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January 2012

Details of Incidents Attended by WMRT

Dent Fell – Sat 28th Jan 2012

The team were called out by the police to attend a man who had collapsed in Uldale, behind Dent Fell. The casualty was air-lifted to hospital by a Sea King from RAF Boulmer.
By Jon Lynch, 14 years ago
About to lift the stretcher over the narrow bridge almost at Brackenclose

Lingmell Col, Scafell Pike – Sun 22nd Jan 2012

The team were called out by the police to assist a female fell walker with a suspected broken ankle. She was descending from the summit of Scafell Pike when she suffered a stumble fall just above Lingmell Col. One of our team leaders, who was already on the fell, gave Read more
By Jon Lynch, 14 years ago

Hardknott Pass – Sat 14th Jan 2012

The Team were called by the police to investigate a call from members of the public who had become stuck on an icy road travelling from St Bees to Kendal.  After some detective work the likely location seemed to be Hard Knott Pass. A small group took a Team Landrover to investigate Read more
By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsSun 15th Jan 2012 ago

Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Fri 6th Jan 2012

The team were called by the Police for a single walker who was lost in the Hollowstones area whilst descending Scafell Pike. A limited callout was made and eleven team members headed up to find him. We used the GPS on his smartphone to get an exact location and then Read more
By Jon Lynch, 14 years ago
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