Incidents

Details of Incidents Attended by WMRT

Esk Hause – Wed 3rd Jun 2015

We were contacted by Cumbria Police about a party of four and a dog lost near to Esk Hause. We were unable to contact them due to poor signal they were given time to turn up and we stood down when it was confirmed that they were in Borrowdale.
By Jon Lynch, ago

Wasdale – Sun 24th May 2015

The team was called out by Cumbria Police on Friday evening regarding an overdue wild camper. Due to very little information on the route taken the team was not deployed immediately. As time moved on and more information became available it was decided that the team along with our neighbouring Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Scafell Pike – Fri 22nd May 2015

The team was called to assist a female who had become lost on Scafell Pike. The Team Leader provided a compass bearing and directions off the mountain. The lost person eventually made their own way down to Wasdale without the team being deployed.
By Jon Lynch, ago

Scafell Pike – Tue 5th May 2015

We were contacted by Cumbria Police about a walker who reported himself lost in cloud whilst on Scafell Pike. The walker managed to make contact with another party on the fell who escorted him off before we needed to respond.
By Jon Lynch, ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 3rd May 2015

The team was contacted by Cumbria Police to assist a walking group on Scafell Pike. A member of the group had been separated from the group and was missing. After some initial information gathering the missing group member was located and the team stood down.
By Jon Lynch, ago

Scafell Pike – Sat 11th Apr 2015

We were called by Police around 00:45 about a party of 4 walkers reported overdue from a trip up Scafell Pike. The party were foreign, with limited English and it was difficult for the Police and us to obtain good information on their likely location. As a result we decided Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago