Incidents

Wasdale – Sat 12th Jun 2004

Whilst the team were preparing to undergo helicopter training at Wasdale Head, a mountain bike cyclist pulled up and asked where the nearest telephone was. He advised us that a cycling colleague had fallen off his mountain bike whilst traveling from Tongue Moor to Brackenclose, a section on the weekend’s Read more

By Jon Lynch, 22 yearsSat 12th Jun 2004 ago

Dent Fell – Mon 7th Jun 2004

The team were called by the police to attend to a male walker in his late 50’s who had collapsed with a heart attack on the summit of Dent. The Air Ambulance had already been called and arrived on scene before the team. The walker was airlifted to hospital but Read more

By Jon Lynch, 22 yearsMon 7th Jun 2004 ago

Great Gable – Sat 5th Jun 2004

The team were called by Workington Police to rescue a 29yr old male walker who had become cragfast on steep scree on Great Gable. He had been descending when he lost his way in thick cloud. He managed to call the team on his mobile (battery on low) and advised Read more

By Jon Lynch, 22 yearsSat 5th Jun 2004 ago

Scafell Pike – Fri 4th Jun 2004

The team were alerted by Keswick MRT who had been notified by the police to search for a missing 9yr old boy on Scafell Pike. The missing boy had been last seen by his father at 1430 hrs when they became separated in mist. They had set off from Wasdale Read more

By Jon Lynch, 22 yearsFri 4th Jun 2004 ago

Eskdale – Sat 15th May 2004

Call from Workington Police requesting assistance from Ambulance Control. 75 year old male (from Barrow-in-Furness) had fallen approximately 10 metres down vertical rocks into the river Esk, near St Catherine’s church (Eskdale). Further information suggested he’d sustained a head injury, although his condition was not known until we got on Read more

By Jon Lynch, 22 yearsSat 15th May 2004 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 2nd May 2004

Call from Workington Police (using the committee group) at 2200 hrs. regarding a 45 yr old male, reported long overdue from a walk to Scafell. He’d left Duddon Bridge at 0900 hrs and was going to do Harter Fell on his way to Scafell. He didn’t have a torch and Read more

By Jon Lynch, 22 yearsSun 2nd May 2004 ago

Napes, Great Gable – Sun 2nd May 2004

A call came from Workington Police regarding a 11 year old who had sustained a head and leg injury at Napes Needle, Great Gable. The casualty was in the Tophet Wall area by the side of Great Hellgate. Due to the nature of the injuries an RAF Helicopter was requested Read more

By Jon Lynch, 22 yearsSun 2nd May 2004 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 25th Apr 2004

Not logged as an incident. A mixed group doing the three peaks became lost, were tired and cold and their lights were failing so they dialed ‘999’ for mountain rescue. 0255 hrs call from Workington Police. A group of five people (males and females from Watford) had got “stuck” a Read more

By Jon Lynch, 22 yearsSun 25th Apr 2004 ago

Mosedale – Wed 21st Apr 2004

Not an incident as such but could be classed as a proactive team response under the category of incident prevention.1130 hrs a large party of children had been dropped off at Wasdale Head and set off up Mosedale – they appeared ill equipped but no action was taken apart from Read more

By Jon Lynch, 22 yearsWed 21st Apr 2004 ago

Crinkle Crags – Wed 14th Apr 2004

Or should that be 13th April……Three men were going to camp at Sprinkling Tarn and were en route via the bad step on Crinkle Crags. One of them decided to bypass the step by going over Long Top, whilst the other two carried on up the step. They were meant Read more

By Jon Lynch, 22 yearsWed 14th Apr 2004 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 11th Apr 2004

Telephone call form Workington Police reporting two men, in their early twenties, overdue form a walk up the Corridor route and onto Scafell Pike. The team were already mobilised (see previous incident) so there was a search of the car parks at Wasdale and the Police checked car parks on Read more

By Jon Lynch, 22 yearsSun 11th Apr 2004 ago

Scafell – Sun 11th Apr 2004

Call received from Workington Police concerning a party of “3 Peakers” who had just come down off Scafell Pike and had heard shouts for help coming from the Rake End area of Scafell. They were all convinced the shouts were human although they hadn’t established any form of communication (no Read more

By Jon Lynch, 22 yearsSun 11th Apr 2004 ago

Unknown Location – Sat 3rd Apr 2004

Workington Police put out a pager message regarding an incident. A request had come in from a concerned partner about a male walker from the Midlands who was walking / camping in the Lake District. The team leader took the call and after assessing the circumstances, discussing the details with Read more

By Jon Lynch, 22 yearsSat 3rd Apr 2004 ago

Ill Crag – Sun 28th Mar 2004

The Team Leader received a call from the Keswick team to assist in the search for two walkers who had become benighted on the top of Great End and had requested help using their mobile phone. The Keswick team thought they may need to search along the ridge towards Broad Read more

By Jon Lynch, 22 yearsSun 28th Mar 2004 ago

Upper Eskdale – Wed 10th Mar 2004

The police received a ‘999’ call from a mobile phone to raise the alarm for a 38 year old male walker who had collapsed exhausted on a walk involving Scafell Pike. The alarm was raised by his brother who had left the casualty in order to obtain a mobile phone Read more

By Jon Lynch, 22 yearsWed 10th Mar 2004 ago

Wastwater Screes – Wed 10th Mar 2004

The team were called to respond to a mobile phone ‘999’ call from three male walkers who had become cragfast on the Wastwater Screes. From information received, they were initially thought to be located slightly above the lakeside path. A limited callout was put into motion and a group of Read more

By Jon Lynch, 22 yearsWed 10th Mar 2004 ago

Angle Tarn – Wed 10th Mar 2004

The police paged the team just after midnight to look for a missing walker assumed lost somewhere between Wasdale and Langdale. A male in his mid-twenties had left Wasdale Youth Hostel to walk to Langdale Youth Hostel. He had failed to turn up. His route was not known.Wasdale MRT, Keswick Read more

By Jon Lynch, 22 yearsWed 10th Mar 2004 ago

Other Location – Wed 3rd Mar 2004

The team were called to support the Whitehaven Police who were urgently looking for a young 18 yr old girl with a medical problem who had collapsed somewhere in the town. Her location was unkown but the Police were in contact with her by mobile phone. By the time the Read more

By Jon Lynch, 22 yearsWed 3rd Mar 2004 ago

Allen Crags – Wed 4th Feb 2004

The Wasdale Team Leader was called by the police at 1730 hrs. following a ‘999’ mobile phone call from four male walkers in their forties. They were lost on the ridge following their return from doing Scafell Pike and just ‘needed some directions’. They had set off that day from Read more

By Jon Lynch, 22 yearsWed 4th Feb 2004 ago

Callout 04 in 2004

The team were called by the police to respond to a call for help from a male walker in his early 60’s who had slipped and injured his ankle whilst walking on the Overbeck to Dorehead path. He was found by a passing walker who used his mobile phone to Read more

By Jon Lynch, 22 yearsSat 17th Jan 2004 ago

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