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
Tuesday night, Cumbria Police received a call from a member of the public who could hear shouting on the fells. No exact location — just a voice somewhere in the dark. Our team leader spoke with the informant, who gave a good description putting the sound south of his position, Read more
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 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 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
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
Cumbria Police received a call regarding a male who had been struck by falling rocks, resulting in head and hand injuries. The party was large, and while some members were able to make their way out on foot, two others were in precarious positions within the gill and required assistance. Read more
Cumbria Police received multiple calls from members of the public reporting whistles and shouts for help. The MRT Team Leader investigated and, after speaking with callers, narrowed the location to the Scafell Crag / Lords Rake area. A full team callout was initiated, with Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team Read more
Cumbria Police received a call from a male walker feeling unwell, suffering from sickness, diarrhoea, and exhaustion, and unable to continue. He was accompanied by two friends, and their plan had been to wild camp. Due to the casualty’s condition and location, MRT deployed. With limited team numbers and the Read more
Cumbria Police received a call regarding a female who had fallen and injured her ankle, leaving her unable to continue. The group she was with numbered 15 people, but they were unable to assist her down due to the nature of the injury and terrain. The MRT Team Leader investigated Read more
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust received a call regarding a male who had fallen, sustaining a suspected collar bone injury along with a potential head injury. The MRT Assistant Team Leader spoke with the casualty’s friend, gathered details, and deployed the team. Due to the possibility of head and Read more
Cumbria Police received a call from a member of the public who had come across a male with both leg and head injuries near Ill Crag. MRT deployed, and due to the reported head injury, Coastguard Rescue 897 was also requested. As MRT were still making their way in on Read more
Cumbria Police received a call about a lone male who had slipped and broken/dislocated his ankle and was unable to continue. The MRT Team Leader made contact, confirmed his location, and deployed MRT alongside Coastguard Rescue 897. Rescue 897 arrived first, managed the casualty, and due to the severity of Read more
As Incident 87 was concluding, Cumbria Police received a call about two exhausted males who were out of water and unable to continue. With the team already fatigued from multiple incidents, the MRT Team Leader requested assistance from Coastguard Rescue 897. Rescue 897 attended and lifted both walkers off the Read more
Cumbria Police received a report from a 2 members of the public stating that a male had fallen approximately 30 metres from Broad Stand. The passer‑by’s were unable to reach the casualty due to the terrain & needed to have phone signal for speaking with MRT, but two climbers were Read more
While the team were concluding Incident 84, Cumbria Police received a call reporting that a female walker had fallen and twisted her ankle on Great Gable. As Wasdale, Cockermouth, and Duddon & Furness MRT were already on the hill, all three teams were able to deploy immediately to this second Read more
Cumbria Police received a call reporting that a male walker was struggling to descend from Scafell Pike due to a lower leg injury. An MRT member already on the hill reached the casualty first to assess the situation while the rest of the team made their way up. As additional Read more
Cumbria Police received a call reporting that a male walker had fallen and dislocated his shoulder in Foxes Tarn Gully. His friend made the emergency call, and two passing climbers stopped to assist, helping keep the casualty warm while MRT made their way to the scene. Due to the remote Read more
Cumbria Police received a report that a couple had become separated in foggy conditions on Illgill Head. The pair had lost sight of each other and the female eventually made her way back to their accommodation after attempting to locate him on the hill. The MRT Team Leader began investigations, Read more