Incidents

Details of Incidents Attended by WMRT

Callout 90 in 2009

An informant had reported herself, another individual and a group of 3 all lost near Dow Crag [Esk Buttress] in Upper Eskdale after coming off Scafell Pike in low cloud and having insufficient torches to get down safely. Location provided from a GPS as being near Knotts of the Tongue. Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 89 in 2009

An informant in Keswick had reported a 25yr old female friend hadn’t returned from a solo walk up Scafell from Boot in Eskdale and that she couldn’t contact her on her mobile. Whilst 2 team members were searching the car parks in Eskdale for the car the informant rang back Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 88 in 2009

Call from the police regarding a lone male walker who was lost on his descent from Scafell Pike in the growing darkness. He was somewhere on the west side of Piers Gill below Lingmell, a well know black spot for walkers getting lost and a dangerous location. He had walked Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 87 in 2009

Callout for a missing group of 5 walkers in Upper Eskdale who had been walking on Crinkle Crags. The request for support came in from Langdale MRT. Weather conditions were poor with heavy rain and high winds forecasted. The team were mobilised and the 3 members of the missing group Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 86 in 2009

Called by Cockermouth MRT who had been out since 2:30 hrs that morning to support them in a search for an Epileptic. The search had already involved SARDA search dogs and a helicopter. Wasdale team deployed in vehicles but were stood down on arrival at Cockermouth as the missing person Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Alert in 2009

Police paged the team for a rescue on Scafell Pike with no injuries. Two males requested support due to being lost in cloud near the summit of Scafell Pike. The Wasdale deputy leader of the day suggested that they had a full day to find their own way safely off Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 83 in 2009

Call from the Police, regarding a 64 yr old male, reported long overdue from a walk to Slight Side, Eskdale. The informant was at Wha House Farm and described last seeing the missing walker quite low down and at about 6.00 p.m. Given the short distance between their vehicle and Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Alert in 2009

Team paged by the police for a rescue on Scafell Pike. A group of 4 males were reported long overdue from Scafell Pike. The story involves this group of males having requested assistance from two strangers who’d happened to pass them earlier in the day. The arrangement was that they Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 81 in 2009

Team called out to the rescue of a male walker in his mid 50’s who, along with a small group were carrying out a reccy for a mountain challenge. The walker had collapsed. A helicopter was requested and tasked from RAF Valley but due to the high winds and the Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 80 in 2009

Team paged for a missing couple. The man and his wife in their early 60’s and 50’s had been climbing Scafell Pike and at 5.15 p.m. they had sent a text message to their daughter ” we are lost and its getting dark”. The team were mobilised along with Duddon Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 79 in 2009

Call from the police regarding an informant who’d heard clear shouts for help coming from the Lingmell area. A search of the area quickly turned up two 19 year old male walkers who were doing a multi day camping trip around the fells. One had fallen very badly whilst crossing Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 78 in 2009

Paged by the police for a 63 year old female walker with a fractured wrist above Hollowstones on Scafell Pike. A Keswick MRT member was already on scene. The casualty was given analgesia by the team doctor and stretchered back down the valley to a road ambulance and taken to Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 77 in 2009

Paged by the police for a collapsed male at Windsor Farm in Wasdale. Informant at Windsor Farm reported her 69 yr old husband as having collapsed at the head of Blengdale, near the foot of Rossy Gill, below Seatallan. Team requested air support from RN Gannet and casualty was airlifted Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 76 in 2009

Call from police for a fallen walker below Mickledore on Scafell Pike. Initial ‘999’ went to Ambulance control who tasked Great North Air Ambulance and subsequently passed the job onto MRT through the police. The male walker in his early 20’s had fallen 10 meters whilst descending Scafell via Mickledore Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 75 in 2009

Paged by the police for an injured walker on Red Pike. Details were gathered on the male walker in his fifties who was actually on Wind Gap near Red Pike. He had fallen and dislocated his shoulder. In addition to a previous medical history issue he had a dislocated shoulder. Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 74 in 2009

Paged by the police for a collapsed male walker on Scafell Pike. 17 team members attended and after resting and medical checks the casualty was able to walk back down to the valley bottom. Incident closed at around 12.30 p.m.
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 73 in 2009

Called by Ambulance Control to assist with the rescue of a lady who had an injured ankle near Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass. The lady was located in a field a few hundred meters from the road, near the Ravenglass campsite. 12 team members attended and she was stretchered to the waiting. Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago