Incidents

Scafell – Sun 22nd Oct 2000

In the same phone call as above, Whitehaven Police also passed on details of a group of four climbers who were reported to be long overdue, having gone to do a long rock climb on Scafell crag. (Their ages ranged up to 74 yrs and information on medical history gave Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 yearsSun 22nd Oct 2000 ago

Wastwater – Sun 15th Oct 2000

The team were called by Whitehaven Police, regarding a diver who had tragically died in a diving accident in Wastwater. Although the diver was reported to be very deep and at the bottom of the Lake, the team were asked to provided recovery support for a member of the Lancashire Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 yearsSun 15th Oct 2000 ago

Scafell – Sat 7th Oct 2000

Call from Whitehaven Police regarding a group (with a mobile phone) who were reporting themselves to be in difficulty and lost on the descent from Scafell. The team leader spoke to the lost party on the mobile and was advised that they were a group of four adults, reasonably well Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 yearsSat 7th Oct 2000 ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 7th Oct 2000

Call from the Whitehaven Police at about 1715 hrs concerning a single 43 yr old man who was long overdue on Scafell Pike. The informant was at Wasdale Head. The man (from the North East) had last been seen near the summit at about 1535 hrs. when he became separated Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 yearsSat 7th Oct 2000 ago

Kern Knotts, Great Gable – Fri 22nd Sep 2000

Team leader and a team member carried out a sheep rescue on Kern Knots. A local farmer’s wife had rung to ask if we could get two cragfast sheep out of the right side of the crags. I’m afraid one jumped but we did get the other and lowered it Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 yearsFri 22nd Sep 2000 ago

Great Gable – Sun 17th Sep 2000

Call via Whitehaven Police regarding three people stuck on the summit of Great Gable. They had rung (by mobile phone) to report that although they appeared to be well equipped (bivi bags, waterproofs, GPS etc) they were cold, wet and getting very cold. They did not believe they would be Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 yearsSun 17th Sep 2000 ago

Throstlegarth, Upper Eskdale – Sun 17th Sep 2000

Call via the Wasdale Head Hotel to report that a man who was walking from Elterwater had not turned up. His girl friend had rung to see if he’d arrived and why he hadn’t rung her. His route would have taken him over Crinkle Crags, Bow Fell, Esk Pike and Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 yearsSun 17th Sep 2000 ago

Esk Hause – Thu 14th Sep 2000

Call via Whitehaven Police regarding a man with a mobile phone. He had rung 999 to report that his partner was suffering from exhaustion. When the team leader rang him, he found that his partner was not seriously exhausted and that they were in fact near Esk Hawse. We finished Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 yearsThu 14th Sep 2000 ago

Gavel Neese, Great Gable – Sun 10th Sep 2000

Call from Burnthwaite Farm. Two people had reported someone with a broken leg and gave the location as between Beck Head and Gavel Knees. Being near the farm when the Team Leader got the message, he went directly to the scene of the incident and alerted the team through the Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 yearsSun 10th Sep 2000 ago

Eskdale – Fri 8th Sep 2000

Friday 55 years old lady was reported long overdue between Great Moss (Eskdale) and Hardknott. The husband was at the Brotherilkeld phone box and then started to search up the valley towards Lincove bridge. The lady was found by him just as the team were assembling at Millforge. Incident stood Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 yearsFri 8th Sep 2000 ago

Scafell Pike – Thu 7th Sep 2000

Call from Whitehaven police. Two informants were at the Wasdale Head National Trust car park and had reported a missing person. He was last seen at 1300 hrs crossing the stream at the bottom of Brown Tongue leading up to Scafell. The person had a history of mental health but Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 yearsThu 7th Sep 2000 ago

Unknown Location – Mon 28th Aug 2000

The team leader was called directly from the Wasdale Head Inn by a Wasdale team member. A lady was extremely concerned that her husband had not returned from a walk somewhere in Wasdale. They were here on holiday (from Jersey) and were staying with friends at Bigrigg. Her husband had Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 yearsMon 28th Aug 2000 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 20th Aug 2000

Three males set off to walk up Scafell Pike as part of their 3-peaks challenge late in the afternoon. They left Burnthwaite heading for Styhead then turned to the south, crossing the beck and proceeding up Lingmel crags. Two turned back due to the ‘steepness of the rocks’. The third Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 yearsSun 20th Aug 2000 ago

Incident 38 in 2000

The team leader was asked for a dog handler and navigator to search upper Eskdale (Green Hole area) and up to Bowfell. Having opened the base and got the search team organised he then found that the two missing people (aged 72 and 16) had left Langdale earlier the previous Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 years ago

Incident 37 in 2000

It started with a call from Whitehaven Police, reporting three people missing, having not come back to their hotel in Eskdale. The Team Leader spoke to the hotel manager and found that the three missing people were one female (aged 31) and two males, aged 30 and 74 ! They Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 years ago

Incident 36 in 2000

One of the Deputy Team Leaders was called shortly before 1900 hrs. regarding a report of a 52 year old man from Dunblain, who had collapsed part way up Harter Fell, Eskdale. The man’s son had raised the alarm, having run down to the nearest farm to summon assistance. 16 Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 years ago

Incident 32 in 2000

Call from Whitehaven Police asking for assistance to an Ambulance crew at Woodend, Egremont. A woman from Egremont had been walking in Clints Quarry, with her husband and their dog. She had slipped on the path, fallen over and broken her right ankle. A short carry using the Bell stretcher Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 years ago

Incident 35 in 2000

Call from the Team Leader of Keswick MRT, regarding a 30 yr old male walker who was doing the 4 x 3,000fts. He had completed Skiddaw in the morning and left Seathwaite approx 1330 hrs. Although he had originally been with others, they had left him on his own and Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 years ago

Incident 34 in 2000

The team leader was called by Whitehaven Police, regarding a 48 yr old woman from Middlesborough who had tumbled down boulders/scree near Lord’s Rake, Scafell. She was reported to have suffered significant cuts to her head and also had bruising and cuts to the rest of her body, arms and Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 years ago

Incident 33 in 2000

Call out for a 28 yr old male walker with a reported ankle injury part way up Scafell Pike. He had been taking part in a 3 Peaks Challenge event and had in fact been suffering with a knee injury as he ascended the Pike (having done Ben Nevis earlier Read more

By Jon Lynch, 25 years ago

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