Cumbria Police received a call from a concerned mother reporting that her son was overdue from a walk on Scafell Pike. The Team Leader carried out initial enquiries but could not locate him using PhoneFind. His last known position was Taylor Gill Force at 10:30, which left a very large Read more
Cumbria Police received an emergency SOS message asking for Mountain Rescue on Scafell Pike, with an initial location at Sty Head. The Team Leader was unable to speak to anyone in the party. A second call came into the police through another emergency SOS service. It placed a female in Read more
Cumbria Police received a call about two people who were lost in Eskdale. The Team Leader looked into it and got a PhoneFind location, which showed they were close to the road. They had a map and compass, so they were given their location and a grid reference to get Read more
Cumbria Police received multiple reports of a person stuck under a rock or boulder and getting cold in the area of the Dropping Crag. Some location data came with these calls, but the Team Leader was unable to speak to the person directly. Because the incident could have been serious, Read more
A mother contacted Cumbria Police to report that her son and his friend were missing/overdue on Scafell Pike. Shortly afterwards, the Duty Team Leader spoke directly with the two young men, who confirmed they were safe and well and had just arrived back at their car in Seathwaite. No team Read more
Cumbria Police received a call from a group that had split up on their way down off Scafell Pike. The party was in Keswick’s area of responsibility, so the job was passed over to Keswick MRT.
Cumbria Police received a call about a couple stuck. The team leader investigated and found a husband and wife, descending Great Gable towards Wasdale, had found themselves on loose, steep scree. Contact was made by mobile, and they were given advice on how to move onto safer ground. The couple Read more
Cumbria Police received a call about a male who had fallen and was suspected to have broken his lower leg. The team deployed and were quickly on scene. He was treated and stretchered to a friend’s car, who took him to hospital.
Cumbria Police received an iPhone SOS message about two males lost descending the Corridor Route, in rough ground around Spout Head Gill. The team leader investigated, and a limited party was sent to locate them and walk them off. As they were in the wrong valley, a taxi was booked Read more
Cumbria Police received a call about two walkers on the summit of Scafell Pike, struggling to find the path due to zero visibility. The team leader managed to get them back on the path, but with darkness approaching, decided to deploy a small team to assist them off the hill. Read more
Cumbria Police received a call about six lost males. The assistant team leader investigated and found them at the Styhead stretcher box, trying to get to Seathwaite. They were pointed in the right direction, and the assistant team leader then spoke with Keswick MRT and handed the incident over to Read more
NWAS received a call from a male who had tripped and injured his ankle. The team deployed, stretchered him off the hill, and handed him over to the care of the ambulance.
Cumbria Police received a call about two people lost while descending Scafell Pike. A PhoneFind link was sent and put them on the right path; they had managed to re-locate themselves and could now see the path, so were happy to continue their descent. The team was stood down as Read more
Cumbria Police received a call about a male with leg injuries who was unable to descend without assistance. Due to low numbers from Wasdale and Duddon, Coastguard R897 was requested to assist getting him off the hill. A team member was already on the hill and was quickly on scene, Read more
Cumbria Police received a call about a male who had taken a fall of around 5m into Great Hall Gill. He had managed to get out of the water, but was not able to walk out. After a short search to locate the casualty, team members got on scene to Read more
Cumbria Police received a call from a group of four doing the Three Peaks, one of whom had an injured knee. The team leader managed to speak with them and supported them to self rescue, monitoring their progress by phone as they made their way down. They all made it Read more
Cumbria Police received a call about three males who were lost and stuck. Police managed to get their location as Little Narrowcove. The assistant team leader spoke with them, and they were uncomfortable moving from their location. The team deployed and collected them, walking them back down to Wasdale Head, Read more
Cumbria Police received a call about a female with an injured ankle. The assistant team leader attempted to make contact but was struggling; contact was eventually made with the informants, though they were at a different location. A location was eventually obtained, not far from Burnthwaite Farm. The casualty was Read more
Cumbria Police received a call via iPhone Emergency SOS reporting that two walkers had come across a 77-year-old male and his grandson, who were very cold. The team was unable to make contact with the casualty site due to the location, so the team deployed, along with Maritime and Coastguard Read more
Cumbria Police received a call from a lone female who was lost and had become split from her friend. Contact was made, and she had already found her friend and was descending back to the car park. The team was not deployed.