Incidents

Great Gable – Wed 29th Jun 2005

Call from Workington police to respond to a male walker in his early 50’s with chest pains on Great Gable. Due to the potential serious nature of the incident the Team Leader immediately requested an RAF helicopter. The ill walker was with a group of 4 other walkers, ascending Styhead Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsWed 29th Jun 2005 ago

Great Gable – Wed 29th Jun 2005

Call from Workington police regarding two female walkers who were stuck on Great Gable on steep ground with very large rucksacks and needed rescuing. The Team Leader decided to sit on it as it did not constitute an emergency. When rescue 27 was completed the team called Workington police to Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsWed 29th Jun 2005 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 26th Jun 2005

Call from Workington Police regarding a man lost on Scafell Pike. The Team Leader spoke to him by mobile phone (between repeatedly being cut off with poor reception). Established which valley he’d set off from and what route he’d taken so far and that he appeared to be overlooking Eskdale. Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSun 26th Jun 2005 ago

Unknown Location – Sun 26th Jun 2005

Call from Workington Police, via Essex Police. A 23yr old female had last had mobile contact with her mother (in Essex) about 1.5 hours ago. She’d said she was lost on the fells and was “sliding down rocks on Scafell”, when the phone signal cut out and couldn’t be made Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSun 26th Jun 2005 ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 25th Jun 2005

Telephone call from the Woolpack directly to the Team Leader. Two residents long overdue on a route from Brotherilkeld to Scafell Pike, via Little Narrow Cove. They were both around 60 yr old and there was other cause for concern. The Team leader waited until after 9pm before doing a Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSat 25th Jun 2005 ago

Slight Side, Scafell – Sat 25th Jun 2005

Call from Workington Police regarding a man who hadn’t seen his 59 yr old wife for a couple of hours. They had disagreed about which route to take from Slight Side and split up there, only to spend some time trying to find each other again. He was at the Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSat 25th Jun 2005 ago

Scafell Pike – Tue 21st Jun 2005

Whilst on the hill dealing with rescue 20, the Team Leader took a call from Workington Police regarding a missing walker from another 3 peaks group. In this case, a 29yr old male with an RAF group had last been seen near the summit at about 9.00 pm. that evening. Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsTue 21st Jun 2005 ago

Scafell Pike – Tue 21st Jun 2005

One of the WMRT members who lives at Wasdale Head rang from the Hotel at about 10.15pm Someone was reporting that one of their party (male, in his 40’s) was unable to walk but was near the summit of Scafell Pike. Initial information was sparse but we knew that it Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsTue 21st Jun 2005 ago

Wastwater Screes – Mon 20th Jun 2005

The team were called by Workington Police at about 12.30pm, regarding a male walker who’d been hit by a piece of rock, sustaining a gash to his lower leg. He was with a group from English Nature and the National Trust and was inspecting aspects of interest within the SSSI Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsMon 20th Jun 2005 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 12th Jun 2005

For interest, the Keswick MR Team Leader rang on the Monday morning at about 09.30am. He’d been up till about 2.45am trying to resolve the case of a missing person on Scafell Pike and was ringing to tell me the outcome. The case involves a man and wife who become Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSun 12th Jun 2005 ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 11th Jun 2005

Call from Workington Police regarding a father and son reported long overdue from Scafell Pike. The informant(his wife) was in Milton Keynes but was expecting telephone contact – which would certainly have been normal. They’d been on the summit at about 1.30pm and they should have been heading back to Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSat 11th Jun 2005 ago

Wastwater Screes – Sat 4th Jun 2005

Call from Workington Police regarding two people reported to be stuck on the Scree path, informant at the WasdaleYHA Hostel. The Team Leader rang the informant and found that the Hostel Manager had already set off in a Canadian canoe to attempt a pick up in that. Rather than set Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSat 4th Jun 2005 ago

Great Gable – Tue 31st May 2005

Call from one of the team members who lives at the Wasdale Head. They had the wife of a man who was very late back from doing Great Gable. She’d last seen him part way up at about 12.30pm but there was also medical history that gave us cause for Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsTue 31st May 2005 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 29th May 2005

The police called the team out to respond to a broken ankle on Scafell Pike. A father and his 12 year old son were descending from Mickledore when the son went over on his ankle at the Woolworth boulder and could not put any weight on it. The father called Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSun 29th May 2005 ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 28th May 2005

Police called the team regarding three very late three peakers. They had completed Ben Nevis earlier that weekend and had not returned from their ascent of Scafell Pike. The weather conditions were extreme on top of the Pike with high winds, low cloud and rain showers. After a good deal Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSat 28th May 2005 ago

Eskdale – Mon 9th May 2005

A report came in just as the team were gathering for the regular Monday practice. A lady had broken her wrist and had walked down off the fell and was by one of the farms in Eskdale. Two team members were in attendance and the team doctor was dispatched from Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsMon 9th May 2005 ago

Scafell – Sun 8th May 2005

Police reported two missing persons and informant at Wha House, Eskdale. Two young lads (16 and 20 yrs old) left Eskdale at 3.00 pm to climb Scafell and then Scafell Pike. Late setting off but with difficult ground potentially en route. They turned up at about 10.50pm. The previous weekend Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSun 8th May 2005 ago

Great Gable – Sat 7th May 2005

Police called to pass on details of a woman who’d apparently seen a red flare on Great Gable. Tried to ring back but no answer. A check was made with the Keswick MRT leader to see if it was their team but it wasn’t. No further action was taken and Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSat 7th May 2005 ago

Unknown Location – Sat 30th Apr 2005

The team committee were paged by Workington Police to assist with the search of missing walkers. The Team leader responded to the call and while he was discussing the incident with the police a report came through that the missing people had turned up (10.40pm). The incident was stood down Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSat 30th Apr 2005 ago

Scafell – Fri 29th Apr 2005

The team committee were paged by Whitehaven police regarding a missing person on Scafell. After a period of information gathering and waiting, the team leader called out the team at 10.30 pm to attend for a search. Whilst the team were gathering and vehicles being dispatched, the missing person turned Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsFri 29th Apr 2005 ago

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