Cumbria Police received a call reporting that a male walker was struggling to descend from Scafell Pike due to a lower leg injury. An MRT member already on the hill reached the casualty first to assess the situation while the rest of the team made their way up. As additional Read more
Cumbria Police received a 999 call from a race marshal reporting that a fell runner had sustained a significant shin injury with heavy bleeding during an organised event. The casualty was also described as feeling faint, prompting an immediate response. Wasdale MRT deployed alongside Coastguard Rescue 897 (Carlisle). Coastguard arrived Read more
North West Ambulance Service contacted Wasdale MRT regarding a male who had fallen near the stream crossing and sustained an upper‑leg injury. The Team Leader investigated and initiated a team callout. However, as the first MRT members arrived at the car park, the casualty had already been assisted down off Read more
Cumbria Police contacted Wasdale MRT regarding a male who reported severe leg cramping and was unable to continue on Great Gable. The MRT Team Leader investigated and determined that the location sat on the boundary between three MRT areas. As the casualty’s car was parked at Seathwaite Farm, Keswick MRT Read more
The Team Leader was awoken by an alert from Cumbria Police early last Sunday morning, shortly after an Amber rain warning had been issued. A walker in a party of three had sustained an injury to his leg and could not make any further progress. As they were high up Read more
Cumbria Police called the team regarding a walker who had sustained a lower leg injury near Blea Tarn and was unable to bear weight. The Team Leader made a full callout. Once on scene, Remote Rescue Medical Technicians (RRMTs) assessed and treated the walker. He was then stretchered off the Read more
A call was received regarding a walker suffering from severe cramp during descent from Scafell Pike. Fifteen members of the Mountain Rescue Team were deployed and made contact with the individual as he was walking off the hill independently, after resting and recovering somewhat. After confirming that he was able Read more
A second evening call was received from Cumbria Police when a walker had fallen after a long day on the fells and was now struggling to make progress. Again, they were moving slowly, but with a risk that things would worsen. The Team Leader made contact with the party and Read more
A call was received about a walker who was suffering from cramp and struggling to make progress. He also has a leg injury. Progress was being made, but very slowly. A full team callout was made, and Duddon and Furness MRT was asked for assistance due to slightly low numbers Read more
The team was called three times on Saturday afternoon. In the first, a walker was reported to be unable to weight bear with a leg injury, having fallen three times. Once on scene, an assessment was made, with the situation having improved somewhat. Severe cramping in both legs was becoming Read more
A call was received yesterday from Cumbria Police about a walker in a family group who had fallen on steep ground, suffering a leg injury that made it impossible for her to continue. The team was called out and made their way to the scene. After a medical assessment and Read more
North West Ambulance Service alerted the Team Leader to a walker who had possibly injured his leg high on the Scafell Massif. Communications directly with the party involved were not possible and it was unclear as to whether the walker was still walking and the severity of the problem. Eventually Read more
During incident 30 on Broad Stand, a further call was received from Cumbria Police. A well-equipped walker high on Scafell Pike was suffering from severe and painful cramping in his leg. The Team Leader diverted some team members to the scene to assess and help. Happily the walker had recovered Read more
A short ambulance assist was required for a man who had fallen and sustained a broken leg whilst visiting a cemetery in Whitehaven. The North West Ambulance Service team was on scene but needed some help for the transfer to the ambulance. A limited callout was made and some local Read more
The 168th 999 alert for the year makes 2024 a new record for the team. Cumbria Police requested help from the team for a party of 7 walkers, one of whom had pulled a muscle whilst walking on the Screes near the lakeshore. A full callout was made, and both Read more
A call was received yesterday evening from North West Ambulance Service about a walker who had fallen and sustained a suspected fracture of his lower leg. The team was swiftly called out and made their way to the reported location, which was below the stream crossing on Brown Tongue. Once Read more
A call was received from Cumbria Police regarding a walker reporting a deep laceration to a leg. The team was quickly called out and Duddon and Furness MRT was asked to standby to support with a location high up on the Scafell Pike summit plateau. However, the walker was very Read more
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a lone walker who had fallen and injured his leg, had lost the path and was not equipped for the weather, which had deteriorated significantly with torrential rain arriving. He was concerned for his safety. The initial location description was described as Read more
The team was called by Cumbria Police for a second time in the afternoon about a walker reporting that his legs had seized up and was struggling to make any progress. His walking party was concerned for his safety in wet and cool conditions if he could not continue. The Read more
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a cyclist who had fallen off her cycle with a reported broken leg. A team member was already close by and so was quickly tasked to assess the situation whilst a full team callout was made in parallel. The first team member Read more