Incidents

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

Wastwater Screes – Tue 26th Apr 2005

The Team were called in by the police to rescue an elderly lady and her dog who were stuck on the Screes path opposite the road junction half way along the Lake. A limited callout was put out on the pager system requesting the Boat Squad (group of 4 trained Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsTue 26th Apr 2005 ago

Broad Stand, Scafell – Mon 25th Apr 2005

The Team were called in by the police to respond to an informant on a mobile phone on the top of Scafell Pike who had seen a couple of walkers having difficulties descending Broad Stand. The informant reported that he had heard others walkers shouting up to them “stay where Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsMon 25th Apr 2005 ago

Scafell – Sat 16th Apr 2005

The Team were called in by Workington Police to search for two missing male walkers in their early twenties who were described as vulnerable. A party of nine had set off from Brotherilkeld with their leader to climb Scafell. After reaching the summit, a navigational error put the group at Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSat 16th Apr 2005 ago

Unknown Location – Tue 12th Apr 2005

The Team were called in to assist the Langdale and Ambleside MRT and Kendal MRT searching for a lost and injured couple on Crinkle Crags. The LAMRT had been searching since 6.30 pm and it wasn’t until just after the Wasdale Team had deployed that the lost and slightly injured Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsTue 12th Apr 2005 ago

Broad Crag – Mon 28th Mar 2005

The Team was paged by Workington to rescue a male walker in his late thirties who had become crag fast whilst descending Scafell Pike. He was on a mobile phone and through a description of his location along with a grid reference, it placed in him the region of Dropping Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsMon 28th Mar 2005 ago

Upper Eskdale – Sat 26th Mar 2005

The Team Leader was called by the police to respond to a request for assistance regarding an overdue walker. A group of three males had setoff from the New Dungeon Gill Hotel in Langdale to climb Scafell Pike and camp at Angle Tarn. During the ascent one of the walkers Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSat 26th Mar 2005 ago

Scar Lathing, Upper Eskdale – Sun 13th Mar 2005

The Team was paged by Workington police to attend a ‘999’ call from a male walker in his early thirties with a suspected broken ankle. He and his colleague had been walking the previous day and on their descent he had slipped on the path at Scarlathing, approximately half way Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSun 13th Mar 2005 ago

Broad Crag Col, Scafell Pike – Mon 14th Feb 2005

Not a callout with incident number but of general interest. Three males in their twenties, from North Yorkshire, had been onto the summit of Scafell Pike . Whilst descending, two of the three fell on steep ground having slipped on ice. One fell 15 feet and sustained a nasty gash Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsMon 14th Feb 2005 ago

Great Gable – Sat 5th Feb 2005

Call to the team leader from the police to respond to an injured walker who had taken a tumble fall on Great Gable. The 70 year old male walker had fallen whilst descending towards the Wasdale side and fell approximately 300 feet down the steep scree slope of Little Hellgate. Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 20 yearsSat 5th Feb 2005 ago

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