2007

Details of Incidents Attended by WMRT

Callout 69 in 2007

At the same time as incident 69, the team were asked to assist Keswick MRT in a search for another 2 fell walkers who were several hours overdue. After a long search in atrocious weather they were found at 3:30 hrs in Upper Eskdale and escorted to the road before Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 68 in 2007

The police paged the team to search for 5 teenagers who had reported themselves lost on Scafell Pike. They were quickly located, in very heavy rain, near the bottom of Scafell Pike, having lost the path back to their car in Borrowdale. They were transported back to their accommodation near Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 67 in 2007

Whilst the team were training with RAF Boulmer at Wasdale Head, a ‘999’ call came in for a male climber who had fallen 30 ft off a climb on Kern Knotts, Great Gable. He had sustained chest, facial and head injuries. The team quickly mobilised the RAF helicopter to assist. Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Alert in 2007

Whilst the team were returning from incident 66, they were flagged down by a driver who had driven his van down a lane and slid off the track into the side of the track. He asked for assistance. The vehicle was towed out and he went on his way, happy Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 66 in 2007

Police paged the team to rescue a female walker in her early 40’s who had injured her ankle (suspect fracture). She and her husband had set off from Langdale to climb Scafell Pike. Due to the relatively small numbers of team members available and the long carry out, a helicopter Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 65 in 2007

Police callout to investigate a sighting of a possible body located on Lingmell Crags. The informant initially gave a description which put the body on the Crags above Piers Gill, viewed from the Corridor Route. However, once the team were on the hill, more information was obtained which put the Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Alert in 2007

Not exactly a team callout but as close to one as you could get. Self rescue and a very close shave. Boulder slide at Foxes Tarn which trapped a walker and very nearly ended as a major rescue – see true story for detailsThere have now been a couple of Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 64 in 2007

Team called to assist a female fell-walker who had a suspected torn calf muscle and was unable to walk off the fell by herself. She was quickly located on the Corridor Route, just off Lingmell Col and stretchered down to Wasdale. The injury did not require hospital treatment but was Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 62 in 2007

A party of two walkers became disorientated on the summit of Great Gable. They used their mobile phone to call ‘999’ for assistance. Communication was very difficult and they were unhappy about being given directions over the phone even though they were standing at the summit cairn facing the remembrance Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 60 in 2007

Police paged the team to search for a missing 60yr old male walker from Wirral in Cheshire who was up on holiday and failed to return to his accommodation. He was walking in the area between Seatallan and Middle Fell. 12 Wasdale MRT plus 4 SARDA search dogs were involved Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 58 in 2007

The team were paged by the police to respond to a female who was crag fast in a quarry near Bigrigg, Egremont. Clints Quarry is an overgrown disused quarry with steep sides. The lady had been walking round the quarry when she fell down the bank but her fall was Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 57 in 2007

Call at 23:20hr from Cumbria Police. Informant was Police in North Wales which caused some confusion. They had a police team doing 3 peaks and reported a male walker with a broken ankle in group also doing the 3 peaks by the slabs just below the summit plateau on Scafell Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 56 in 2007

Called by Police. Report of a camper wagon off the Hardknott pass road on the Wrynose side. ‘Driver could not get out for fear of vehicle dropping over edge’. The team were asked to stabilise the vehicle. Landrover with winch was dispatched with crash gear and stakes. The Fire brigade Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago