Incidents

Mickledore, Scafell Pike

The team were called out to assist a woman with a broken leg very close to the stretcher box at Mickledore. The air ambulance attended and lifted four team members including team doctors to the accident site. However, more manpower was needed to lift the casualty the short distance to Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 15 yearsTue 19th Apr 2011 ago

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Hardknott Pass

Team called out by the Police following a call from a husband and son who had left the wife in the car on Hardknott Pass to go for a walk on the fell and when they returned the wife was missing. It was established that she could not have walked Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 15 yearsSun 17th Apr 2011 ago

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Scafell Pike

Team called following a report of a male walker in his 70’s who along with his two sons were overdue from their walk on Scafell Pike. The man suffered from a medical condition. He turned up safe and well at 6.15 p.m.

By Jon Lynch, 15 yearsSun 17th Apr 2011 ago

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Styhead Path

Full team callout for a female walker in a party of five who were descending back down to Wasdale Head from Styhead when she sustained a severe gash to the leg. She was given casualty care on scene and helped back down to the valley bottom where she was driven Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 15 yearsSun 17th Apr 2011 ago

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Mosedale

Call from the Police on Airwaves as team had been on helicopter practice in the valley. Male walker reported missing by his wife. They had been walking in Mosedale from Wasdale Head and became separated at the ‘Y’ Boulder. He turned up safe and well an hour later. No further Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 15 yearsSun 17th Apr 2011 ago

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Styhead

The team received a call from Ambulance Control (Preston) to advise that they had received a call from a walker with a head injury on Styhead. A telephone call from the Team Leader to the police established that Keswick MRT were already dealing with an incident on Styhead which when Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 15 yearsThu 14th Apr 2011 ago

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Wasdale to Buttermere

The team were put on standby following a call from Cockermouth MRT. A mother and daughter had left Wasdale earlier that day to walk over to Buttermere via Gatesgarth and had failed to turn up. The car was checked by Wasdale and the two missing walkers turned up later in Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 15 yearsSat 9th Apr 2011 ago

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Lingmell Col

The team were called to assist a walker with a knee injury at Lingmell Col. The Air Ambulance landed and picked up the casualty before the team reached him. Fourteen team members were on the fell with five others at base. The casualty was one of a group of six. Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 15 yearsSat 9th Apr 2011 ago

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Scafell Pike

Call from Workington Police regarding a report of a missing walker on Scafell Pike. They turned up whilst the team leader was making further enquiries. The two male walkers separated whilst ascending Scafell Pike. One continued to the summit whilst the other descended. Whilst the team leader was making further Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 15 yearsSat 2nd Apr 2011 ago

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Bell Stand, Eskdale

Call from the police for a fallen male climber with a broken leg in Eskdale. The climber was accompanied by a female climber who was able to raise the alarm. He was abseiling and fell 12metres, landing at the foot of the crag Bell Stand, located above the old quarry Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 15 yearsSat 26th Mar 2011 ago

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Haycock

Call from the Police following a ‘999’ call from a male walker lost on the summit of Haycock. The Police reported that he had left Ennerdale and that his car was located in Ennerdale. The duty team leader, who was already walking in the Wasdale valley handed the call straight Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 15 yearsWed 16th Mar 2011 ago

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Scafell Pike

Callout from the Police for a female walker who had become separated from her partner in the Lingmel Col area on their descent from Scafell Pike into Wasdale.Ã‚Â The male partner had returned to the valley bottom whilst the female had continued to the summit.Ã‚Â On her descent she became Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 15 yearsSun 6th Mar 2011 ago

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Scafell Pike

Callout from the Police for two lost walkers from the Midlands who had set off from Borrowdale on that morning to climb Scafell Pike via Styhead Pass and the Corridor route and descend via Broad Crag Esk Hause.Ã‚Â A mother in her late 40’s and 23 yr old son had Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 15 yearsTue 22nd Feb 2011 ago

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Scafell Pike

A local man had gone for a walk on Scafell Pike but didn’t return home at the expected time, so the police were contacted. Whilst one team member went to investigate the car parks at Wasdale Head the walker turned up safe and well. Incident closed.

By Jon Lynch, 15 yearsTue 8th Feb 2011 ago

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Scafell Pike

Two walkers from Leeds were descending from Scafell Pike in thick mist looking for the corridor route. They became disorientated around the top of Piers Gill and lost the path. They were located on the Lingmell side of the gill near the wall then walked back down to Brackenclose. Incident Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 15 yearsSat 5th Feb 2011 ago

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Scafell Pike

Call from the police to respond to a ‘999’ call from a Father and his eleven year old son who were lost, overlooking crags on their descent from Scafell Pike. They had set off earlier in the day from Wasdale Head. They had no map and no lights but could Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 15 yearsSun 30th Jan 2011 ago

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Great End

Request from Keswick MRT to send two team members already high on Scafell Pike to assist them with their two separate incidents. A single climber and a pair of climbers were both stuck on winter routes on Great End. Cockermouth MRT had been brought in to assist and a Sea Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 15 yearsSat 8th Jan 2011 ago

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River Ehen – Sat 8th Jan 2011

The Team was asked by a local farmer to recover one of his sheep from a very steep and muddy bank on the side of the river Ehen. Three team members went to investigate the location. When they arrived the sheep had either freed itself or perished in the river. Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 15 yearsSat 8th Jan 2011 ago

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Dent Fell

Whilst fell running on Dent Fell (near Egremont) a group runners noticed an abandoned tent near the summit. The tent contained articles that suggested that there had been celebrations and that the occupant(s) may have still been out on the fell. The police asked the team to investigate. 5 team Read more…

By Jon Lynch, 15 yearsMon 3rd Jan 2011 ago

2010 incident 83

Callout to support Cockermouth MRT in the extended search for the missing lady who disappeared before Xmas. Six teams were involved during the day but the missing person was not found. 10 Wasdale MRT members were involved. Incident support closed later that day.

By Jon Lynch, 15 yearsFri 31st Dec 2010 ago

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