All other incidents
Our 100th alert for the year from a calling authority was received from Cumbria Police on Saturday evening. A walker was suffering from the cold and wet conditions and was reported to be taking shelter in what sounded very much like the Keswick MR stretcher box at Styhead. As such, Read more
Another call was received on Sunday afternoon. Cumbria Police alerted us to a lone walker who was tragically reported to be deceased by another passing walker. Support from Coastguard helicopter R199 was requested, and they were able to give lifts to multiple team members and equipment as far as the Read more
On Saturday afternoon, whilst incident #51 and 52 were still ongoing, we got a call from Cumbria Police about the now famous Akita dog, Rocky. On checking the grid reference it was out of our patch and so was transferred to Keswick MRT. They duly took the job on and Read more
We were asked last weekend to support Duddon and Furness MRT in a sweep of the fell roads over Birker and Corney Fells.
Our first tasking of the year commenced after a call was received from Cumbria Police. Two walkers descending from Scafell Pike arrived at the stream crossing and did not believe it was safe to cross after a period of heavy rain. They were becoming increasingly cold. The team responded and Read more
After a relatively quiet spell the team were called three times on Saturday 26 November. In the first call, a walker reported hearing shouts and whistles around the Piers Gill area. As this is a hazardous area with potentially very serious consequences, a full team callout was made quickly to Read more
We were alerted about a party of eight walkers who had become benighted whilst trying to make their way back to Seathwaite. On this occasion it made most sense for our neighbours at Keswick MRT to handle the task as they were heading for Borrowdale. After a successful Phonefind and Read more
We were called by Cumbria Police about a party of two walkers, one of whom had lost an essential item of personal first aid. The team would have been able to supply this if necessary, so the walkers didn’t need to look for it. They were then able to continue Read more
In another Screes callout we were alerted by Cumbria Police to help an injured dog who was unable to carry on. The boat team responded again and was able to relocate the dog and their owners to much friendlier ground on the opposite side of the lake.
The team were alerted to help two walkers and their dog who were attempting to cross the Screes by the lakeshore of Wast Water. At the start of the last boulder field their dog became unwell and refused to move further. We were able to help by sending some team Read more
A call was received via the police from a member of the public who was several miles away. They had observed what they believed to be an emergency flare around the Lingmell Col area. Fortunately after some enquiries by the Team Leader it was quickly established that this was a Read more
We were alerted by Cumbria Police about a well equipped family group of six walkers one of whom was struggling on the descent from Scafell Pike. A limited callout was made to go and assist them. In the meantime, they walked some of the way towards Lingmell Nose to keep Read more
We were alerted by Cumbria Police about a walker whose footwear had unfortunately suffered a malfunction and they were attempting to descend from Scafell Pike barefoot. Thankfully, with some encouragement from the Team Leader they managed to repair the offending item sufficiently to make slow progress down by themselves, and Read more
A call was received from Cumbria Police to help with a search for a vulnerable person in Whitehaven. Jess, our search dog was agreed to be most effective way to cover the most ground quickly. However, before they were able to get boots and paws on the ground, happily the Read more
The team was called in the early hours by Cumbria Police about a vulnerable person reported missing around the Corridor Route area. A small team was deployed later in the morning to try to locate the person and help guide them back down to Borrowdale. They were able to do Read more
The Team Leader was alerted by Cumbria Police regarding a concerned camper who had seen lights on Lingmell and was worried that they needed assistance. Following initial enquiries a second Team Member was asked to go to Brackenclose to investigate further following which the team was stood down. A false Read more
A call was received about a car stuck on Hardknott Pass. The driver and passenger were unhurt. Normally we only attend in order to assist the occupants, and do not attempt to move vehicles. A team member who was in the area went to assess the scene, by which time Read more
Cumbria police declared a major incident. All the lake district mountain rescue teams were on alert, some teams have had multiple callouts in a short space of time. Had they been struggling for resources, the other teams would have stepped in to help. The “silver†alert is ongoing as the Read more
The team was called out to assist Duddon & Furness MRT in their search for a vulnerable missing person. The person was found by a search dog not long after deployment. A good outcome.
Flooding risks were identified within the Wasdale MRT area of responsibility and Swift Water Technicians were alerted to deal with potential incidents.