A call was received yesterday evening from Cumbria Police. A walker had posted on his social media that he was lost on Scafell. A concerned family member had seen this, then contacted the police who in turn asked for our help. However, happily, shortly afterwards it was confirmed that the Read more
A very brief alert when a request from Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was received following an ankle injury to a walker on Green Gable which they were dealing with. This was shortly after the Remembrance Day service, so there were team members already on the fell. However, after checking numbers Read more
A call from Cumbria Police was passed across from Cockermouth MRT as on investigation it was likely to be in our area. A walker had heard shouts, whistles and dogs barking. The Team Leader asked a team member to further investigate whether it could be people and trail hounds on Read more
As incident No.156 was concluding, a further call was received from Cumbria Police regarding a male walker who had fallen and injured his ankle. He was unable to weight bear. As the access to Beck Head is quicker and safer for a stretcher carry from the other side, the Team Read more
In the first of three calls in quick succession, we received a call about a walker who had fallen, sustained a knee injury and was unable to bear weight. A full callout was made with an advance party setting off quickly with warm clothing and shelter. After assessment, it was Read more
Penrith MRT requested additional support from the team for a multi-agency and multi-day search for a man who had fallen from a bridge into the River Eden. Soon after completing the search of our allocated area it was confirmed that the body of the man had been recovered by the Read more
As some members of the team were arriving close to the scene of callout #149, they witnessed a walker stumble, fall awkwardly, and hit his head on a rock. As there were enough members with the stretcher party by this point some team members diverted to assist. After assessment, some Read more
An urgent call was received yesterday from Cumbria Police about a walker who had chest pain and was having difficulty breathing. A heart attack was suspected by the caller. As some members of the team were training in base an advance party was able to be immediately dispatched. Helimed 58 Read more
As the first callout was nearing completion, a second call was received. Multiple 999 calls had been made about shouts and whistles on the flanks of Scafell, heard by walkers on the tourist path of Scafell Pike. Helimed support was requested and they agreed to mobilise quickly to help establish Read more
After a relatively quiet period, two calls were received from Cumbria Police on Thursday. The first call was about a walker who had fallen and injured his ankle, and appeared to be unable to bear weight on it. The location was close to the summit. The team was called out Read more
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a walker who had fallen, sustained leg injuries and was unable to walk. However, as further information on location was obtained, it was confirmed that the incident was in Cockermouth MRT’s area. The respective Team Leaders agreed the handover before the Wasdale Read more
The team was called yesterday by Cumbria Police about one of a group of eight that had not been seen for a number of hours. The group had walked up to the deep pools near Lingcove Bridge to enjoy the warm weather. However, on the group’s return to their cars, Read more
In the second incident of the evening, two calls were received within 20 minutes. A personal distress beacon was activated close to Burnmoor Tarn. This was followed 20 minutes later by a call from a concerned family member about an overdue solo walker. The two were linked to the same Read more
We were called by Cumbria Police late in the evening. A concerned third party was reporting that a walking party of four was overdue from a walk up Scafell Pike. They had travelled for a day trip from outside of the area and none of the party had been in Read more
We were called by Cumbria Police about two walkers who were reported to be stuck on steep ground inside Piers Gill. A walker on the path on the East side of the gill had noticed them after they were shouting for help. They appeared to be unhurt but this was Read more
We were called yesterday by Cumbria Police about two people in difficulty on the Screes lakeshore. As part of a group of 4, they had originally planned to kayak down the lake from Brackenclose but found themselves unable to progress due to the windy conditions. They decided to abandon their Read more
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a lone walker that was walking from Langdale to Wasdale. He was overdue when a text was received by a family member waiting at Wasdale Head for his return. The text indicated that he was struggling to navigate the descent from Scafell Read more
A call was received from Cumbria Police, about a lone walker that had failed to return to her accommodation. She had left on foot and taken the shuttle bus down to Wasdale Head at 10am. A local team member was tasked to see if she had missed the last bus Read more
A call was received from Cumbria Police about a walker reporting that two of his party were stuck somewhere on a ravine on Scafell Pike. He was initially very confused and was not able to accurately describe his route for the day or where they had become stuck. It became Read more
A call was received yesterday afternoon from Cumbria Police. A walker was reported to have fallen whilst scrambling, injured his knee and was now not able to walk. After some difficulty in being able to make direct contact to ascertain the exact location and circumstances, a full callout was made. Read more