March 2017

Details of Incidents Attended by WMRT

Slight Side, Scafell – Thu 30th Mar 2017

We were called by Police about a walker who had reported himself lost whilst walking on Scafell, probably located somewhere near Slight Side. Initially the team leader tried to provide directions over the phone but when these were not successful a small team had to go onto the mountain to Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Eskdale – Tue 28th Mar 2017

Team called late last night about a walker reported overdue from a trip up Scafell Pike. On investigating further it became likely the missing walker had joined forces with another and both were potentially lost on the mountain. With relatively little information to go on regarding their location we delayed Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 25th Feb 2017

We were called by Police about a group of 3 walkers reported overdue from a walk on Scafell Pike. When their car was located in Wasdale it was decided to mount a search to look for the missing walkers. They were found around 03:20 in Upper Eskdale by members of Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago