Incidents

Alert in 2009

The police paged the team following a ‘999’ call for missing walkers. The Team leader decided to wait and see if they turned up. Nothing further was heard. Incident closed later that night. No action necessary.

By Jon Lynch, 17 yearsMon 30th Mar 2009 ago

Upper Eskdale – Mon 30th Mar 2009

The police paged the team following a ‘999’ call from an informant at Taw House Farm. A party of three male walkers, a father son and friend from the Wigan area were descending back into Eskdale from Scafell Pike when one slipped and broke his ankle. One of the party Read more

By Jon Lynch, 17 yearsMon 30th Mar 2009 ago

Great Gable – Fri 6th Mar 2009

The police paged the team following a ‘999’ call from walkers lost on the summit of Great Gable – their location was known but they were unable to get themselves down – a limited call out ensued and Wasdale team members walked them down from the summit to Styhead where Read more

By Jon Lynch, 17 yearsFri 6th Mar 2009 ago

Callout 18 in 2009

The police paged the team to assist in the recover of a female body from an off road location near Wath Brow. 16 team members attended and recovered the lady’s body to the road head. The incident was closed at around 4.00 p.m.

By Jon Lynch, 17 yearsTue 3rd Mar 2009 ago

Callout 17 in 2009

Wasdale MRT asked by Cockermouth MRT to assist in the search for a group of lost walkers. The three females and two males, in their late 30’s/early 40’s were from Birmingham and had set off from the Blacksail Hut to climb Pillar. They became disorientated, lost their way and only Read more

By Jon Lynch, 17 yearsSat 28th Feb 2009 ago

Callout 16 in 2009

Wasdale MRT were paged by the police. Two walkers reported in lost on Scafell pike. The Team leader was soon contacted by a team member who was already on Scafell Pike and who found the missing persons on the summit plateau on the main path. He walked them off the Read more

By Jon Lynch, 17 yearsFri 20th Feb 2009 ago

Napes, Great Gable – Wed 18th Feb 2009

Wasdale MRT were paged by the police. A male and female couple from the Wirral in their late 20s had become cragfast on Great Gable. After some lengthy discussion over the phone it was established that although the weather was good, it would be necessary to go and help them Read more

By Jon Lynch, 17 yearsWed 18th Feb 2009 ago

Broad Crag Col, Scafell Pike – Sun 8th Feb 2009

Wasdale MRT were paged by the police to respond to a mobile phone ‘999’ call. A male walker in his 30s was tonight recovering in West Cumberland Hospital after falling on Scafell Pike, EnglandÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s highest mountain. The injured walker was in a party of three, all well equipped for the Read more

By Jon Lynch, 17 yearsSun 8th Feb 2009 ago

Alert in 2009

Wasdale MRT were paged by the police to respond to a ‘999’ call from a concerned informant over a group of overdue walkers. Whilst the Deputy team leader was gathering information the overdue walkers turned up safe and well. Incident stood down at 7.17 p.m. – only one team member Read more

By Jon Lynch, 17 yearsFri 6th Feb 2009 ago

Callout 13 in 2009

Wasdale MRT were asked by Langdale MRT to help search for a long overdue missing 60 year old male walker who had been walking in the Bowfell and Crinkle crags area. 15 Wasdale Team members and a SARDA dog handler searched the upper Eskdale areas and Duddon & Furness MRT Read more

By Jon Lynch, 17 yearsThu 5th Feb 2009 ago

Alert in 2009

Call came in from a local couple who live in the valley on a remote farm. Their baby needed to get to Whitehaven Hospital due to a worrying medical complaint but due to the weather (heavy snow that morning) were unable to get either their car out of the valley Read more

By Jon Lynch, 17 yearsMon 2nd Feb 2009 ago

Callout 12 in 2009

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

By Jon Lynch, 17 yearsFri 23rd Jan 2009 ago

Other Location – Sun 18th Jan 2009

Cumbria police received a ‘999’ call from a lady on a mobile phone requesting help but before the message or her details could be taken the line went dead. The ‘999’ signal had been picked up by the mobile phone mast near Holmrook / Gosforth so the Wasdale team were Read more

By Jon Lynch, 17 yearsSun 18th Jan 2009 ago

Illgill Head – Sat 17th Jan 2009

The team were called out to assist a 63 year old fell walker who had sustained a fractured ankle following a stumble fall on Illgill head above Wastwater (The Screes). He was treated on scene by the team doctors and stretchered down to a waiting ambulance to be transferred to Read more

By Jon Lynch, 17 yearsSat 17th Jan 2009 ago

Callout 09 in 2009

For the third time in four days Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team were called out to assist walkers who had become lost in cloud and darkness. Today a party of three walkers had become disorientated in cloud on their way up Scafell Pike. They turned back but were unable to navigate Read more

By Jon Lynch, 17 yearsTue 13th Jan 2009 ago

Callout 08 in 2009

The team were paged by Cumbria Police to respond to a mobile ‘999’ call from two male walkers who were lost near the summit of Scafell Pike in darkness, heavy rain and storm force winds. The missing walkers had a GPS but no torch or map. The two walkers were Read more

By Jon Lynch, 17 yearsSun 11th Jan 2009 ago

Callout 07 in 2009

The team was paged by the Police to go to the assistance of a 34 yr old lone male walker who was lost somewhere on Scafell Pike. After questioning over the mobile, it was established that he was probably in the vicinity of Dropping Crag. A team member was already Read more

By Jon Lynch, 17 yearsSat 10th Jan 2009 ago

Callout 06 in 2009

The team was paged by Cumbria Police to respond to a ‘999’ call for a 35 yr old female climber who had fallen on Great Gable by Westmorland Crags sustaining fatal injuries. The casualty was airlifted and flown to Whitehaven hospital by a Sea King helicopter from RAF Boulmer. 16 Read more

By Jon Lynch, 17 yearsFri 2nd Jan 2009 ago

Callout 05 in 2009

The team was paged to rescue a lady in her 50’s who was descending from Scafell area when she stumbled/slipped and sustained a suspected fractured lower leg. She had fallen early afternoon and had been walking with her husband. A passing walkers raised the alarm by descending the fell to Read more

By Jon Lynch, 17 yearsWed 31st Dec 2008 ago

Callout 04 in 2009

The team was paged by the police to rescue a 70 yr old male walker who had fallen on Harter Fell and sustained an unstable tib and fib fracture (lower leg). The injury was treated and splinted on scene by the team doctors and he was carried back down the Read more

By Jon Lynch, 17 yearsFri 26th Dec 2008 ago

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