Incidents – Wasdale Mountain Rescue

2010 incident 83

Callout to support Cockermouth MRT in the extended search for the missing lady who disappeared before Xmas. Six teams were involved during the day but the missing person was not found. 10 Wasdale MRT members were involved. Incident support closed later that day.

By Jon Lynch, 13 yearsFri 31st Dec 2010 ago

2010 incident 82(a)

Call from the Police to answer a ‘999’ call for help from a male and female walker who were stuck on the Screes path alongside Wastwater by the boulder field. The team leader advised on their position and persuaded them to walk in the right direction. They managed to walk Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 13 yearsFri 24th Dec 2010 ago

2010 incident 82

Call from the Police to respond to a ‘999’ call from a fallen walker on Great Gable. He was located high on the mountain above White Napes to the west of Westmoreland Crags with a reported dislocated knee. Temperatures were well below freezing. Chains were required to get the team Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 13 yearsMon 20th Dec 2010 ago

2010 incident 80

Call to assist the ambulance service following a car accident near the golf club in Whitehaven. The Ambulance could not get to the area due to the heavy snow. Two team members living locally managed to get to the crashed car although when they arrived, the vehicle had already been Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 13 yearsFri 3rd Dec 2010 ago

Other Location – Fri 3rd Dec 2010

‘999’ call came into the police from a driver who was stuck in snow. The male and female were initially reported as been stuck on the slip road to the Wasdale YHA. The team leader questioned the situation and the police agreed that there was little advantage in tasking the Read more…