Casualties who report themselves as lost or in need of assistance when still able to move and uninjured.
A ‘999’ call for assistance received from a couple on holiday from London making their way from Scafell Pike who had become disorientated. From the information provided over the phone they were on the left side of Piers Gill (Lingmell side). The team leader gave them directions to return to Read more…
Police call regarding two 3 peakers who were disorientated on the way down from Scafell Pike. Little information in the initial call, other than a mobile number. Further call received direct later in the morning, reporting two 3 peakers overdue. These were indeed the same names that we were already Read more…
Police contacted the team to attend to a further rescue. A couple on a mobile phone were descending from Scafell Pike when they became lost in the mist and rain. They reported that they were cold and wet and hungry. They were only wearing ‘T’ shirts and shorts with lightweight Read more…
Callout by the police for a male and female walkers in their late 20’s who were lost on their descent from Scafell Pike to Seathwaite. From their description to the Team Leader, it put them in the area between Broad Crag and Calf Cove. Although instructions were being given to Read more…
Callout by the police for an overdue group of 11 Three peakers who were lost in upper Eskdale. The Team leader advised that it would light shortly and to wait until they could gather their bearings. They called back in later the next morning to advise that they were down Read more…
Call from the police regarding two missing walkers. The walkers reported themselves lost on Scafell Pike and 15 Wasdale team members plus a including a SARDA (lakes) search dog from the Wasdale team spent to night searching routes on the mountain but no one was found. /p> Following on from Read more…
Called out assist Keswick and Langdale MRTs to search for a DoE group walking from Wasdale to Langdale via Sprinkling Tarn. The group were located safe and well by a SARDA Lakes search dog from Keswick MRT in upper Eskdale below Esk Hause in the early afternoon. 15 Wasdale team Read more…
The police received a ‘999’ call from a female lost walker on Scafell Pike with children aged 6 and 8. The group were from Knutsford. The Team Leader was able to talk the lost person and established that they were on the left side of Piers Gill in low cloud Read more…
The police received a ‘999’ call from a mobile phone from a Chinese male and female walker who were lost on Scafell Pike with an injured knee. They had ascended Scafell Pike from Langdale earlier that day, leaving at 11:00 hrs When the Deputy Team Leader was talking to them Read more…
Team paged by Cumbria Police. Two ladies lost on the Corridor route between Styhead and Scafell Pike. They were unable to cross the bad step at Greta Gill. They were met by a passing American walker who was helping them find an alternative route. The Team leader persuaded them on Read more…
Call came in from the Police regarding a single male (plus dog) reported to be lost but on the summit of Pillar. He was given instructions (by mobile phone) on how to use the map and compass he did have with him and subsequently made his own way down, confirming Read more…
‘999’call to Cumbria Police from 7 x Three Peakers who had left Seathwaite earlier in the evening. They became lost on the corridor route and requested guiding. The Team Leader advised that it would be light in three hours, it would take the team 2 hours to get to them. Read more…
A couple of walkers were descending from Scafell Pike and trying to find Styhead. Whilst the Team Leader was sorting out details, the police returned a call to advise that they had just ‘bumped into’ a group of walkers who would help them down. Incident closed with no further action Read more…
Call via the Police, regarding a family with several children (8-13) lost on Green Gable. Team Leader spoke to them and gave advice which allowed them to follow the correct path back towards Seathwaite. Details passed to Keswick MRT but no further response from WMRT needed.
) Call from the Police regarding a party of six three peakers who had got lost on Scafell Pike. They had left Seathwaite at 7.20 p.m. and been on the summit at 9.50 p.m. but then got disorientated in cloud and darkness as they tried to return. Their description of Read more…
Call came in to the Police from walkers who were lost. Whilst the Deputy Team leader was dealing with the details the lost persons called back in to say that they no longer required MR assistance as another walker was now guiding them down, Incident closed at 1.46 p.m. with Read more…
An Informant rang to say they had lost a member of their party on Scafell Pike. Deputy Team Leader could not contact the informant. Eventually the informant rang back to say that he had found the missing person and that no further help was required.
A group of 3 people reported themselves lost on Scafell Pike. The Deputy Team Leader established their location over the telephone (top of Lingmell Gill, near Lingmell Scars) and gave guidance to get them to reach the nearest path.
Two walkers in their early 20s (male and female) found themselves lost in a deep gulley whilst descending from Scafell Pike. A telephone call from the Team Leader established that they were well down Piers Gill above the first waterfall step. He gave them directions to get themselves out of Read more…
The police paged the team following a ‘999’ call from walkers lost on the summit of Great Gable – their location was known but they were unable to get themselves down – a limited call out ensued and Wasdale team members walked them down from the summit to Styhead where Read more…