Incidents

Details of Incidents Attended by WMRT

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

Callout 70 in 2009

Call for assistance to a couple who had got their Mercedes stuck, sideways in Giggle Alley, Eskdale. The car’s rear was almost touching the wall on one side and the front about to touch the wall on the opposite side. Two team members brought in the team Landrover from Gosforth Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 69 in 2009

Report of a 14yr old walker with an ankle injury on Scafell Pike. The team were mobilised and 19 team members attended. The young man was actually found in Calf Cove near Great End by Keswick team and they dealt with the rescue, taking the party back to Seathwite. Wasdale Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 68 in 2009

Male walker reported with a broken leg on Scafell Pike. The walker was between Piers Gill and Broad Crag Col. He was given cas care and stretchered back down to the valley bottom. 17 team members were involved in atrocious weather.
By Jon Lynch, ago

Alert in 2009

Call from the police in the early hours. Three male walkers doing the three peaks were reported long overdue. They were reported to have survival equipment with them so the Team leader left the incident until later in the day. The missing walkers tirned up safe and well at 2:00 Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 64 in 2009

Call to the police from a party of 8 on Great Gable. The group were descending from Westmorland crags when one of the group, a male in his thirties, slipped and tumble fell. He injured his shoulder and sustained lacerations to his cheek. The team administered cas care and anesthesia Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Alert in 2009

‘999’ call from the police. Handled by the Team leader. A call from a male walker on his mobile who said he was lost and needed mountain rescue but then the signal went. With no further details it was decided to wait. At 01:59 hrs another call came into the Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Alert in 2009

Police call regarding a single male walker reported long overdue by his father. His route involved parking his car near Hawkshead and included most of the central Lake District. He was known to be out for several days and be intending to bivi, being a serving Army solder. Police tried Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Alert in 2009

Police call regarding two people reported to be crag-fast on Scafell Pike. Team Leader spoke to the informant and established that the location to be Great End, left side of the crags and nearer Esk Hawse. Incident passed to Keswick MRT. Postscript: At 4.20pm, the TL was called direct from Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 63 in 2009

A ‘999’ call for assistance received from a couple on holiday from London making their way from Scafell Pike who had become disorientated. From the information provided over the phone they were on the left side of Piers Gill (Lingmell side). The team leader gave them directions to return to Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago