Incidents

Details of Incidents Attended by WMRT

Incident 21 in 2002

The Wasdale team was called to rescue a climber with a suspected broken foot on the Great Gable traverse, just below Tophet Wall. He had successfully completed his climb and was descending the mountain when the accident happened. A RAF Search and Rescue helicopter was in the area and was Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Incident 19 in 2002

The Wasdale team was called to rescue a lady climber who had fallen off Eagles Nest Ridge, Great Gable and suffered head injuries. A helicopter in the area was called to assist and following an aerial search of the craggs found no casualty. The lady had made her way down Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Incident 18 in 2002

The Wasdale MRT team leader was nearing the top of Brown Tongue on Scafell / Scafell Pike ascent when the Police rang, reporting that someone had fallen between Scafell and Scafell Pike and was known to have head injuries. A helicopter was requested on the basis of the initial information. Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Incident 17 in 2002

Call from the police to go to the help of a male who had broken his leg on Cold Fell. When the advance got to the walker they found that he had dislocated his knee cap. The dislocated knee cap was corrected on the spot after administration of analgesic and Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Incident 16 in 2002

Call to rescue a lady in upper Eskdale. She had sustained an ankle injury following a stumble fall at Scar Lathing. 24 team members carried her down to the valley bottom. She had made a navigational error descending from Scafell Pike.
By Jon Lynch, ago

Incident 14 in 2002

Call from the police to rescue two males who had become lost, most probably on the southern slopes of Scafell Pike. The two male walkers in their late thirties had become disorientated on their descent from Scafell Pike back into Wasdale. They were in contact with their mobile but were Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Incident 13 in 2002

Son and father lost in Wasdale and reported overdue by mother and daughter to the manager of the Wasdale Head Inn. Found safe and well by the manager and his dog (Sam).
By Jon Lynch, ago

Incident 12 in 2002

Call from the police to rescue a male walker who had become lost in Upper Eskdale. He was on a mobile phone and told us that he was on flat boggy ground to the south of Scafell Pike and he could hear a waterfall nearby.Although a mild night, he was Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Incident 10 in 2002

Call from the Police at 1740 hrs regarding two people reporting themselves "lost" and in thick mist/dark on Great Gable. They had also said they were at map ref 218 095 and standing by a stretcher box (in other words, most probably at Sty Head. The Team leader spoke to Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Incident 09 in 2002

Call from Whitehaven police to search for a 22 year old male who had become lost on his way from Wasdale to Seathwaite. The full team were called out when details of the incident became clearer. Keswick team and SARDA search dogs were also called out. Kirk Fell, Great Gable, Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Incident 08 in 2002

Call from the Police to report a single female (44 yr old) long overdue on fell run. Last seen at Sty Head, at 1000 hrs. and intending to continue up the corridor route to Lingmel Col and descend to Brackenclose. She was then to cycle back to a vehicle at Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Incident 07 in 2002

Call to assist an overdue party. A father and 16 year old son had left Brotherilkeld at the bottom of Hardknott Pass to walk up Eskdale and over to Wasdale, with a planned overnight camp. Having made good time they phoned his wife at 1500 hrs. from the summit of Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Incident 06 in 2002

Call to help a crag fast walker and his dog on Pikes Crag, Scafell Pike. Alarm raised by the stranded walker mobile phone to the Police station. He was crag fast on the buttress just to the side of pikes Crag on Scafell Pike. He was approximately 50 metres above Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago