Incidents – Wasdale Mountain Rescue

Upper Eskdale – Sat 26th May 2007

Message from the police regarding a female walker in her early 40s who had collapsed in upper Eskdale. The Team Leader called in Great North Air Ambulance and he, along with a team doctor were flown to the casualty site. Initial indications were that the air ambulance would be able Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsSat 26th May 2007 ago

Harter Fell – Mon 21st May 2007

The team were paged by the police following a ‘999’ call from a male. His female partner had not returned from a walk on Harter Fell. Whilst the Deputy Team Leader was gathering details from the informant, the missing person turned up safe and well. Logged here as an alert Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsMon 21st May 2007 ago

Muncaster Fell – Mon 14th May 2007

The team were paged by the police to try and find a local lady in her early 70s who had been walking with her daughter on Muncaster Fell and become separated. The last time she had been seen was near the summit at 2.15 p.m. The lady was a mild Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsMon 14th May 2007 ago

Muncaster Fell – Mon 14th May 2007

The police paged the team to rescue a local farmer who had come off his quad bike and broken his leg up on Muncaster Fell. The Air Ambulance had also been called to the incident. 15 team members attended the rescue. The air ambulance managed to get to the farmers Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsMon 14th May 2007 ago

Wastwater Screes – Mon 7th May 2007

Wasdale MRT were asked to assist a 34 year old male fell walker who had taken a wrong turning when descending from Whin Rigg, at the top of the Wasdale Screes. He had become crag fast in Great Gully in a particularly inaccessible area and local knowledge of this very Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsMon 7th May 2007 ago

Broad Stand, Scafell – Fri 4th May 2007

The police paged the team to attend to an incident after a report of a 59 year old male walker having fallen from Broad Stand. Broad Stand is a deceptively difficult route between Scafell and Scafell Pike. For many years it has been one of the accident black spots in Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsFri 4th May 2007 ago

May 2007

Details of Incidents Attended by WMRT

Upper Eskdale – Sat 26th May 2007

Harter Fell – Mon 21st May 2007

Muncaster Fell – Mon 14th May 2007

Muncaster Fell – Mon 14th May 2007

Wastwater Screes – Mon 7th May 2007

Broad Stand, Scafell – Fri 4th May 2007