Incidents

Eskdale – Sun 7th Oct 2001

Call from the Police to attend a lady with a broken ankle on the fell above the Outward Bound at Eskdale – the reservoir footpath off Giggle Alley. The lady was given first aid on the fell and carried back down to the Outward Bound school to await the ambulance. Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSun 7th Oct 2001 ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 15th Sep 2001

Call from the Police regarding a 67 yr old male, reported long overdue from Scafell Pike. The informant was back at Keswick, having last seen his companion near the summit at around 1400 hrs. Cloud base was around 200 metres below the tops and there was a fresh, moderately cold Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSat 15th Sep 2001 ago

Scafell – Sat 15th Sep 2001

Alarm raised by the manager of the Wasdale Head Hotel. Two 18 yr old males (from the Wigton area) had become separated while descending from Scafell and one of them was now reported to be overdue. They were part way through a very long walking route and had been intending Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSat 15th Sep 2001 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 9th Sep 2001

Call for assistance from a group of walkers ascending Scafell Pike. Gentleman with an injured leg. Team were called out to assist and the advance attended. The gentleman was helped back onto the path by members of his group and safely made their own way back down without further assistance Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSun 9th Sep 2001 ago

Stanley Ghyll, Eskdale – Sat 1st Sep 2001

Call from Cumbria Police to respond to a male injured in Stanley Gill with a badly gashed arm. He had been with a group pushing mountain bikes when the side of the path gave way and he fell about 3 metres down the bank onto the rocks at the side Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSat 1st Sep 2001 ago

Mickledore, Scafell Pike – Tue 28th Aug 2001

Call from Cumbria Police to rescue a walker with a broken ankle at Mickledore, just below the Broad stand scramble on Scafell. Details still to add. Incident closed at around 0200 hrs the following morning (yes, similar finishing time to the previous nights rescue and work at 0800 hrs).

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsTue 28th Aug 2001 ago

Scafell Crag, Scafell – Mon 27th Aug 2001

Call from Cumbria Police to help rescue a fallen climber on Scafell Crags (Moss Gill) – fatality. more details will be added shortly. Incident closed around 0200 hrs. the following morning.

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsMon 27th Aug 2001 ago

Upper Eskdale – Tue 21st Aug 2001

Call from Cumbria Police regarding a report of four missing people, believed to have gone onto Scafell Pike. The group consisted of two adults (in their thirties) and two girls (aged 14 and 16). There was little information regarding their experience or the equipment they might be carrying but their Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsTue 21st Aug 2001 ago

Stanley Ghyll, Eskdale – Mon 20th Aug 2001

Cumbria Police control room sent out a request for assistance to an incident in Eskdale. An elderly lady had fallen 3 metres into the stream bed at Stanley Ghyl, Eskdale and sustained an injury to her head. The team administered first aid and carried the lady down by stretcher. She Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsMon 20th Aug 2001 ago

Eskdale – Tue 14th Aug 2001

A Wasdale dog handler and navigator were asked to support a Langdale/Ambleside MRT search for a lost and exhausted walker on Crinkle Crags/Bow Fell area. The missing walker was located at Brotherilkeld at the bottom of Hardknott pass by the handler who was about to start searching Eskdale. He was Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsTue 14th Aug 2001 ago

Scafell Pike – Tue 14th Aug 2001

The team were requested to search for a missing walker on Scafell Pike. He was a Russian visitor in his early twenties, last seen by his two friends at in Hollowstones below Mickledore at 1400 hrs that afternoon on his way down. The team were mobilised and the walker and Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsTue 14th Aug 2001 ago

Unknown Location – Mon 13th Aug 2001

Request for support from Cockermouth MRT to help search for a missing runner /walker who had failed to turn up at Seatoller following a man hunt game. He had been last seen at Beckhead in the early afternoon. The Wasdale deputy team leader carried out a limited call-out to undertake Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsMon 13th Aug 2001 ago

Eskdale – Thu 9th Aug 2001

The deputy team leader was contacted by Whitehaven police to respond to call for assistance from a family who were cragfast on Nab Gill, above Boot in Eskdale. The advance group could see the family stuck on the loose scree, high on the crags above the Burnmmoor Hotel. They had Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsThu 9th Aug 2001 ago

Scafell Pike – Tue 7th Aug 2001

The team was called out to search for a missing couple who had become lost on Scafell Pike. Information suggested that they might possibly be in upper Eskdale. Keswick MRT were called in to assist and other search dogs. Team search groups were sent out to check main descent routes Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsTue 7th Aug 2001 ago

Buckbarrow, Wasdale – Fri 3rd Aug 2001

The team leader received a call from the Police advising that a 25year old solo climber was overdue. He had set out the previous afternoon to climb on Buckbarrow. The informant was contacted at their home and more details were gained. The missing climber had left details of exactly which Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsFri 3rd Aug 2001 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 15th Jul 2001

The team leader received a call from the Wasdale Head Hotel regarding three missing people (doing the three peaks). Originally a group of 7, they had split up having left the summit of Scafell Pike at around 1900 hrs. Four of them had made it back to Brackenclose by 2030 Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSun 15th Jul 2001 ago

Pikes Crag, Scafell Pike – Sun 15th Jul 2001

Call from Workington Police shortly before 3.30pm on Sunday afternoon, regarding a report of a climber who had fallen on Lord’s Rake. They did not have details of the injuries but could me a mobile telephone number for the informant.The Team Leader rang the informant but had to leave a Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSun 15th Jul 2001 ago

Upper Eskdale – Sun 1st Jul 2001

Call from Whitehaven Police. Two people (22yr old and 56 yr old males – lightly equipped, no torches or whistles had rung 999 to say they were lost (not injured) and needed MRT assistance to help them down. Initially, we could not call them back as their mobile number was Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSun 1st Jul 2001 ago

Scafell Pike – Tue 26th Jun 2001

Call from Workington Police. Two more men, reported missing by the wife of one of them, from Brampton. They had spoken to her by mobile phone at 1500 hrs. to say they were on the summit of Scafell Pike. At 1700 hrs. they had a further conversation to say they Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsTue 26th Jun 2001 ago

St Bees Head – Sat 5th May 2001

Female reported to have fallen amongst large rocks. Minor head injuries. Coast Guard and RNLI involved. Evacuated from the bottom of the cliffs by inshore rescue boat. Team brought her down from the cliff and transferred her to the boat. Coast Guard were compromised by foot and mouth as they Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 24 yearsSat 5th May 2001 ago

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