Incidents

Great Gable – Sat 27th Jun 2015

The second callout was to a gentleman with a hip injury on Great Gable, above Beck Head. Thanks to Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team who assisted on the carry to Beck Head and then took the casualty down to Black Sail Hut whilst we descended to Wasdale.

By Jon Lynch, 11 years ago

Lingcove Bridge, Upper Eskdale – Sat 27th Jun 2015

We were called out to a man swimming in the pools near Lingcove Bridge, Eskdale, who suffered a head injury whilst entering the water. NWAA were first on scene and provided casualty care. The team then packaged the casualty for evacuation, then RAF Boulmer winched him aboard and flew him Read more

By Jon Lynch, 11 yearsSun 28th Jun 2015 ago

Scafell Pike – Fri 26th Jun 2015

Team called this afternoon for a walker with a painful leg injury who could no longer walk. The incident occurred near the top of Scafell Pike and given the long carry the Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team also joined the rescue along with a member of the Penrith team Read more

By Jon Lynch, 11 years ago

Piers Gill, Scafell Pike – Wed 24th Jun 2015

The team was called about a group of three walkers lost near to the head of Piers Gill. They were given directions over the phone and made their way down to Wasdale Head without the team being deployed.

By Jon Lynch, 11 yearsThu 25th Jun 2015 ago

Great End – Tue 23rd Jun 2015

We were called by Police about a walker reported overdue from a walk to either Scafell Pike or Great End. Given the likely situation / location we transferred the call to Keswick team but almost straight after the missing person arrived back safe & well. It is useful to us Read more

By Jon Lynch, 11 yearsWed 24th Jun 2015 ago

Cogra Moss – Tue 23rd Jun 2015

We were asked to support Cockermouth Team on a missing person search. As we arrived at the RV the missing person was found and we stood down.

By Jon Lynch, 11 years ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 21st Jun 2015

We were called by Police around 05:20 about a group of 2 walkers on the 3 peaks who had become separated from their group and not seen since they were on Scafell Pike summit around 23:00 the night before. We decided to wait to give them a bit more time Read more

By Jon Lynch, 11 years ago

Scafell Pike – Wed 17th Jun 2015

We were called by Police about a group on the 3 peaks reporting themselves lost on Scafell Pike. They phoned back fairly soon to say they had found the path again and no longer needed assistance.

By Jon Lynch, 11 years ago

Mickledore, Scafell Pike – Sat 6th Jun 2015

We were called by Police about a group of 2 walkers who reported themselves lost due to low cloud somewhere near Mickledore on Scafell Pike. They were given some advice by phone and as the weather was improving we decided to wait a while before responding. The group was later Read more

By Jon Lynch, 11 yearsSun 7th Jun 2015 ago

Great Gable – Thu 4th Jun 2015

The fourth (and final) incident of the night was to a mother and son lost on Great Gable. Again there was no phone reception to gather further information. A search dog and handler were dispatched and the pair were found close to the Gavel Neese intake wall.

By Jon Lynch, 11 yearsThu 4th Jun 2015 ago

Lingmell – Wed 3rd Jun 2015

The third incident of the evening was to a male walker who had injured his ankle on Lingmell Nose screes. He was stretchered to the road and transferred to an ambulance at Gosforth.

By Jon Lynch, 11 yearsThu 4th Jun 2015 ago

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, 11 years ago

Burnmoor Tarn – Wed 3rd Jun 2015

The team was called to a walker near Bulatt Bridge, Burnmoor tarn who had a broken ankle. Whilst we were responding the casualty was evacuated by the air ambulance and we were stood down.

By Jon Lynch, 11 years ago

East Buttress, Scafell – Sat 30th May 2015

We were called by the Police about 2 walkers who were stuck in Mickledore Chimney on Scafell East Buttress. A small team was sent to extricate them from the crag. As we were walking up reports came from passing walkers that someone had fallen in the Mickledore area. Given the Read more

By Jon Lynch, 11 yearsSun 31st May 2015 ago

St Bees Head – Fri 29th May 2015

We were called by Cumbria Police about a paraglider who had fallen at the base of the base of the St Bees cliffs. Given the location we asked for the coastguard to be notified and they then took on the incident and we stood down.

By Jon Lynch, 11 yearsSat 30th May 2015 ago

Mickledore, Scafell Pike – Thu 28th May 2015

We were made aware of an injured dog that had been found by a member of the public near to the Mickledore stretcher box. A team member who was on the fell was soon on scene and a small team was dispatched to bring the dog down. Fortunately it was Read more

By Jon Lynch, 11 yearsSat 30th May 2015 ago

Burnmoor Tarn – Mon 25th May 2015

The team was called out to a walker with an ankle injury near Burnmoor Tarn. She was stretchered down to an ambulance at Brakenclose.

By Jon Lynch, 11 years ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 24th May 2015

We were contacted by a group of 10 taking part in a challenge event who had become lost on Scafell Pike. The team managed to established their location and offered advice over the phone to allow them to make their own way off the mountain.

By Jon Lynch, 11 yearsSun 24th May 2015 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, 11 years 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, 11 years ago

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