Incidents

Details of Incidents Attended by WMRT

Scafell Pike

The team were contacted by an informant at Seathwaite on behalf of a group who had set off to climb Scafell Pike and were overdue. Contact was made with the missing people by text message due to very limited mobile phone reception. They were on the corridor route on their Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Broad Crag

The team were called to attend a walker with a back injury on Broad Crag. A Sea King helicopter from RAF Leconfield was training in the area and was able to winch the casualty aboard and fly them to Furness General Hospital, Barrow. The incident was stood down with only Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Kirk Fell

During the annual Wasdale Show fell race (up and down Kirk fell Nose)  a fell runner in his late 40s fell, injured his ankle and sustained a puncture wound.  The team were alerted but were already attending a head injury incident on Scafell Pike.  The injured person was initially treated with ankle Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Scafell Pike

The team were called out to a male walker who had taken a tumble fall whilst descending Scafell Pike.  The walker, in his early thirties, was with his young son and friend when the accident took place.  The group from Cambrideshire were camping at Wasdale Head.  They had reached the summit and Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago
On the way down with the assistance of D&FMRT

Corridor Route

The team were called out to attend a woman who had sustained a broken shoulder in a stumble fall near the bad step on the corridor route. The alarm had been raised by a member of the casualty’s group who had descended to Wasdale Head. When the team arrived at Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Great Gable

The team was contacted by Cumbria Police to assist one male and two females stuck on the summit of Great Gable. The party of three had set off from Seathwaite to the Summit earlier in the day when they became disorientated on the Summit and could not find their way off. Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Scafell Pike

We were contacted by Police regarding a walker who was reported overdue by his wife. The man had set off to climb Scafell Pike from Boot that morning and apparently had not yet returned. We were fortunate to be able to make contact with the walker just as he came back into mobile phone signal and he Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Ill Crag

Call from the police regarding a person missing at Wasdale Head.  An elderly lady had failed to turn up from her walk (Ill Crag area) .  Whilst details were being collected the missing lady turned up safe and well.  Incident closed at 8.30 p.m. with no further action required.
By Jon Lynch, ago

Scafell Pike

Group of eight Three Peakers reported long overdue on their return to their vehicles.  The Team Leader decided to wait and see if they would eventually turn up.  Weather forecast was good and they would probably make their way off safely at first light.  The missing persons turned up safe and Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago
Following the top of Piers Gill on the way to Lingmell Col

Broad Crag

The team were called out by the police to respond to a male walker who had fallen and sustained lacerations to his head and an arm injury. He was one of a group of 8 walkers who had set off from Seathwaite at around 2am to climb Scafell Pike on Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Corridor Route, Scafell Pike

Call from police.  Two seperate groups lost on Scafell Pike but now joined together (Total of 7 lost persons).  The Team Leader was able to identify their position as between Piers Ghyll and the Bad Step on the Corridor Route.  None of the casulaties had a map or compass.  They were given Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Corridor Route, Scafell Pike

Team paged by the police regarding a report of shouts for help and whistles in the vicinity of the Corridor Route.  A full callout was initiated and the team searched the area around Piers Ghyll and Greta Ghyll but no persons were located and no calls for help heard.  On returning to the valley a Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Scafell Pike

We were contacted by police regarding a party that had separated on Scafell Pike. A group of 4 including a dad and his teenage daughter were climbing Scafell Pike together. The daughter and her friend decided to wait at Hollowstones whilst dad went to the summit. Unfortunately he lost the Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Scafell Pike

Call came in from the police for a party of five walkers who were overdue from their walk up Scafell Pike from Seathwaite. Whilst the Team members were gathering information for a potential search later that evening the informant called back to the police to say that they had established Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago

Scafell Pike

Call came in from the police for a missing male and female walker who had set off for the summit of Scafell Pike early that morning.  While the Team Leader was gathering information and checking the car parks for their car, the call came in from the police that they Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago
Nearly back, sledging to Burnthwaite

Skew Gill, Great End

The team were called out just after midnight to assist a male walker who had taken a 20ft tumble fall into Skew Gill from near the Corridor Route and sustained suspected arm and leg fractures. The casualty was given casualty care and analgesia on scene. His injured limbs were splinted Read more
By Jon Lynch, ago