Incidents

Details of Incidents Attended by WMRT

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

Callout 62 in 2009

A ‘999’ call received concerning a female walker with an injured lower leg on Scafell Pike. The wife had fractured her leg whilst descending. She was with her husband and daughter and located on the path between Hollowstones and Lingmel Col, Scafell Pike. 16 team members attended and she was Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 61 in 2009

Call direct from the Wasdale Head. Informant reporting two people long overdue from Scafell Pike – also 3 peakers. They had set off at 11.00 p.m. the previous night. Male and Female (23 and 26) reported to be wearing shorts and T shirts, despite awful weather. When it subsequently also Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Alert in 2009

Police call regarding two 3 peakers who were disorientated on the way down from Scafell Pike. Little information in the initial call, other than a mobile number. Further call received direct later in the morning, reporting two 3 peakers overdue. These were indeed the same names that we were already Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Alert in 2009

A group of four 16-17 year old DoE doing gold award reported a female member of their party as cold and potentially hypothermic near Scafell Pike. It was established that they were actually near Allencrags Gill at the head of Langstrath. They had full camping gear. Deputy team leader established Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 59 in 2009

Police contacted the team to attend to a further rescue. A couple on a mobile phone were descending from Scafell Pike when they became lost in the mist and rain. They reported that they were cold and wet and hungry. They were only wearing ‘T’ shirts and shorts with lightweight Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 57 in 2009

Team were paged by the police following a sighting of some flashing lights by the warden of Black Sail Youth Hostel. 23 walkers aged 14 to 23 were stuck high up on Looking Stead on difficult steep ground. The group were located by team members from Wasdale and Cockermouth MRT’s Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Alert in 2009

Team were paged by the police following a ‘999’ call for overdue walkers. While the team leader was gathering details and deciding the next steps, the missing persons turned up safe and well. Incident stood down at 10.05 p.m. with no further action necessary.
By Jon Lynch, ago

Alert in 2009

Callout by the police for a male and female walkers in their late 20’s who were lost on their descent from Scafell Pike to Seathwaite. From their description to the Team Leader, it put them in the area between Broad Crag and Calf Cove. Although instructions were being given to Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Alert in 2009

Callout by the police for an overdue group of 11 Three peakers who were lost in upper Eskdale. The Team leader advised that it would light shortly and to wait until they could gather their bearings. They called back in later the next morning to advise that they were down Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 53 in 2009

Callout from Ambulance Control for male who had fallen into the river at Boot Eskdale. The male had sustained a bang to the head and had been unconscious. A number of agencies were called out to this potential swift water incident. A Wasdale MRT member from Eskdale attended directly and Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Alert in 2009

The police received a ‘999’ call from the wife of an overdue walker who had set off from Wasdale. The team leader gathered details and decided to hold back until 6.00 p.m. to give the walker time to turn up. He was picked up safe and on Hardknott Pass. No Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 52 in 2009

Call from the police regarding two missing walkers. The walkers reported themselves lost on Scafell Pike and 15 Wasdale team members plus a including a SARDA (lakes) search dog from the Wasdale team spent to night searching routes on the mountain but no one was found. /p> Following on from Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago