Incidents

Details of Incidents Attended by WMRT

Hardknott Pass – Mon 20th Aug 2018

We were called by NWAS about a cyclist who’d fallen off their bike descending Hardknott Pass below the fort and sustained a deep gash to their knee. The casualty was treated on the scene. The ambulance had to stop at Cockley Beck so we took the casualty back over the Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 19th Aug 2018

The police contacted the team after a party of 7 reported themselves lost descending Scafell Pike.  The team leader used PhoneFind to determine their location and gave them instructions to make their way off the hill. Then monitored them as they made their way down.
By John Bamforth, ago

Scafell – Sat 18th Aug 2018

We were called by Police about a group of walkers reported overdue from a walk up Scafell and Slightside from Wasdale. A team member went down Wasdale to look for the party’s car and bumped into them making their way down the valley trying to find a mobile signal to Read more
By John Bamforth, ago

Langdale – Thu 16th Aug 2018

We were called by our colleagues in Langdale Team to help support a search for a missing walker who had been out from the previous day on a trip up Scafell Pike from Langdale. Fortunately the missing walker returned safe and well in Little Langdale and we stood down before Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Scafell Pike – Wed 1st Aug 2018

We were called by Police about  walking group reporting themselves lost whilst walking on Scafell Pike. With help from ‘PhoneFind’ they were located near to Broad Crag Col and then given some directions to make their own way off the fell.
By John Bamforth, ago

Ravenglass – Tue 31st Jul 2018

We were called by Police about family reporting themselves lost whilst on a walk near the estuary of the River Esk, close to Ravenglass. They managed to re-find the path and make their own way to safety before we needed to respond.
By John Bamforth, ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 14th Jul 2018

We were called by Police about 2 walkers reporting themselves lost on the Scafell PIke path, as it turned out quite close to the previous incident. They soon bumped into other walkers on the 3 peaks and made their own way off without team assistance.
By John Bamforth, ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 14th Jul 2018

We were called by Police about a walker who had slipped whilst descending Scafell Pike between the slabs and ‘Pea Boulder’  injuring their ankle. A passing team member was quickly on scene and once other members arrived the injury was assessed and splinted before starting the evacuation back to Wasdale. Read more
By John Bamforth, ago

Broad Stand, Scafell – Thu 5th Jul 2018

The team was called to assist a walker who had taken a fall on the scree under Scafell East Buttress. With the help of Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team, North West Air Ambulance from Blackpool and Rescue 199 from Prestwick the casualty was packaged and winched for transport to Hospital. Read more
By John Bamforth, ago