Incidents

Details of Incidents Attended by WMRT

Callout 33 in 2008

Police paged the team following a ‘999’ call from a walker with a mobile phone on the summit of Scafell Pike. The walker in his early 60’s had stumbled and fallen, banging his head, breaking his glasses and sustaining a cut to the forehead. 14 team members attended on the Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Alert in 2008

Police paged the team to respond to overdue group of Three Peakers from York. The alarm was raised by the informant at the Brackenclose camp site phone box (which does not take incoming calls – so difficult to get back to the informant) – while the Team leader was taking Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 32 in 2008

Police paged the team to attend a fallen male climber on Great Gable. The local man was climbing on Kern Knotts with two friends when he fell 6m onto the rocky ground below. He sustained a suspected back injury and lacerations. 16 team members attended and following a request for Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 31 in 2008

A request came in from the farmer at Burnthwaite to rescue two crag fast sheep on Great Gable. Three team members spent 3 hours at the head of Little Hellgate on Great Gable. The sheep were located on an exposed ledge and recovered safely. Incident closed at 1.00 p.m.
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 30 in 2008

The team were paged by the police to rescue a 41 year old female walker who had injured her ankle, suspect fracture. She and her partner were on the saddle between Illgill head and Scafell on the Burnmoor path. 22 team members attended. The casualty was carried down by stretcher Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 28 in 2008

Police paged the team to attend a 44 yr old male walker from Leeds who had slipped on the descent path into Mosedale from Wind Gap, Pillar and sustained a fracture dislocation to his left ankle. He was accompanied by a couple of colleagues. 22 team members attended and following Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Alert in 2008

Call direct from the Wasdale Head Inn regarding a group of 4 x three peakers who were long overdue returning from the Pike. All were apparently in their 30’s, had maps, torches, waterproofs etc and had set off to do Scafell Pike at 6.00 p.m. Conditions were poor, with thick Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 26 in 2008

Police paged the team to assist a walker who had reportedly fallen into a crevasse on Scafell Pike and was shouting for help. His companion could not see him from above [ although the informant was unsure as to which mountain he was actually climbing]. The fallen walker managed to Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Alert in 2008

Team paged by Police to help three 20 year old lads who said they were lost on the top of Scafell Pike in high winds and their tent was “holding up” in very strong winds. The team leader quizzed them for over an hour on their mobile to establish where Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 23 in 2008

Team paged by Police following a ‘999’ call from a mobile. A family of five from Yorkshire which included two adults and three children under the age of 13 set off from Brackenclose, Wasdale to climb Scafell Pike via Brown Tongue, Lingmel Col. On their descent from the summit they Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 22 in 2008

Team paged by Police. Three male walkers in their early 20s had become lost on their descent from Scafell Pike. They were attempting the Three Peaks Challenge and had climbed Ben Nevis the previous day. They were well equipped but had made a navigational error. Weather conditions were very poor Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 21 in 2008

Team paged by Police. Lady in her mid 40’s reported overdue by her partner who was waiting at Hollins campsite, Eskdale. The missing person had last been heard at 12.00 p.m. saying that she was “in trouble” and heading back. She was training for an endurance event on Scafell / Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Alert in 2008

Whilst out on a training day the team found a crag fast sheep, well down one of the gulleys. The sheep had been down the gulley for some time (all the vegetation around it had been eaten) and there was no way it could ascend. It was stuck with a Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 20 in 2008

Cumbria Police paged the team to assist two female walkers who had got lost on Irton Fell. They were not on the high fell but above the tree line in the location of Flass. They had a torch but needed assistance. A limited callout was organised and the lost walkers Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Callout 19 in 2008

Alarm raised by an informant at Wasdale Head of a hypothermic casualty in the Lingmell Crag area on Lingmell. An RAF Sea King rescue helicopter was already working in the Lake District and was asked for assistance. The team assembled in the valley bottom whilst the helicopter went straight to Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago