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July 2007

Details of Incidents Attended by WMRT

Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Wed 18th Jul 2007

Police paged the team. Two people (adults) were using a mobile phone to report that they were lost on Scafell Pike. No-one was injured but they were requesting support from the mountain rescue. After a little while the Team Leader was able to establish contact and had a conversation in Read more…
By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsWed 18th Jul 2007 ago

Eskdale – Sun 15th Jul 2007

Call from the Police to respond to a ‘999’ mobile phone call from a local man who was lost somewhere on the fells above Eskdale in the Blea Tarn area. When questioned he advised that he could see a large tarn with a house by it (suspected to be Burnmoor Read more…
By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsSun 15th Jul 2007 ago

Broad Crag – Tue 10th Jul 2007

Call from the Police at about 2pm. It seems that a small group had lost contact with one of their number and were concerned about his safety. The informant had a mobile phone and was near Broad Crag/Ill Crag col. The missing person was a 59 yr old male, described Read more…
By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsTue 10th Jul 2007 ago

Muncaster Fell – Mon 9th Jul 2007

Call from Workington Police, passing on a request from Ambulance Control. An informant was at Forge Farm,Eskdale, reporting a 78yr old male with a heart attack on Muncaster Fell. One of the Deputy Team Leaders had also received the same call out via First Responders and was already on his Read more…
By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsMon 9th Jul 2007 ago

Scafell Pike – Fri 6th Jul 2007

Call direct from Wasdale Head Hotel. A group of 3 people doing the 3 Peaks reported long overdue.All in their 20’s, light equipment and set off from Wasdale Head at 5.30pm. One team member went to Brackenclose to bring the actual informant back to a phone (he’d got a passer Read more…
By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsFri 6th Jul 2007 ago

Sty Head – Wed 4th Jul 2007

Group of 17 on a Duke of Edinburgh award expedition were descending to Wasdale Head via Sprinkling Tarn when one of their party, a 17 year old girl suffered a suspected broken ankle. The group were very well equipped and erected a tent. They raised the alarm by ‘999’ from Read more…
By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsWed 4th Jul 2007 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 1st Jul 2007

Whilst whilst the team leader was dealing with incident 7:36 he had been contacted by the police regarding a group of 3 -Peakers who had set off from Seathwaite and were overdue. Whilst gathering information on 7:36 the police called back to say the missing walkers had turned up. Recorded Read more…
By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsSun 1st Jul 2007 ago

Mickledore, Scafell Pike – Sun 1st Jul 2007

Whilst searching for the collapsed walker a further group of four walkers were found sheltering in the Mickledore stretcher box. They were subsequently reported missing by the police but fortunately the team had already found them and escorted them off the mountain.
By Jon Lynch, 18 yearsSun 1st Jul 2007 ago

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