Incidents initiated by the failure of a party to turn up or report in by their expected time.
The team were contacted about a group overdue on Yewbarrow. Whilst we were gathering further information they turned up safe and well.
The team was contacted for an overdue fell runner. He turned up safe and well as we were gathering information.
Contacted by the Police for two overdue Coast 2 Coast walkers that had been reported to have walked via Scafell Pike. As it turns out the informant had a route card that detailed their walk which had not taken them via Scafell Pike, and were in Keswick MRT’s area. As Read more
A group of 4 had set off to climb Scafell Pike from Seathwaite in Borrowdale. They became separated on the ascent and one party arrived back at their vehicles with no sign of the others. After gathering details the team leader decided to leave more time for the other half Read more
At 22:47 we were called by the Police to investigate an overdue male from a Keswick hotel. He had set off to climb Scafell Pike at 10am and failed to return to the hotel. As the team leader was gathering details the overdue person arrived back at his hotel safe Read more
We were called out to search for a overdue male, last seen on one of the Great Gable ridges. As we left HQ we were informed by the Police that the male had turned up safe and well. 9 team members involved.
Before the first incident had completed we were contacted by Duddon and Furness team about a lady who was reported missing in the Hardknott Fort area. She had gone for a walk and her partner was now concerned about her. Due to lack of phone reception 3 team members went Read more
We were contacted by the Police regarding a male walker who had gone for a walk on Scafell Pike and was now overdue. Whilst we were gathering details he arrived back safe and well.
The team was called out to search for a female fellwalker who was overdue on a walk from Wasdale Head to Buttermere. She was expected in Buttermere at 7.30pm. Wasdale was requested to assist Cockermouth in a search from Scafell Pike to Great End, covering Esk Hause, the Band and Read more
The team was called to respond to an overdue male on walk from Seathwaite, Borrowdale. He split up from his party at Grains Gill to do the Corridor Route, maybe Lingmell, maybe Scafell Pike. The rest of the group carried on via Esk Hause to climb Scafell Pike. The two Read more
The team was contacted by the police about an overdue fell runner whose last known position had been in the Eskdale area. Whilst enquiries were being made they turned up safe and well.
The team was contacted by the Police regarding a small boy who’d become separated from his walking party on Scafell Pike. By the time we had contacted the informant the boy had been relocated, safe & well.
The team was contacted about a young orienteer who had not returned from a competition. Whilst enquiries were being made he turned up safe and well.
The team was called out to assist the Police with a search in the Kells area near Whitehaven for a missing male. Around 20 team members & 3 Search dogs attended along with the Coast Guard, St Bees lifeboat, Police & Police dogs unit. We stood down at around 2200. Read more
The team was called out to assist Cockermouth MRT with a search for a missing fell runner in the Buttermere area.
We were contacted by Police regarding an 80 year old man who had gone for a walk this morning in the Dent Fell – Longlands lake area and so far failed to return. As the Police were passing the details the missing man turned up safe and well and we stood Read more
We were contacted at 00:30 regarding a party of 2 walkers who had become separated earlier whilst trying to travel between Wasdale Head and Seathwaite in Borrowdale. One of the party had made it back to Seathwaite and raised the alarm because his companion did not turn up. Two members Read more
Team contacted by the police for a group of missing walkers. Whilst the team leader was gathering information the group turned up safe and well and the incident was stood down.
Call from police for 3 overdue walkers. They had been on top of Scafell Pike at 15.30 hours but had not made contact with the mother of one of them since then. The start point of their walk was unknown, except that it was more likely to be on the Read more
Whilst rescuing the injured dog and its owner, the team were called out by the police to search for a 19 year old fell walker who had last been seen around Piers Gill at about 15:00. Descending from Scafell Pike he had become separated from his companion who had descended Read more