Cumbria Police received a call from a concerned mother reporting that her son was overdue from a walk on Scafell Pike. The Team Leader carried out initial enquiries but could not locate him using PhoneFind. His last known position was Taylor Gill Force at 10:30, which left a very large Read more
Cumbria Police received an emergency SOS message asking for Mountain Rescue on Scafell Pike, with an initial location at Sty Head. The Team Leader was unable to speak to anyone in the party. A second call came into the police through another emergency SOS service. It placed a female in Read more
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NWAS) received a call about a male who had injured his upper leg near Burnmoor Tarn. After some time the Team Leader was able to establish the party’s location, and the team deployed. Team members reached the casualty and stretchered him back to the Read more
Cumbria Police received multiple reports of a person stuck under a rock or boulder and getting cold in the area of the Dropping Crag. Some location data came with these calls, but the Team Leader was unable to speak to the person directly. Because the incident could have been serious, Read more
Cumbria Police received a call about a male who had fallen and was suspected to have broken his lower leg. The team deployed and were quickly on scene. He was treated and stretchered to a friend’s car, who took him to hospital.
NWAS received a call from a male who had tripped and injured his ankle. The team deployed, stretchered him off the hill, and handed him over to the care of the ambulance.
Cumbria Police received a call regarding a female with leg injuries who was unable to descend above the Lingmell Beck crossing. MRT arrived on scene, assessed her, and determined she was unable to continue on foot. The casualty was stretchered off the hill and transported down to Wasdale. She was Read more
Cumbria Police received a call about a male with leg injuries who was unable to descend without assistance. Due to low numbers from Wasdale and Duddon, Coastguard R897 was requested to assist getting him off the hill. A team member was already on the hill and was quickly on scene, Read more
Cumbria Police received a call regarding a 46‑year‑old male with an ankle injury near the Lingmell Beck crossing. Wasdale MRT deployed and stretchered the casualty off the hill, transporting him back to base. He was then handed over to the ambulance for onward care.
Cumbria Police received a call about a male who had taken a fall of around 5m into Great Hall Gill. He had managed to get out of the water, but was not able to walk out. After a short search to locate the casualty, team members got on scene to Read more
Cumbria Police received a call about three males who were lost and stuck. Police managed to get their location as Little Narrowcove. The assistant team leader spoke with them, and they were uncomfortable moving from their location. The team deployed and collected them, walking them back down to Wasdale Head, Read more
Cumbria Police received a call about a female with an injured ankle. The assistant team leader attempted to make contact but was struggling; contact was eventually made with the informants, though they were at a different location. A location was eventually obtained, not far from Burnthwaite Farm. The casualty was Read more
Cumbria Police received a call via iPhone Emergency SOS reporting that two walkers had come across a 77-year-old male and his grandson, who were very cold. The team was unable to make contact with the casualty site due to the location, so the team deployed, along with Maritime and Coastguard Read more
Cumbria Police received a call via the iPhone Emergency Satellite SMS service about a female who had slipped and injured her ankle, causing a compound fracture. The team and North West Air Ambulance Charity (Helimed 08) deployed to assist. The ankle was bandaged up and immobilised, and the casualty was Read more
Cumbria Police received a call from Coastguard UK Mission Control Centre, via a Garmin emergency activation, about a knee injury in upper Eskdale. Due to limited information, a local team member was deployed directly to locate & assess the casualty. Meanwhile, the rest of the team was assembling for a Read more
Cumbria Police received a call about four 18-year-old males who were stuck on Broad Stand and unable to get off. The team deployed, along with Coastguard Rescue 897. The heli was requested to assist in getting the heavy crag equipment up the hill, given it would have taken the team Read more
Cumbria Police received a call about a male suffering severe cramp and unable to walk. Due to the group’s location, police were unable to obtain a grid reference for the party of three, and as the 999 call was on a roaming network, no location information was available to them. Read more
NWAS requested assistance with a casualty due to his location down an embankment. The team deployed and retrieved the male from where he was stuck. He had injured his arm but was able to walk down to the waiting ambulance.
Cumbria Police received a call from a male reporting that his partner was struggling to descend, feeling dizzy, unwell, and nauseous. Base contacted them and obtained a location on the Brown Tongue path. As team members were already on the hill dealing with Incident 123, they were diverted to assist. Read more
Cumbria Police received a call regarding a male who had collapsed very close to the summit of Scafell Pike. A member of the public and the casualty’s brother had already begun CPR. Communications were extremely limited due to the location, but the 999 call provided an accurate position. Wasdale MRT, Read more