A group of four 16-17 year old DoE doing gold award reported a female member of their party as cold and potentially hypothermic near Scafell Pike. It was established that they were actually near Allencrags Gill at the head of Langstrath. They had full camping gear. Deputy team leader established Read more
Team were paged by the police following a ‘999’ call for overdue walkers. While the team leader was gathering details and deciding the next steps, the missing persons turned up safe and well. Incident stood down at 10.05 p.m. with no further action necessary.
Callout by the police for a male and female walkers in their late 20’s who were lost on their descent from Scafell Pike to Seathwaite. From their description to the Team Leader, it put them in the area between Broad Crag and Calf Cove. Although instructions were being given to Read more
Callout by the police for an overdue group of 11 Three peakers who were lost in upper Eskdale. The Team leader advised that it would light shortly and to wait until they could gather their bearings. They called back in later the next morning to advise that they were down Read more
The police received a ‘999’ call from the wife of an overdue walker who had set off from Wasdale. The team leader gathered details and decided to hold back until 6.00 p.m. to give the walker time to turn up. He was picked up safe and on Hardknott Pass. No Read more
The team were paged by the police regarding some missing persons on Scafell Pike. The Team leader investigated the call. The missing persons turned up safe and well at 8:50 hrs and the incident was closed with no requirement for the team to be mobilised.
Search for a two 30 yr old missing walkers on Scafell Pike. Whilst the team were assessing whether to go out or not the missing persons turned up safe and well. Torrential rain hit Cumbria that evening. Incident closed at 10.31 p.m. with no further action necessary.
71yr old male reported missing on a walk from Wasdale Head. Man located as Black Sail Youth Hostel in Ennerdale before any Wasdale MRT action required.
Call came in from the Police regarding a single male (plus dog) reported to be lost but on the summit of Pillar. He was given instructions (by mobile phone) on how to use the map and compass he did have with him and subsequently made his own way down, confirming Read more
‘999’call to Cumbria Police from 7 x Three Peakers who had left Seathwaite earlier in the evening. They became lost on the corridor route and requested guiding. The Team Leader advised that it would be light in three hours, it would take the team 2 hours to get to them. Read more
A couple of walkers were descending from Scafell Pike and trying to find Styhead. Whilst the Team Leader was sorting out details, the police returned a call to advise that they had just ‘bumped into’ a group of walkers who would help them down. Incident closed with no further action Read more
Team called out by the police to respond to an incident which resolved itself within 15 mins of the call. Incident stood down and no further action necessary.
Report from the Police of 2 members of a walking party who had failed to rendezvous at Beck Head. They were last seen at Black Sail Pass and were intending to walk around the back of Kirk Fell to meet the rest of their party who were walking over Kirk Read more
Call via the Police, regarding a family with several children (8-13) lost on Green Gable. Team Leader spoke to them and gave advice which allowed them to follow the correct path back towards Seathwaite. Details passed to Keswick MRT but no further response from WMRT needed.
Request from Police to respond to a call regarding two members of a party reported overdue on Kirk Fell. Their companions had walked their intended route without finding them. No immediate action was taken by the team and the missing persons eventually phoned to say that they were safe and Read more
Call came in to the Police from walkers who were lost. Whilst the Deputy Team leader was dealing with the details the lost persons called back in to say that they no longer required MR assistance as another walker was now guiding them down, Incident closed at 1.46 p.m. with Read more
Paged by Police following a report of overdue walkers. While the Deputy Team leader was investigating the incident the missing persons turned up safe and well within 30 minutes. Incident closed.
An Informant rang to say they had lost a member of their party on Scafell Pike. Deputy Team Leader could not contact the informant. Eventually the informant rang back to say that he had found the missing person and that no further help was required.
A group of 3 people reported themselves lost on Scafell Pike. The Deputy Team Leader established their location over the telephone (top of Lingmell Gill, near Lingmell Scars) and gave guidance to get them to reach the nearest path.
Two walkers in their early 20s (male and female) found themselves lost in a deep gulley whilst descending from Scafell Pike. A telephone call from the Team Leader established that they were well down Piers Gill above the first waterfall step. He gave them directions to get themselves out of Read more