- Incident
- 141 in 2024
- Type
- Alert — Other
- Location
- Scafell Pike
- Weather
- Cloudy Summits
- Other Agencies
- Cumbria Police
A call was received on Saturday morning from Cumbria Police. A walker in a party of 6 was reported to be feeling ill on Scafell Pike, and couldn’t descend. However the call dropped out before any details could be obtained, including phone numbers.
With no further calls received after an hour, a local team member was asked to investigate in the car parks at Brackenclose and Wasdale Head. Enquiries were made with larger groups, but no further information was obtained about anyone in need of help.
The Team Leader closed the log later after agreement with the police to respond if further information emerged.
Incident started at 06:39 and ended at 10:11 making 3.5 hrs in total. There were 3 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY 21600 07222. Total rescuer hours: 11
