Incidents

Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Thu 31st Aug 2006

The team were paged by the Police to respond to a male walker who was attempting the three Peaks challenge and had become disorientated then stuck on steep ground whilst descending from Scafell Pike. A limited callout was initiated with 10 team members deployed on the fell. The walker, who Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsThu 31st Aug 2006 ago

Upper Eskdale – Wed 30th Aug 2006

Langdale and Ambleside MRT (LAMRT) requested Wasdale MRT to assist in a search for gentleman who had reported himself lost on the Crinkle Crags via a mobile phone. He was found walking out above Ling Cove bridge in the lower reaches of upper Eskdale. He was walked off the hill Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsWed 30th Aug 2006 ago

Eskdale – Sun 27th Aug 2006

Call received from Duddon and Furness MR Team Leader requesting support following the report of an overdue male walker in his late 20’s. He had set off from the Duddon Valley ay 1.00 p.m. the previous day to walk over to Eskdale but he had not returned. He had been Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsSun 27th Aug 2006 ago

Green How, Scafell – Thu 10th Aug 2006

Police paged the team following a call from a couple on the National Trust campsite at Wasdale Head who had seen lights on the Green How path (Scafell) which had been stationary for 20 mins. The Deputy Team Leader rang the informant to find out if the light was giving Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsThu 10th Aug 2006 ago

Scafell Pike – Mon 7th Aug 2006

‘999’ Call taken by Whitehaven Police regarding overdue walkers on Scafell Pike the Deputy Leader was taking details from the police when the missing persons turned up. Pleased we didn’t have to go out as we were all wet through from our Monday evening practice, water rescue in Blengdale. Not Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsMon 7th Aug 2006 ago

Great Gable – Sun 6th Aug 2006

‘999’ Call taken by Whitehaven police from a mobile phone on Greta Gable. Male walker slipped and fell whilst descending the mountain. He sustained a head injury which was later described as relatively minor bur reported as bleeding heavily. The man had struggled back down the mountain but was now Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsSun 6th Aug 2006 ago

Scafell Pike – Tue 1st Aug 2006

‘999’ call taken by Cumbria Ambulance Control and passed onto the Police who paged the team. A 16 yrs old girl with her teenage boyfriend, both from Essex were stuck in bad weather on the summit of Scafell Pike and she was feeling unwell. They had started their walk earlier Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsTue 1st Aug 2006 ago

Broad Crag – Mon 31st Jul 2006

Call from the police regarding a 26 year-old Dutchman lost in mist. He had caught the bus from Keswick to Seatoller then climbed Scafell Pike via Corridor Route and descended to Esk Hause. Got lost and went to Angle Tarn then returned to a flat area. and went up! He Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsMon 31st Jul 2006 ago

Eskdale – Mon 31st Jul 2006

Police called the Team Leader following an accident at St. Catherine Pools, Eskdale. A couple from Lincolnshire were walking along the top side of the river when the lady (mid thirties) slipped and fell 30 foot down a ravine into the rocky pools below. She sustained a nasty open fracture Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsMon 31st Jul 2006 ago

Scafell Pike – Mon 31st Jul 2006

Call from the Police regarding a group of 5 x Three peakers in their 20’s 30’s – they had left Brackenclose at 8.30 p.m. Sunday night and not been seen again – they duly turned up at Wha House farm in Eskdale after taking a wrong turn on the Pike

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsMon 31st Jul 2006 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 30th Jul 2006

Call from the Wasdale Head Inn – Long overdue group of 3 Three Peakers who were part of a much larger group – the faster group of three had been last seen at Hollowstones at 7.30 p.m. – they were a group of thirty years olds from the Portsmouth area. Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsSun 30th Jul 2006 ago

Yewbarrow – Sun 30th Jul 2006

Workington Police paged the team to rescue a lady in her early 50’s who had taken a tumble fall on Door Head and sustained an injury to her head. The lady along with her husband and dog were from Yorkshire, they were located high up on Stirrup Crag, about 200 Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsSun 30th Jul 2006 ago

Unknown Location – Tue 25th Jul 2006

A telephone call came into the Team Leader via the bar staff at the Wasdale Head Inn. An elderly gentleman walked into the bar and told the bar staff that he had heard a female voice shouting for help in the vicinity of Dore Head. The Team Leader notified the Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsTue 25th Jul 2006 ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 22nd Jul 2006

The police paged the team who were already at the Wasdale Head at the fundraising Kern Knotts weekend to rescue a dog who was unable to walk down from Scafell Pike. The dog, a lovely natured 6 and half year old labrador called Prince had badly injured both of his Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsSat 22nd Jul 2006 ago

Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike – Mon 17th Jul 2006

A call came in from a team member who was already on the Scafell Pike descent. A male walker was having difficulty with hi knees on the Brown Tongue descent and was very slowly making his way off the mountain. He was within half a mile from Brackenclose. The struggling Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsMon 17th Jul 2006 ago

Upper Eskdale – Sat 15th Jul 2006

Call out initiated via land line for a change via the police ‘999’ for a rescue at Brotherikeld, Eskdale. Male walker collapsed in the Ling Cove Bridge area of Eskdale. Due to the initial information and the time to hospital / location the decision was made to request the assistance Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsSat 15th Jul 2006 ago

Other Location – Thu 13th Jul 2006

Police contacted the Deputy Team leader to respond to an incident where an elderly man was at the top of a tall tree near the town of Egremont. The police and fire service were in attendance. Having tried their best to talk the gentleman down and failed, and the fire Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsThu 13th Jul 2006 ago

Harter Fell – Tue 11th Jul 2006

Police paged the team with a call for help from a Dutch family. The female walker in her mid fifties was descending from a walk near Harter Fell to Penny Hill farm when she slipped on the path fracturing her left ankle and dislocating a finger in her hand. Her Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsTue 11th Jul 2006 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 25th Jun 2006

Call form the Police regarding a party of 5 males (all in their 20’s) reported long overdue on the 3 peaks. The informant had dropped them in Wasdale and driven round to Langdale to pick them up, leaving them 4 hours to complete their route – Sty Head, Esk Hawse, Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsSun 25th Jun 2006 ago

Corridor Route, Scafell Pike – Sat 24th Jun 2006

Police paged the team to respond to a mobile phone ‘999’ from an informant on the corridor route. A 44 year old male had fallen over a boulder on the summit of Scafell Pike and had been reported as having injuries to his face and a possible limb injury. The Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 19 yearsSat 24th Jun 2006 ago

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