Incidents

Eden Valley – Wed 25th Oct 2023

Penrith MRT requested additional support from the team for a multi-agency and multi-day search for a man who had fallen from a bridge into the River Eden. Soon after completing the search of our allocated area it was confirmed that the body of the man had been recovered by the Read more…

By John Bamforth, 2 years ago

Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Sat 21st Oct 2023

As some members of the team were arriving close to the scene of callout #149, they witnessed a walker stumble, fall awkwardly, and hit his head on a rock. As there were enough members with the stretcher party by this point some team members diverted to assist. After assessment, some Read more…

By John Bamforth, 2 years ago

Hollowstones, Scafell Pike – Sat 21st Oct 2023

An urgent call was received yesterday from Cumbria Police about a walker who had chest pain and was having difficulty breathing. A heart attack was suspected by the caller. As some members of the team were training in base an advance party was able to be immediately dispatched. Helimed 58 Read more…

By John Bamforth, 2 years ago

Broad Crag Col, Scafell Pike – Tue 17th Oct 2023

A call was received from Cumbria Police about a walker who had sustained a knee injury on Broad Crag. He was unable to bear any weight. A team member happened to be close by on Scafell Pike and redirected to the reported location. Once on scene he made an assessment Read more…

By John Bamforth, 2 yearsMon 30th Oct 2023 ago

Ennerdale – Tue 10th Oct 2023

A call was received from Cumbria Police about a someone reporting a lone family member who had become somewhat disoriented in the misty conditions at height and was now cold and wet. The caller was concerned for the walkerâ€™s safety. As this was reported by a third party no location Read more…

By John Bamforth, 2 years ago

Scafell Pike – Tue 10th Oct 2023

A call was received from Cumbria Police about a walker who had fallen and hurt his leg on the descent from Scafell Pike. The other two members of the group were becoming increasingly cold and progress was slow. The Team Leader was able to talk to the group and advised Read more…

By John Bamforth, 2 yearsMon 30th Oct 2023 ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 8th Oct 2023

A call was received from Cumbria Police about two walkers who were overdue from a walk up Scafell Pike. A family member was concerned for their safety. The Team Leader started to gather information and put the team on standby, however, shortly afterwards the good news was received that the Read more…

By John Bamforth, 2 years ago

Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Sat 7th Oct 2023

We were called by Cumbria Police about two walkers who had lost their way on the descent from Scafell Pike. Unfortunately they had mis-navigated and become crag fast on steep ground around Straight Gill above Piers Gill. Once the location was determined an immediate callout was made, knowing the severe Read more…

By John Bamforth, 2 yearsMon 30th Oct 2023 ago

Upper Eskdale – Sat 7th Oct 2023

Cumbria Police alerted us to a lone walker who was lost having taken a wrong turn in the mist, and was now wet and increasingly cold. He had also then come across another party of three in a similar predicament. The initial coordinates obtained from the call to the police Read more…

By John Bamforth, 2 years ago

Black Sail Pass – Fri 6th Oct 2023

A call was received from Cumbria Police about a walker who had not been in contact for some time. However, the walker was unlikely to be in the Wasdale area and so it was passed with agreement to Cockermouth MRT, with the last known location being in the Ennerdale valley. Read more…

By John Bamforth, 2 years ago

Scafell – Fri 29th Sep 2023

A call was received from Cumbria Police about two walkers who had lost their intended route down to Eskdale and were seeking assistance. Using a combination of Phonefind, text messaging and phone calls the walkers were directed down to Wasdale valley which was the quickest and safest option before the Read more…

By John Bamforth, 2 years ago

Blea Tarn, Eskdale – Wed 27th Sep 2023

A call was received from Cumbria Police about a lone walker who was having difficulty navigating and getting back down into the valley. Unfortunately due to patchy signal in the valley it was not possible to talk to the walker. After some time without further contact, and with a storm Read more…

By John Bamforth, 2 yearsMon 30th Oct 2023 ago

Mickledore, Scafell Pike – Sun 24th Sep 2023

The team received a call from Cumbria Police early on Sunday morning about two walkers who had taken a wrong turn on an ascent of Scafell Pike and were concerned for their safety in poor weather. The mobile signal was patchy but a location was obtained at Mickledore near the Read more…

By John Bamforth, 2 yearsMon 30th Oct 2023 ago

Red Gill, Scafell – Thu 21st Sep 2023

As the first callout was nearing completion, a second call was received. Multiple 999 calls had been made about shouts and whistles on the flanks of Scafell, heard by walkers on the tourist path of Scafell Pike. Helimed support was requested and they agreed to mobilise quickly to help establish Read more…

By John Bamforth, 2 years ago

Scafell Pike – Thu 21st Sep 2023

After a relatively quiet period, two calls were received from Cumbria Police on Thursday. The first call was about a walker who had fallen and injured his ankle, and appeared to be unable to bear weight on it. The location was close to the summit. The team was called out Read more…

By John Bamforth, 2 years ago

Beck Head, Great Gable – Wed 13th Sep 2023

A call was received from Cumbria Police about a walker who had fallen, sustained leg injuries and was unable to walk. However, as further information on location was obtained, it was confirmed that the incident was in Cockermouth MRTâ€™s area. The respective Team Leaders agreed the handover before the Wasdale Read more…

By John Bamforth, 2 years ago

Upper Eskdale – Sun 10th Sep 2023

An alert was swiftly resolved after a call was received from Cumbria Police. A fell runner was overdue, but turned up within 3 minutes of the initial call!

By John Bamforth, 2 years ago

Upper Eskdale – Sat 9th Sep 2023

The team was called yesterday by Cumbria Police about one of a group of eight that had not been seen for a number of hours. The group had walked up to the deep pools near Lingcove Bridge to enjoy the warm weather. However, on the groupâ€™s return to their cars, Read more…

By John Bamforth, 2 years ago

Scafell Pike – Mon 4th Sep 2023

In the third and last incident of the evening, another lone walker was reported significantly overdue from their accommodation at a local pub. His intended route was known which was very helpful. However shortly after Cumbria Police passed this on to us, it was confirmed that he had returned back Read more…

By John Bamforth, 2 yearsMon 25th Sep 2023 ago

Burnmoor Tarn – Mon 4th Sep 2023

In the second incident of the evening, two calls were received within 20 minutes. A personal distress beacon was activated close to Burnmoor Tarn. This was followed 20 minutes later by a call from a concerned family member about an overdue solo walker. The two were linked to the same Read more…

By John Bamforth, 2 yearsMon 25th Sep 2023 ago

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