Incidents

Overbeck, Wasdale – Fri 24th Oct 2014

We were called by Police about reports of a lady walker who had gone missing from a party walking by the Overbeck river gorge, near Wastwater. Sadly she was found in a pool below the main waterfall and had not survived. A Royal Navy Seaking which was training in the Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 5 years ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 11th Oct 2014

11/10/14 20:15 Alert : We were called by Police about a group of 3 walkers reported overdue from a walk on Scafell Pike. The returned whilst the team leader was gathering details.

By Jon Lynch, 5 years5 years ago

Millom – Tue 7th Oct 2014

We were called by Duddon and Furness MRT to help with a search for a vulnerable missing person in the Millom area. Just as we were starting to deploy the missing person was found by search dogs and we were able to return to base.

By Jon Lynch, 5 years5 years ago

Scafell Pike – Thu 9th Oct 2014

We were called by Police about a walker who was reported to have a leg injury and struggling to walk off Scafell Pike although the location was uncertain. The call came in whilst we were training near Wasdale Head and we were able to search for her vehicle straight away Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 5 years5 years ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 5th Oct 2014

We were called by Police about a group of 3 walkers, one of whom had returned to the Wasdale Head Inn reporting her two companions overdue from a walk on Scafell Pike. Whilst the team leader was gathering details there were reports of lights up the valley towards Sty Head Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 5 years5 years ago

Hardknott Fort – Mon 29th Sep 2014

We were asked by NWAS to help carry a lady with a leg injury a short distance into the North West Air Ambulance at Hardknott Fort in Eskdale.

By Jon Lynch, 5 years5 years ago

Angle Tarn – Sun 28th Sep 2014

We were called by Keswick team to help with a search around Scafell Pike. A walker had been reported overdue and there were also reports of whistles being heard in the Middleboot Knots area on the Corridor Route. Together with Keswick team we searched the ground from Styhead Tarn through Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 5 years ago

Stony Tarn, Eskdale – Sun 28th Sep 2014

We were contacted by Police about a fell runner who had injured his leg on the Wasdale Triathlon, near Stony Tarn in Eskdale. A team doctor assessed the runner’s injury before it was splinted, then he was taken by stretcher down to Boot in Eskdale where we handed over to Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 5 years5 years ago

Dent Fell – Sat 27th Sep 2014

We were asked by Police to undertake a search of the Dent Fell area looking for a missing person. Due to the forested areas we were pleased to get help from the Lake District Mountain Rescue Search Dogs who provided 7 handlers / dogs. One of the dog handlers bumped Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 5 years ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 27th Sep 2014

We were called by Cumbria Police about 2 walkers reported overdue after a 3 peaks attempt on Scafell Pike. The missing walkers made their own way off the hill to the Woolpack in Eskdale and we were able to put them in touch with the rest of their party in Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 5 years ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 20th Sep 2014

The team was called about a party of four overdue on Scafell Pike. Whilst further information was being gathered they turned up.

By Jon Lynch, 5 years5 years ago

Broad Stand, Scafell – Sat 20th Sep 2014

The team was called about a climber stuck on steep ground on Scafell. The Sea King that we had been training with earlier in the day was back in the valley and lifted five team members to the summit of Scafell before searching from the air. The stuck climber was Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 5 years5 years ago

Allen Crags – Fri 19th Sep 2014

The team was called about a group walkers lost descending from Scafell Pike. The team was called out to search for them but then stood down when it was concluded that they were on Keswick MRT’s patch.

By Jon Lynch, 5 years5 years ago

Scafell Pike – Thu 18th Sep 2014

Team called regarding a group of 6 overdue walkers. As the team leader was gathering information the group turned up safe and well.

By Jon Lynch, 5 years ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 13th Sep 2014

We received a police call for overdue people on Scafell Pike. It was decided due to the lack of information that the teams (Wasdale & Keswick) would wait for further information before committing to the mountain. By morning the people had turned up safe and well.

By Jon Lynch, 5 years ago

River Mite – Sat 13th Sep 2014

We received a call form the police control room to assist the RSPCA with reports of a collapsed dog in the river Mite. The team was called out but just as the team reached the scene we were informed that the animal had made its own way home. Good result.

By Jon Lynch, 5 years ago

Ennerdale – Thu 11th Sep 2014

Cockermouth MRT requested the team to assist them with the evacuation of a walker with a head injury on the shores of Ennerdale Lake. As the team were responding we were contacted by the Cockermouth Team advising us that the casualty was able to walk to the awaiting helimed.

By Jon Lynch, 5 years5 years ago

Dent Fell – Wed 10th Sep 2014

The team was called out to attend a collapsed Coast to Coast walker in Uldale. We stretchered the casualty to the nearby air ambulance for evacuation to hospital.

By Jon Lynch, 5 years5 years ago

Beck Head, Great Gable – Fri 5th Sep 2014

Team called out to assist a man with an ankle injury on the slopes of Great Gable. The team along with the Great North Air Ambulance treated the male and then flew him into the valley just before the cloud came in. Post by Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team.

By Jon Lynch, 5 years5 years ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 7th Sep 2014

Team called regarding to overdue people from Scafell Pike. Fortunately while the team leader was gathering information the pair turned up safe and well.

By Jon Lynch, 5 years5 years ago

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