Team called out by the Police following a call from a husband and son who had left the wife in the car on Hardknott Pass to go for a walk on the fell and when they returned the wife was missing. It was established that she could not have walked Read more…
Call came in for the team to assist an incident on Hardknott Pass. This was an ambulance assist to recover a motorcyclist who had fallen from his bike on Hardknott and had a suspected broken / dislocated hip. Two team members were already on scene (via first responder alert) and Read more…
‘999’ call to the police from a stranded motorist on Hardknott Pass. When the need for the team to respond was questioned by the Leader, the police advised that life was at risk as the car was over the edge. 5 team members attended following a limited callout but before Read more…
Family of four including two very young children were stuck in their car near the summit of Hardknott Pass. They had pulled off the road to avoid another car and were totally stuck. Although below the snowline they were very cold and had no way of walking off. They had Read more…
Call from a male and female couple who were stuck in their car on Hardknott pass in icy conditions with a 3 month old baby. The team Landrover was sent out but they managed to get turned round and got back down. Landrover turned back and incident closed with no Read more…
Cumbria police paged the team to help rescue a 10 yr old girl who had slipped on Hardknott Pass and broken her leg. The team vehicle could only get as far up as the Roman Fort and proceeded on foot. The girl was given medical treatment on the fell and Read more…
Cumbria Police paged the team to respond to a mobile phone ‘999’ from a man with breathing difficulties who was stuck on ice on Hardknott Pass, reported to be on the Eskdale side. Two cars were involved with three people. Treated as a medical emergency but with no anticipated fell Read more…
Called by Police. Report of a camper wagon off the Hardknott pass road on the Wrynose side. ‘Driver could not get out for fear of vehicle dropping over edge’. The team were asked to stabilise the vehicle. Landrover with winch was dispatched with crash gear and stakes. The Fire brigade Read more…
The team were called to respond to a call involving a 60 year old man who had collapsed with chest pains at Hardknott Fort, Eskdale. The man was a local farmer. When the team arrived on scene there was already an ambulance in attendance and an Air Ambulance, North West Read more…
The team were asked to respond to a two vehicle ‘accident’ on Hardknott Pass. The police were unable to get to the vehicles due to ice and snow. The team vehicles were parked at the bottom of the pass and team members walked up. The two vehicles were in fact Read more…