Wasdale – Tue 28th May 2013
The team was contacted about some missing walkers between Scafell and Honister. Whilst enquires were being made the group turned up safe and well.
Greendale, Wasdale – Sun 13th Jan 2013
The team was called out to attend a woman with an injured ankle above Greendale Farm. Her leg was splinted and analgesia was given before the team stretchered her down to an ambulance. 19 team members involved.
Wasdale – Mon 17th Sep 2012
The team was called to attend a fallen mountain biker on the path from Wasdale Head to Burnmoor Tarn. The North West Air Ambulance also attended and the team gave casualty care before stretchering the casualty a short distance to a waiting road ambulance.
Wasdale – Sat 8th Sep 2012
The team was contacted about an overdue group of walkers. The wife of one of the walkers was concerned that she had not heard from them but she had limited information about their intended route. The group turned up safe and well thirty minutes after the initial call.
Wasdale – Tue 22nd May 2012
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…
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Call came in to the team leader directly from a local guest house about a 52 year old who had got split up from the rest of his party. The party had got back down from the mountain at 7.30pm. but the man was still overdue. As they were discussing Read more…
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Wasdale to Buttermere
The team were put on standby following a call from Cockermouth MRT. A mother and daughter had left Wasdale earlier that day to walk over to Buttermere via Gatesgarth and had failed to turn up. The car was checked by Wasdale and the two missing walkers turned up later in Read more…
2010 incident 75
Call came in from the Coastguard whilst the team vehicle was at Wasdale Head supporting a filmed interview with the BBC. A diver had surfaced too quickly from Wastwater and required assistance. Air ambulance had already been tasked. The vehicle with two team members attended. A road ambulance and air Read more…
2010 incident 73
Following a report of an overdue male walker in his mid 70’s, a team member with his dog Kipper went out on the fell to see if he could find the man. Kipper located him on the path down to Wasdale Head from Lingmell Nose. He was very tired and Read more…
2010 incident 57(a)
Two walkers who were attempting the Bob Graham Round found themselves completely lost, somewhere on the tops in the Wasdale area. They were poorly equipped with laminated map but no compass but not sure where they had been or where they were going. They were in shorts. They did not Read more…
2010 incident 56
Whilst driving up the valley to interview the informant for incident 55 the leader was stopped by a passing motorist to say that there was a man lying in the middle of the road in Strands Village. The police were notified and the two leaders went straight to the scene. Read more…
2010 incident 24(a)
When the team got back the base from incident 23 and 24, there was a further ‘999’ from two foreign walkers who said they were lost on Scafell. Following a lengthy question and answer session over a one hour period it became clear that they were not on Scafell and Read more…
2010 incident 11
Call from the police to help clear a vehicle stuck on ice in the Wasdale valley. Lorry was blocking the road and in a location that would create further incidents. Limited callout with 8 team members turning out. The landrover was fitted with chains and five team members attended. Vehicle Read more…
Callout 92 in 2009
Team called out by the police to assist with the recovery of a diver in Wastwater. It was unfortunately the second fatality in a month on the lake. Base closed around 2.00 p.m.
Wasdale – Sun 11th Oct 2009
Call from Police requesting assistance to search Wastwater for a missing diver. The team used their rescue boat and conducted lake shore searches of the area but nothing was found. The team stood down once the Police diving unit (from Lancashire) arrived at about 3.45 p.m. 11 team members were Read more…
Alert in 2009
71yr old male reported missing on a walk from Wasdale Head. Man located as Black Sail Youth Hostel in Ennerdale before any Wasdale MRT action required.
Callout 64 in 2008
Team contacted by Ambulance Control to assist in incident at the Wasdale Head Hotel. A 10 year old boy staying at the cottages had suffered a sever asthma attack and needed hospitalization. The roads were flooded even more than the previous afternoon (Wastwater had risen 3 to 4 foot and Read more…
Alert in 2008
Whilst rescue 63 was being dealt with a further request came in to assist a female walker from the Dartmoor area who had sustained a shoulder injury and had managed to get down to the Wasdale Head Hotel but the road ambulance could not get up the valley due to Read more…
Alert in 2008
Whilst the team were leaving the road head at Great Gable following incident 60, the local farmer requested assistance to recover his quad bike which he had driven deep into a bog. The team landrover was positioned such that the quad could be winched out. This rescue mission completed, the Read more…
Callout 38 in 2008
Whilst the Team leader was dealing with incident 37, a further call came in from the Wasdale head Inn regarding a man who had fallen and injured his ribs. He was able to make his own way off the fell but needed medical attention at the Hotel and was taken Read more…