Incidents

Slight Side, Scafell

A man reported himself lost in thick mist on the ridge between Scafell Summit and Slight Side. A team leader provided directions over the phone and the man was able to make his own way off the mountain without the need for a call out. Incident closed 20:30

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsWed 8th Jun 2011 ago

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Scafell Pike?

Team alerted by Cumbria Police to respond to a ‘999’ call from an informant over a walker who had become long overdue. The Team leader gathered details but waited before mobilizing the team. The overdue walker turned up safe and well at 9.10 p.m. and the incident was stood down Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsSat 4th Jun 2011 ago

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Scafell Pike

Call from the police for missing persons on Scafell Pike – Team Leader decided to wait until the morning (9.00 a.m.) to review the situation as it is normal for walkers to make it out under their own steam from first light.

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsFri 3rd Jun 2011 ago

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Scafell Pike

Call from the police to rescue a 65 year old female walker who had fallen backwards and sustained a bad gash to the back of the head on a sharp rock.Ã‚Â Ã‚Â The lady was accompanied by her son and their two dogs.Ã‚Â They had come up from the Old Dungeon Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsFri 3rd Jun 2011 ago

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Broad Crag – Thu 2nd Jun 2011

Just as the Great Gable incident was closing the team were called to another incident where a male had suffered a tumble fall and injured his head and arm. The informant with the casualty was unable to give their location and attempts to get him to describe the location proved Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsThu 2nd Jun 2011 ago

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Great Gable – Thu 2nd Jun 2011

Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team were called out to assist a 77 year old man who was suffering from leg cramp and unable to walk.Ã‚Â He was located on the top of Great Gable so, to avoid a protracted and uncomfortable stretcher ride, assistance from an air ambulance was requested.Ã‚Â North Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsThu 2nd Jun 2011 ago

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Burnmoor Tarn

Call came in from a concerned husband whose wife and 4 year old child were overdue. The family had set off from Wasdale head camp site to walk up to Burnmoor Tarn. The father and 11 year old son carried on up to Ill Gill Head but when they returned Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsMon 30th May 2011 ago

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Brown Tongue, Scafell Pike

Whist the team were descending the mountain with the casualty from the panic attack in Hollowstones one of our team members slipped on the wet path and landed awkwardly, badly injuring their wrist. The other 5 team members on the hill split resources to deal with this second incident. Casualty Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsFri 27th May 2011 ago

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Hollowstones, Scafell Pike

‘999’ call to the Police from a male walker in his early 40’s accompanied by his nephew who suffered a panic attack in the Hollowstones area on their descent from the summit of Scafell Pike. The walker was already on medication for his condition and following a conversation between the Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsFri 27th May 2011 ago

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Scafell Pike

A man on the 3 peaks challenge was reported missing after he’d gone on ahead of his group but was not at the expected meeting place. One of the team leaders went down the valley to obtain further information and quickly established the man was now safe and well and Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsSat 21st May 2011 ago

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Scafell Pike

A call was received from a lone walker who had set off from Langdale to Wasdale at 1400. He called for assistance after he had fallen into a river/bog and become cold and wet somewhere on Scafell Pike. As we were formulating a plan the missing person contacted us to Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsWed 18th May 2011 ago

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Dent Fell

Team was called by Cumbria Police on behalf of Ambulance Control to attend an incident on Dent Fell. It was reported by a group of people doing the Coast 2Coast that they had come across a gentleman who had been feeling dizzy and collapsed near the summit of Dent Fell. Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsWed 18th May 2011 ago

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Upper Eskdale

The team were called out to assist Langdale Ambleside MRT searching for a male walker lost on Crinkle Crags. After a long night the search was called off without finding the missing person. He turned up in Borrowdale the following morning before the search recommenced. Read more here.

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsTue 17th May 2011 ago

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Scafell Pike

A group of five walkers from Kent had set off from Wasdale Head at 10.00 p.m. the previous night to climb Scafell Pike as part of the three peaks challenge.Ã‚Â Overnight there had been severe storms with heavy and persistent rain.Ã‚Â They became lost with low cloud down to 2,500 Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsSun 8th May 2011 ago

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Scafell Pike

Police received a call from a member of the public who reported a red flare from Scafell.Ã‚Â The report was investigated but no action was taken.Ã‚Â Well intentioned false alarm.Ã‚Â Incident stood down at 11.14 p.m. with no further action required.

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsSat 7th May 2011 ago

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Ill Crag

Call came in from police for a male walker in his late 40’s who had sustained a knee injury somewhere on Scafell Pike. It was difficult to establish exactly where the casualty was from the informant so the Team leader boarded an air ambulance (Great North Air Ambulance) and was Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsMon 2nd May 2011 ago

The casualty being winched into the helicopter

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Hardknott Pass

Call came in from Cumbria Police for an injured cyclist on Hardknott Pass road. The female cyclist was with another male cyclist when she left the road on a very sharp bend and continued down the fell side for around 50m. Around 17 team members attended the incident along with Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsMon 2nd May 2011 ago

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Eskdale Valley

Police were contacted by a party of young peopleÃ‚Â who reported they were now stuck in the Eskdale valley due to nightfall.Ã‚Â An initial search of nearby pathsÃ‚Â was mounted to locate the party who were eventually found at a nearby pub. We would appeal to anyone who reports themselves in trouble Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsSat 30th Apr 2011 ago

The air ambulance taking off in front of Lingmell Nose

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Lingmell Nose Traverse Path

Callout from the police for a lady in her late 30s with an injured leg.Ã‚Â The group were descending from Scafell Pike along the Lingmel Nose traverse path when she slipped and sustained a fracture dislocation of her ankle.Ã‚Â The team attended along with an Air Ambulance that landed on Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsSat 30th Apr 2011 ago

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Nr Fisherground Campsite, Eskdale

Called to assist the ambulance service help move a lady with a broken leg from just above Fisherground camp site in Eskdale.Ã‚Â One of the team doctors attended and helped splint the leg before the teamÃ‚Â carried the ladyÃ‚Â to the waiting Air Ambulance. 16 team members involved, incident closed around 6.00 Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 14 yearsFri 29th Apr 2011 ago

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