All other incidents
Keswick MRT received a call from Cumbria Police which was confirmed to be in our area and passed through quickly. A walker on the Scafell Pike summit plateau was reporting people about 1.5km away on a ridge line near Lords Rake shouting for help. An accurate bearing was also taken Read more…
The fourth (and last) call of the evening from Cumbria Police was regarding someone at a camp site in Nether Wasdale reporting flashing lights on a mountain to the East. They were concerned that they were flashing to request help. A local team member was asked to investigate as the Read more…
A third call was received when a walker was reporting another group that was struggling to descend from the stream crossing on Brown Tongue. The informant was concerned that then family group was ill equipped for the conditions and the male walker was having frequent muscle spasms. They were all Read more…
The third call of the day arrived with a group of four walkers who had become separated from a larger group of 40 descending to Seathwaite. After 12 hours on the hill after summiting Scafell Pike they were all cold, with one person struggling to mobilise at all. It was Read more…
A late night call from Cumbria Police from an informant who was concerned for the safety of someone in the water who was screaming. Calls of this nature result in many emergency services attending, including mountain rescue as we have a boat and medical capability. A local team member quickly Read more…
A call was received from a walker that had become separated from the rest of her walking party, and then lost the path on the summit plateau. She was cold and wet and concerned for her safety with very poor visibility. The Team Leader was able to confirm her location Read more…
Another call yesterday from Cumbria Police for a vehicle in trouble on Hardknott Pass. A car had partially left the road and was not stable. A Team Leader happened to be close by and attended direct to coordinate any response with the police and fire service. However, on arrival, the Read more…
The fourth and last call of the day was received from Northwest Ambulance Service. They had a report of a vehicle hanging over an embankment with a significant drop, with a location of Hardknott Pass. When an exact location was obtained from a separate police call, it was confirmed that Read more…
The team was called by Cumbria Police about support for a potential search for a missing person. However shortly after the alert, they confirmed that they had found the person and that the team was not required.
A call was taken from Cumbria Police about two uninjured walkers on the Screes whose dog was refusing to walk further. The team was called out with the intention of deploying the boat, however news was received relatively quickly that members of the public had helped out and were transferring Read more…
The team was called by Cumbria Police about two walkers who were descending from Scafell Pike. One of the walkers was very tired and they were concerned that they may not make it back to their vehicle before darkness fell. The mobile phone signal was marginal so limited information was Read more…
The team was due to do some joint training in Ennerdale with members of Cockermouth MRT. As the team arrived Cockermouth MRT had just been called out to a missing paraglider near Buttermere. The training was therefore cancelled, and Wasdale MRT along with members of Keswick MRT went to assist. Tragically Read more…
We were called by Cumbria Police late on Wednesday to supplement their search for a missing person. The Team Leader initiated a full callout. However, as team members were assembling at the RV point to be given a search area, the news was received that the missing person had been Read more…
The team were asked to support Keswick MRT yesterday in a significant search operation for a missing person. Seven Wasdale members attended and searched their allocated areas. An excellent outcome, well done to search dog Bramble on her first find! Thanks to Keswick MRT for their hospitality and hot food Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police via Cockermouth MRT who were originally assigned the call. A group of walkers could see lights that appeared to them to be flashing on the climbers traverse path on Great Gable and they were concerned that they were trying to summon help. A Read more…
The team assisted with Great North Air Ambulance Service recovering their helicopter that was stranded on callout 28. Thanks as always to the Great North Air Ambulance Service crew for their help on Saturday’s callout…Their post says it all: – Fog… a pilot’s worst nightmare! When flying and landing in Read more…
A request was received from Cumbria Police to provide 4×4 vehicles to enable essential care visits in the Winter conditions following the heavy snowfall and subsequent icy conditions. However, it was established that the request was not for immediate deployment, so the team was stood down with a commitment to Read more…
The team supported the multi-agency response to the recent snow event in Cumbria. Three 4×4 vehicles were tasked to RV at Grizebeck and assist Cumbria Police to search abandoned vehicles. After a long night in difficult conditions all team members returned safely back to base.
The arrival of snow in Gosforth last Saturday resulted in traffic unable to get up the hill which then caused an increasing number of motorists stuck in deteriorating conditions. Cumbria Police called us, knowing that the base could possibly be used for welfare should the situation become prolonged and the Read more…
A call from Cumbria Police was passed across from Cockermouth MRT as on investigation it was likely to be in our area. A walker had heard shouts, whistles and dogs barking. The Team Leader asked a team member to further investigate whether it could be people and trail hounds on Read more…