with serious muscle spasms in his leg. His location was the summit of Scafell Pike. Around 18 team members were involved in carrying him back down to Brackenclose, Wasdale Head. The team returned to the road Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

2003 Rescue 12

The Wasdale team was called by the police to rescue a lady with a suspected broken ankle on the Brown Tongue path descending from Scafell Pike. Her husband has raised the alarm on his mobile phone. 20 team members were involved, carrying her down on the stretcher after administering casualty Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago