During incident 147, another call was received from Cumbria Police. A walker had slipped and sustained an ankle injury near Great Lad Crag, and could not weight bear. Resources were diverted from further up the valley and Rescue 199, already assisting with the prior incident, offered support. The helicopter was Read more
Cumbria Police received a 999 call from a party of three walkers located below Stand Crag. A walker had sustained an ankle injury and was unable to continue. With a poor mobile signal making communications difficult direct with the walking party, a full callout was made. Once on scene the Read more
During callout 128, a passing walker reported another walker struggling to descend from the Hollow Stones area after rolling her ankle. Three MRT members already deployed on the hill were diverted to assess. On arrival, the casualty reported a painful ankle after ‘rolling’ it on the descent. Some pain relief Read more
Cumbria Police contacted the team regarding a walker with a suspected broken ankle just beyond the top of Black Sail Pass. Her son made the call from Wasdale Head Inn and remained there to guide team members to the location. The walker was located approximately 100m beyond the col, assessed, Read more
The team was called by Cumbria Police on Sunday to assist a walker who had slipped and heard a crack in her ankle. It was too painful to continue. A full callout was swiftly initiated, with Helimed 08 also deploying due to the potentially serious complications described. Once on scene Read more
A call from Cumbria Police was received regarding a male with a twisted ankle at Hollow Stones. The Team Leader made contact and confirmed the casualty was able to descend slowly with self-administered pain relief. A passer-by kindly loaned walking poles, and the walker’s location was tracked every 30 minutes Read more
As callout 97 was in progress, a further call was taken from Cumbria Police. A walker had fallen, and injured her ankle and was now unable to bear any weight. Th location was also on the Corridor Route. The Team Leader was able to divert some team members to this Read more
A call was received by Cumbria Police after a walker slipped on wet ground, injuring her ankle with an audible crack, and could not continue. The location was Ritson’s Force at Wasdale Head. Family members in the group had called from the Wasdale Head Inn. The team was called out Read more
Last Saturday, we were notified by Cockermouth MRT about a fell runner who had sustained an ankle injury. When the exact location was determined, it was in Wasdale’s patch. After a handover, the Wasdale MRT Team Leader swiftly called out the team. Once on scene the fell runner was assessed Read more
The Team Leader was called by North West Ambulance Service about a walker who had fallen and suffered a painful injury to their ankle, rendering him unable to bear any weight. The team was called out and made their way to the location, just above the stream crossing on Brown Read more
The team was called by Cumbria Police about a walker who had fallen and injured her ankle. After trying to continue, she was no longer able to bear weight. A full callout was made and team members made their way to the scene. After a medical assessment, the offending ankle Read more
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a walker who had fallen, hurt his ankle and was unable to bear weight. It was difficult initially to determine the exact location. As such, a full callout was made to either support the coastguard team if required, or if the location Read more
A very busy weekend kicked off on Friday evening when a call was taken about a walker who had injured his ankle and could not weight bear. The location was confirmed to be high up on Broad Crag Col. With this location being very challenging for a stretcher carry, Coastguard Read more
As incident 44 was ongoing on Broad Stand, a further call was received from Cumbria Police. A walker had fallen and injured his ankle. The location was near Looking Stead, and on confirming an accurate location, it was established that it was in Cockermouth MRT’s area. A quick handover was Read more
As incident No.20 was being assessed, a further call came in from Cumbria Police. Another walker had fallen and suffered a serious ankle injury, very close to the location of the ongoing callout. The team were already mobilised, but due to the nature of the injury helicopter support was also Read more
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a walker who had slipped on scree, injured his ankle, and was finding it difficult to continue. The Team Leader was able to make contact, and as the walker was willing and able to make slow progress, he was advised to keep Read more
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a walker who had slipped, injured his ankle and was unable to bear any weight. The team was called out and made their way to the scene. On arrival the walker had continued to make progress downhill by hopping supported by his Read more
The team was called on Saturday afternoon regarding a walker who had slipped, injured her ankle and was unable to mobilise further. The Team Leader initiated a full callout, and with the injured walker in mist, helicopter support was not possible. Team members made their way to the scene and Read more
The team was called yesterday by Cumbria Police when a walker fell and sustained an injured ankle which prevented any further movement. A full callout was made with several team members deploying directly from the Wasdale Head Show which was in full swing. Once on scene the walker was assessed, Read more
A call was received from North West Ambulance Service to assist with a transfer of a walker who had rolled on her ankle sustaining a painful fracture. Once the team was on scene a medical assessment was made with pain relief given followed by splinting of the ankle. The short Read more