The third incident of the day was to a casualty at Muncaster Castle with a suspected hip fracture. She was treated at the scene by the air ambulance Doctor and then carried on stretcher to an awaiting land ambulance.
The team was called out to attend a walker who had fractured her ankle on the coast path near St Bees Head lighthouse. The ankle was treated and splinted and the team then stretchered the casualty to a waiting ambulance.
The team was called out to assist a man who had sustained an injury whilst using an axe to cut wood. A team doctor worked with paramedics to stabilise the injury before the team stretched them to the waiting ambulance.
Whilst responding to the incident at Boot in Eskdale, the team were asked to attend a woman with a suspected fractured femur near the summit of Scafell Pike. Duddon and Furness MRT were asked to cover the Boot incident while 13 Wasdale team members ascended Scafell Pike via Mickledore. Due Read more…
The team was called out to assist The Ambulance Service recover a casualty with a lower leg injury from the fell near Boot. As the team was mobilising a second call came in for another incident on the a summit of Scafell Pike. Duddon and Furness dealt with the Boot Read more…
We were contacted by Keswick team about a man who was reported to have collapsed high up on Great Gable near Westmoreland Crags. Keswick team, along with the Great North Air Ambulance and a RN Seaking from HMS Gannet were already responding. We also mounted a callout and drove down Read more…
The team was called out to Muncaster Fell to attend a collapsed fell walker on a Duke of Edinburgh Award expedition. She was treated for exhaustion and stretchered from the fell.
As the first incident was coming to an end a second call came in. Initially the location or nature of the incident was unclear but developed into a report of a male who was struggling to make his way down off Scafell Pike and had fallen over a number of Read more…
The team was called out to attend to a group of three fell-walkers and their dog who were suffering from the cold above Lingmell Col on Scafell Pike. After being warmed inside a bivi tent and given some further warm clothing the group were all able to walk down to Read more…
We were called by Police about a 17 year old who was reported as suffering from Hypothermia near the base of Little Narrowcove in Upper Eskdale. We mounted a full callout in response but whilst assembling at base received a further call to tell us the cold person had recovered Read more…
The team was called out along with Cockermouth MRT to assist two people that had got themselves stuck on steep snow on Kirkfell. As the teams were responding, a Wasdale MRT team member walked into the two people who had become unstuck. 16 team members from Wasdale.
The team was called out to assist stranded motorists on the A595 in the south of our area. With the help of Cockermouth MRT we transported eleven people safety. The photos below show the exceptional conditions. Meanwhile Duddon and Furness MRT assisted by Kendal and Coniston were working from the Read more…
The team was contacted to assist a male who had become stuck in the gully adjacent to Pikes Crag. The team responded and climbed to his location. Once on scene the team secured the casualty and then lowered him to safer ground.
The team was called out to attend a female walker who had taken a fall on hard snow on Green How, Scafell. She was suffering from a leg injury as well as from exposure. A Royal Navy Sea King from HMS Gannet lifted six team members to near the casualty Read more…
We were called by Police to assist a lady who, whilst walking in the Skew Gill area on Scafell Pike, slipped and slid down an ice patch resulting in a bang to the head. Both the Great North Air Ambulance and a Royal Navy Seak King helicopter attended and the Read more…
The team was called out to search for a diver who had failed to surface on Wastwater. The team searched the water’s edge on foot and the lake using the team boat as part of a multi-agency response. The team boat was used overnight and on Monday to assist the Read more…
The team was called out to assist Langdale Ambleside MRT and Duddon and Furness MRT search for a walker missing after walking on Crinkle Crags. Whilst we were travelling from the Scafell Pike job the missing man was found by Duddon and Furness having walked out to Eskdale.
The team was called out to attend a walker who had fallen and sustained a head injury. He was on the main Scafell Pike path and by the time we arrived was suffering from hypothermia. We gave casualty care and stretchered him down to an ambulance at Brackenclose.
The team was called out to attend a woman with an injured ankle above Greendale Farm. Her leg was splinted and analgesia was given before the team stretchered her down to an ambulance. 19 team members involved.
The team was called out at around 10am to go to the aid of a person who had taken a considerable fall from above the Red Gill area of Scafell. Tragically the casualty suffered fatal injuries from the fall. The team’s thoughts are with the family and friends.