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…
The team received a call this afternoon from Cumbria Police about a walker who had collapsed whilst descending Scafell Pike. A passing doctor was on scene and his concern was a serious heat related illness. Mountain Leaders on the hill called it in and also other members of the public Read more…
The team received a call from Cumbria Police about a walker who had taken a wrong turn from her intended route from the summit and then taken a fall. She was also feeling dizzy and faint. The walker was given directions to descend slowly and a small team was called Read more…
The team received a call from Cumbria Police from someone reporting a lone walker with an injured ankle. The person was unable to help the walker to the nearest road and so had called for help. Several team members deployed direct but were unable to find anyone at the expected Read more…
The team received a call yesterday afternoon from North West Ambulance Service about a walker who had slipped, fallen and sustained an ankle injury. After attempting to carry on she was unable to bear any weight without significant pain. A full team callout ensued and after a warm and steep Read more…
The team received a call yesterday evening from Cumbria Police about a lone walker who was tired and worried about being able to safely return to Seathwaite in the dark. She had no torch, was inexperienced on the high fells and had low battery life on her mobile phone. She Read more…
Whilst incident number 67 was ongoing, a second casualty also presented themselves for help whilst on scene with a laceration to their foot. This was fortunately relatively minor and after applying a dressing they were able to walk out to the road.
The team received a call from Cumbria Police yesterday afternoon about someone who had jumped into the pools at Tongue Pot in Upper Eskdale and had suffered a dislocated shoulder. A full callout was quickly made, as these injuries are typically extremely painful. Helicopter support was unavailable at this time Read more…
The team received a call yesterday evening from North West Ambulance Service requesting assistance to access and transport a patient who lived a distance away from a paved road. It was unsure whether the land ambulance could access safely. A small team of two local team members were asked to Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a lone walker who had taken a tumble on the Corridor Route. He had injured his knee and was unable to move. A full callout was swiftly made. Once on scene, team Casualty Carers assessed and then splinted his leg, that had Read more…
An early call from Cumbria Police was received regarding two walkers who had set off for a walk up Scafell at 12:30 the previous day and had not returned as expected. Another family member had received texts through the night indicating they were lost and struggling to find their way Read more…
As team members were back at the vehicles having dealt with two previous callouts a passing walker informed us that a someone had fallen and sustained a suspected broken ankle at the intake wall on the main tourist path. This was confirmed by a call received from Cumbria Police. Both Read more…
In the second call of the afternoon a report was received from Cumbria Police about a walker who had collapsed and was not responsive. As some team members were in base assembling for the first callout, a team vehicle was despatched within three minutes of the call. Swift progress was Read more…
The team was called by Cumbria Police in the first of three calls on Saturday afternoon. A very experienced walker had slipped, sustained an injury to his knee and was now unable to bear any weight. A full callout was made with extra support once again requested from our friends 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…
We were called on Sunday afternoon by North West Ambulance Service about a cyclist who had misjudged a downhill bend at speed, veered off the road and took a tumble off her bike. She was unable to move, with facial injuries and concerns also about her back and shoulder. A 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 yesterday about a walker who had fallen and sustained a head injury and a suspected fractured wrist on the descent from Scafell Pike. A full callout was made, and due to slightly low numbers for a long carry additional support was once again requested and provided Read more…
In the fourth and last callout of the day, two walkers found themselves on steep ground on the Eskdale side of Slight Side. With little or no mobile signal and some potentially dangerous steep ground to negotiate to get to safety, the walkers were asked to stay put and the Read more…
After a good outcome to our overnight search, we were stood down and making our way off the hill. However, our search dog Jess clearly hadn’t heard the radio messages and alerted us to a lone walker at the top of Piers Gill. The walker had suffered from a fall, Read more…