Incidents

Details of Incidents Attended by WMRT

Bowfell – Wed 25th Oct 2017

The team was called for 3 walkers who where lost somewhere under Bow Fell in the Upper Esk. Due to the location the team leader was unable to re-contact the group.  The were sent text messages with instructions should they become unlost and a small party was dispatched to search Read more…
By Chris Cripps, ago

Esk Hause – Wed 25th Oct 2017

The Team was called after an ML group came across a party of 4 lost below Esk Hause. They offered to escort the party to Styhead where 2 team members who were heading out for a run met them and took then down to Wasdale Head.
By Chris Cripps, ago

Eskdale – Thu 26th Oct 2017

The team was called out this afternoon to assist an elderly gentleman above Christcliff, Eskdale whilst descending from Eel tarn he’d slipped and fallen a couple of times and tried to make his way down but called for help when the ground became difficult. Once on scene he was assessed Read more…
By Chris Cripps, ago

Esk Hause – Sat 21st Oct 2017

We were called by Police about a group of walkers who were reported as wet through and poorly equipped for the conditions, one of whom was also missing. The group were found by a mountain leader at the Esk Hause shelter. As this is in Keswick Team’s patch the incident Read more…
By Chris Cripps, ago

Sty Head – Tue 17th Oct 2017

The team alerted this morning after a group of walkers found a lone male exhausted by Sty Head stretcher box. Due to the location we passed this over to our Keswick colleagues who with assistance from Cockermouth brought him off the hill.
By Chris Cripps, ago

Lingmell Beck – Sat 7th Oct 2017

We were called by Police about a walker who was reported to have slipped and injured their arm somewhere near the crossing on Lingmell Gill. We went to the location indicated and also checked adjacent paths and the Wasdale Head Inn but could not find any trace of the casualty Read more…
By Jon Lynch, ago

Scafell – Thu 5th Oct 2017

We were called by Police about reports of a walker who had collapsed and was no longer breathing on the summit of Scafell. We responded with a full callout and Great North Air Ambulance and the coastguard helicopter from Prestwick were also dispatched. The coastguard helicopter arrived on scene first Read more…
By Chris Cripps, ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 30th Sep 2017

We were called by Police about 2 walkers who phoned the Woolpack Inn to say they were lost whilst walking on either Scafell Pike or Scafell. They phoned in around an hour later to say they’d met other walkers and no longer needed any assistance.
By Chris Cripps, ago

Millom – Sat 30th Sep 2017

We were called by our colleagues in Duddon Team to support them and a wider Lake District MR response to flooding in Millom. A ‘Cloud Burst’ had travelled through the town and a number of properties were flooded. In view of the possible size of the incident the regional incident Read more…
By Chris Cripps, ago