A call was received on Tuesday evening from Cumbria Police. They were requesting support for a developing multi-agency search for a missing person. However, as team members were assembling, positive news was received that the person had been located and the team was stood down.
A call was received from Cumbria Police about two walkers who were attempting to return to Langdale and had misnavigated in Upper Eskdale. As they had started very early they had not taken head torches, preventing them from safely moving further. Their location was determined from the coordinates of the Read more…
The team was called on Saturday about a walker who had fallen and injured their ankle. She was unable to walk any further. The team was swiftly called out and once on scene performed a medical assessment, gave further strong pain relief, and splinted the ankle. This enabled the walker Read more…
Keswick MRT received a call from Cumbria Police which was confirmed to be in our area and passed through quickly. A walker on the Scafell Pike summit plateau was reporting people about 1.5km away on a ridge line near Lords Rake shouting for help. An accurate bearing was also taken Read more…
The third call of the day arrived with a group of four walkers who had become separated from a larger group of 40 descending to Seathwaite. After 12 hours on the hill after summiting Scafell Pike they were all cold, with one person struggling to mobilise at all. It was Read more…
As incident No.114 was ongoing, another call for help was received. A walker had become ill and was unable to continue to walk. Team members including two casualty carers were diverted from the ongoing callout to assess the walker. However as they were en route, information from the scene then Read more…
A busy Sunday started when we received a call from Cumbria Police about a walker who had sustained a painful ankle injury and was unable to walk. Her partner had carried her as far as possible before making the call. The team was called out and once on scene, after Read more…
A brief alert after two walkers were reported overdue from a walk up Scafell Pike to Seathwaite. The Team Leader was able to get a reply to a text message and confirmed that they were safely off the fell but in another location. A good outcome.
The team was called by North West Ambulance Service about a walker who had injured their ankle and was concerned they may not be able to complete the descent. The Team Leader made direct contact and it was agreed the walker and his three friends would try to continue, knowing Read more…
A late night call from Cumbria Police from an informant who was concerned for the safety of someone in the water who was screaming. Calls of this nature result in many emergency services attending, including mountain rescue as we have a boat and medical capability. A local team member quickly Read more…
An urgent call was received from North West Ambulance Service about a male walker in cardiac arrest. Helimed 58 and land ambulances were tasked by NWAS and a full callout initiated. A team member in the area was asked to attend direct. The helicopter medical crew was first on scene Read more…
A call was received from Cumbria Police regarding a walker reporting a deep laceration to a leg. The team was quickly called out and Duddon and Furness MRT was asked to standby to support with a location high up on the Scafell Pike summit plateau. However, the walker was very Read more…
The team was alerted yesterday evening about a family party of four walkers who were overdue from a walk up Scafell Pike. Another family member called raising concern. However, as the Team Leader started to gather information, a call to one of the party connected and it was confirmed that Read more…
The 100th alert of the year was from Cumbria Police. A walker had fallen close to the stream crossing on Brown Tongue and sustained a potentially dislocated shoulder. A full callout was made and team members quickly made their way to the scene. After an assessment some strong pain relief Read more…
A call was received yesterday evening about a party of 12 walkers who were overdue from a walk up Scafell Pike. A friend was expecting them several hours earlier, returning to Keswick from Seathwaite. However, as the Team Leader was gathering information form the informant on the phone, a message Read more…
A late night call from Northwest Ambulance Service about a person who had fallen and injured their knee at Ritson’s Force, near Wasdale Head. The team was called out quickly for the unusually short walk-in to the casualty. When on scene, the casualty was assessed and treated before being packaged Read more…
Another call from Cumbria Police yesterday. A walker had become cragfast in steep consequential ground on Rough Crag. He had wisely called for help. A full callout was quickly made, and due to the length of time it would take team members to arrive on scene, air support was requested Read more…
Another call yesterday from Cumbria Police for a vehicle in trouble on Hardknott Pass. A car had partially left the road and was not stable. A Team Leader happened to be close by and attended direct to coordinate any response with the police and fire service. However, on arrival, the Read more…
The fourth and last call of the day was received from Northwest Ambulance Service. They had a report of a vehicle hanging over an embankment with a significant drop, with a location of Hardknott Pass. When an exact location was obtained from a separate police call, it was confirmed that Read more…
The team was called by Northwest Ambulance Service about a walker who had sustained a knee injury. Mobile communications were difficult initially due to poor signal, but when a conversation was possible it was confirmed that the location was in Keswick MRT’s area and the team was stood down.