All other incidents
Police paged the team to go to the rescue a diver who was in Wastwater lake and in difficulties. He had been diving at depth when problems occurred with breathing. 12 team members attended and the rescue boat was taken to the Lake. Before the rescue got fully underway the Read more
Request came in from a local hound trailer to save his hound which had taken a fall over Stirrup Crag on Yewbarrow. Two team members carried out the rescue and the dog was returned to the valley bottom.
Whilst out on a training day the team found a crag fast sheep, well down one of the gulleys. The sheep had been down the gulley for some time (all the vegetation around it had been eaten) and there was no way it could ascend. It was stuck with a Read more
Cumbria Police paged the team to respond to a mobile phone ‘999’ from a man with breathing difficulties who was stuck on ice on Hardknott Pass, reported to be on the Eskdale side. Two cars were involved with three people. Treated as a medical emergency but with no anticipated fell Read more
‘999’ mobile call to Cumbria police from a concerned walker who had come across a lone male walker in his early 50’s lying down near the summit of Lingmell. He was weak, cold and wet and had been out there since Saturday. The details were passed to the Team Leader Read more
Following a serious 4 vehicle road traffic accident on the A595 at Calderbridge, the team leader and team doctor (at the rescue base at the time of the accident) attended with advance vehicle and casualty care equipment. The road was closed for 6 hours. One of the drivers in the Read more
Whilst the team were returning from incident 66, they were flagged down by a driver who had driven his van down a lane and slid off the track into the side of the track. He asked for assistance. The vehicle was towed out and he went on his way, happy Read more
Called by Police. Report of a camper wagon off the Hardknott pass road on the Wrynose side. ‘Driver could not get out for fear of vehicle dropping over edge’. The team were asked to stabilise the vehicle. Landrover with winch was dispatched with crash gear and stakes. The Fire brigade Read more
The team were called to help the Police search the River Ehen, Egremont following the discovery of personal items left next the riverbank. Around 15 team members were involved along with a SARDA dog handler and members of the local canoe club. Both sides of the river were scoured upstream Read more
Request from Cumbria police to assist in the search for a female in her mid thirties, reported missing that morning from the Thornhill area. The team assembled ready to begin the search in fields and footpaths when the call came through from the police that the missing person’s body had Read more
Police paged the team following a call from a couple on the National Trust campsite at Wasdale Head who had seen lights on the Green How path (Scafell) which had been stationary for 20 mins. The Deputy Team Leader rang the informant to find out if the light was giving Read more
A telephone call came into the Team Leader via the bar staff at the Wasdale Head Inn. An elderly gentleman walked into the bar and told the bar staff that he had heard a female voice shouting for help in the vicinity of Dore Head. The Team Leader notified the Read more
The police paged the team who were already at the Wasdale Head at the fundraising Kern Knotts weekend to rescue a dog who was unable to walk down from Scafell Pike. The dog, a lovely natured 6 and half year old labrador called Prince had badly injured both of his Read more
Police contacted the Deputy Team leader to respond to an incident where an elderly man was at the top of a tall tree near the town of Egremont. The police and fire service were in attendance. Having tried their best to talk the gentleman down and failed, and the fire Read more
The Team received a telephone call from the Wasdale Head Hotel to assist with transporting a coach load of Brownies. The coach was transporting 20 Brownies and their leaders from Workington to the Old School in Eskdale. The driver did not know the road ended up at Wasdale Head. When Read more
The team leader was called by the police to investigate and possibly rescue the occupants of five snow bound cars on the Cold Fell road which runs between Calderbridge and Ennerdale Bridge. Although the police and local radio had put out weather warnings of more snow that afternoon, a number Read more
The team leader was called by the police to rescue the occupants of five stranded vehicles on the A595 road between Waberthwaite and Bootle. A snow plough was also blocked in with a digger working its way towards the stranded cars from the south. The team had already put themselves Read more
The team were paged by Workington police to attend a search for a missing teenage girl who had been swept down the river Ehen at Egremont. The 16 year old girl from Egremont had been walking her dog along the bank of the river Ehen which was in full spate Read more
The deputy team leader was contacted regarding a report of flashing lights on the Wastwater. There was significant confusion as to what the incident was since the Police, when contacted, had no record of the incident. The ‘999’ had been put through to the Coastguard who had then passed the Read more
Not an incident as such but could be classed as a proactive team response under the category of incident prevention.1130 hrs a large party of children had been dropped off at Wasdale Head and set off up Mosedale – they appeared ill equipped but no action was taken apart from Read more