Incidents

Details of Incidents Attended by WMRT

Great Gable – Sat 31st May 2014

We were called by Police about a walker who had sustained head and leg injuries whilst descending from Great Gable summit. GNAA attended and were able to evacuate the casualty who had relatively minor injuries before we got on scene. 15 team members involved, incident closed 15:00.
By Jon Lynch, ago

Scafell Pike – Mon 12th May 2014

The team was contacted about two overdue walkers on Scafell Pike. A small group left our training session to check car parks for the missing pair’s motorbikes. Staff at the Wasdale Head Inn reported that they had seen two men who fitted the description earlier in the evening and so Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Scafell Pike – Sun 4th May 2014

Whilst dealing with the Mitredale incident we were contacted by Cumbria Police about a pair of walkers lost descending Scafell Pike. We were unable to contact the pair to gather any further information and so an extensive search was started including routes onto Scafell Pike from both Wasdale and Eskdale. Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Mitredale – Sun 4th May 2014

NWAS asked the team was asked to attend a casualty with chest pains in Mitredale. The casualty was attended to by team doctors and the air ambulance, the rest of the team was stood down whilst travelling to the incident.
By Jon Lynch, ago

Burnmoor Tarn – Wed 23rd Apr 2014

The team was called out to assist a group of 15 who had descended Scafell Pike into Eskdale. The group was located near Burnmoor Tarn after a detailed search on the Eskdale side of Scafell and walked down to Wasdale Head. 27 Team members involved.
By Jon Lynch, ago