Team called this afternoon to support NWAS with a cyclist who’d become unwell whilst on the Eskdale trail. First responders and paramedics were already on scene. The team carried the casualty the short distance to the waiting ambulance.
Incidents — Full Callout
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Penny Hill, Eskdale – Sat 8th Jun 2019 – Callout 20 in 2019
Weather : Clear
Team called this evening for a walker who’d taken a tumble off a crag and sustained leg and pelvic injuries. NWAS Paramedics were already on scene providing casualty care. Team helped to package the casualty and then move them down the slope to where the Coastguard Helicopter was waiting to take the …
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Lords Rake, Scafell – Wed 5th Jun 2019 – Callout 19 in 2019
Weather : Misty
We were called by Police about 2 walkers reporting themselves crag fast after loosing the route on Lord’s Rake and getting into steep ground. Their location was determine using PhoneFind. Team members then went to the location and using ropes extricated them from the crag and then walked back down to Wasdale. …
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Scafell Pike – Mon 3rd Jun 2019 – Callout 18 in 2019
Weather : Hill Fog
Team called by Police about a walker reported missing from a trip up Scafell Pike. As the walker was on their own a search was mounted over night to try to locate them. Team members from Wasdale and Duddon teams searched areas around Scafell Pike. Around 0600 the Duddon team made …
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Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Sat 1st Jun 2019 – Callout 17 in 2019
Weather : Overcast
The team was called this evening for a walker who’d slipped on damp stones on the Brown Tongue path injuring their ankle and unable to weight bear. The injury was assessed on scene, splinted and then the casualty was carried down to Brackenclose.
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Broad Crag Col, Scafell Pike – Wed 22nd May 2019 – Callout 15 in 2019
The team was called out to assist a walker who had broken her wrist on Scafell Pike, above Broad Crag Col. The team splinted the arm and helped her walk down to Wasdale Head.
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Christcliffe, Eskdale – Thu 9th May 2019 – Callout 14 in 2019
We were called by Police about a walker who’d slipped whilst descending a path above Christcliffe Farm in Eskdale, felt their knee ‘pop’ and could no longer walk. The casualty was assessed at the scene, pain relief was given and the leg splinted and then they were carried down to the road by stretcher.
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Lingmell Col, Scafell Pike – Sun 28th Apr 2019 – Callout 12 in 2019
Full Callout, Scafell Pike Path, Lingmell Col
We were called by NWAS about a walker who had slipped whilst ascending Scafell Pike on the main path near Lingmell Col sustaining a blow to their head and arm / hand injuries. The team was out training in the nearby Red Gill area on Scafell and team …
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Ill Crag – Tue 23rd Apr 2019 – Callout 11 in 2019
Weather: Clear and sunny.
The team was called this afternoon for a lone female walker, lost and crag fast. Her position was quickly identified by Phonefind and she was contacted by mobile phone.
Having no map, compass or mountain experience and being too scared to move, in a complex area of steep ground, it was …
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Lingmell – Wed 10th Apr 2019 – Callout 10 in 2019
We were called by Police about 2 walkers who reported themselves crag fast whilst ascending the fell from Wasdale. Using PhoneFind their position was established as being on the West Face of Lingmell, overlooking Wasdale Head Inn. A team member who was in the area went to the scene and helped to escort the 2 …
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