Last Bank Holiday Monday, we received a call from Cumbria Police about people potentially lost in the water at Wast Water requiring assistance. They had received multiple calls reporting similar things about paddle boarders in distress. Further information suggested that one person was unaccounted for. Multiple emergency services were activated Read more…
Cumbria Police requested team assistance after a 30kg dog refused to move on the Wastwater Screes. The Team Leader deployed a boat team and they successfully rescued the dog along with two walkers. All were safely returned to the landing area and continued their walk back to their campsite.
A call was received from Cumbria Police when two walkers on Yewbarrow heard a scream from the opposite side of the lake, and they were concerned that someone was in trouble. The Team Leader contacted the walkers and also made further enquiries locally. Nothing further to indicate a problem emerged, Read more…
The team was notified by Cumbria Police when a caller reported that a head torch had not moved for some time on the Screes. They were concerned for the person’s safety. The Team Leader asked a team member who lived in the valley to investigate. Happily by the time they Read more…
The 168th 999 alert for the year makes 2024 a new record for the team. Cumbria Police requested help from the team for a party of 7 walkers, one of whom had pulled a muscle whilst walking on the Screes near the lakeshore. A full callout was made, and both Read more…
Whilst incident 159 was ongoing a further call for help was received. Two walkers and their dog had lost their route on the Screes and were struggling to make progress. Their dog was also being carried at this point, making it particularly hazardous across the boulder fields. Additional team members Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police when a person in a car in a lay-by at the lake became concerned about a walker and their dog on the Screes boulder fields. They had not moved for a while, and with daylight fading they were worried about their safety. The Read more…
The team was called by Cumbria Police about a walker who had slipped, sustaining a very painful injury to her ankle. Phone Find located her and her walking partner on the Screes path. A full callout was made and access was quickest from the Brackenclose side, also avoiding the tricky Read more…
A call was taken from Cumbria Police about two uninjured walkers on the Screes whose dog was refusing to walk further. The team was called out with the intention of deploying the boat, however news was received relatively quickly that members of the public had helped out and were transferring Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a party of four walkers (in two separate groups) attempting to walk around Wast Water. However, one of the walkers was struggling to negotiate the boulder field and felt they could not continue in either direction. A full callout was made and Read more…
As the team rescuing the dogs from incident 25 was returning to base, another call had been received from Cumbria Police and more team members with fresher legs had been deployed. Once again, they passed each other in opposite directions. The call was regarding a mother and son who had Read more…
We were called yesterday by Cumbria Police about two people in difficulty on the Screes lakeshore. As part of a group of 4, they had originally planned to kayak down the lake from Brackenclose but found themselves unable to progress due to the windy conditions. They decided to abandon their Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police regarding two walkers who were concerned for their safety. The initial coordinates from the police call indicated a location around the Screes lakeshore. A local team member was tasked to investigate but no people requiring help could be found or seen. A short Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police regarding two walkers. They had two dogs but one of them was spooked and refused to move any further on a boulder field. The terrain makes it extremely difficult to make safe progress in this situation so the team were called out. The Read more…
The team received a call this afternoon from Cumbria Police about a party of three adults and a dog who had lost confidence that the could safely negotiate the lakeshore route at the bottom of the Screes, potentially having gone upwards rather than staying close to the lake. Like many Read more…
As members of the team were starting to set up a team barbecue on a sunny Friday afternoon, we were called by Cumbria Police about two people reporting themselves stuck on the Screes on the South side of Wast Water. They also had a dog with them. Fortunately as part Read more…
As the team was waiting for the helicopter to depart from the previous callout, a second call was received from Cumbria Police. A walker on the Screes lakeshore was in need of assistance. Details and exact location were not available as the message was relayed from people on the lake, Read more…
The team was called by Cumbria Police regarding a family whose dog was injured as they were crossing the Screes boulder field. They felt unable to move safely in either direction. A limited callout was made to deploy the team boat and ‘pick off’ the family group. Other team members Read more…
The team was called today about a walker on the Screes path who had fallen and injured her ankle. It was called in to Cumbria Police by another couple who were passing. The Team Leader called the team out, and the team boat was mobilised. The advance foot party arrived Read more…
In another Screes callout we were alerted by Cumbria Police to help an injured dog who was unable to carry on. The boat team responded again and was able to relocate the dog and their owners to much friendlier ground on the opposite side of the lake.