Two males were unable to continue due to bad weather and inadequate equipment. They were recovered by team members
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A man suffered a fracture/dislocation of the ankle. He was treated by team members and evacuated to the valley, for onward transport to hospital
A man was unable to descend from Orrest Head after suffering back pain. He was assisted down by team members
Four 16-year0old males were assisted down from Nab Scar after their they abandoned their tents in a storm
Three 16-year-old males on a camping trip were reported missing by parents. After a brief investigation, they were located and returned to them
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Two people were unable to find their way off Crinkle Crags and they were not going to get off before dark, so with no map, compass or torch it was decided they needed retrieving.
A small group went up, located them and brought them down
A woman in a party of three tripped and sustained a fractured wrist. She was treated and stretchered from the fell
A male descending from the Fairfield Horseshoe slipped and sustained an ankle injury at Lower Brock Crag. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher.
A man suffered a knee injury. He was treated and evacuated
A woman on a led walk slipped and sustained an ankle fracture. She was treated by the team and evacuated with help from Kendal MRT
A woman slipped and sustained a wrist fracture. She was treated and evacuated with help from Kendal MRT
An Apple emergency alert was received by their call Centre in the USA. It filtered through the system and eventually ended up with us… We investigated and found nothing and were unable to contact the number provided. Eventually a ‘stand down’ filtered through as well… there’s definitely room for improvement with this!
A man was found struggling to descend from Stock Ghyll. He was assisted down and returned to family for debriefing
We attended a male suffering dizziness and stumbling. He was assisted down
A walker took a fall sustaining head, back and hand injuries
He was treated and airlifted to the valley floor for transfer to ambulance
A woman returning from a swimming trip slipped and sustained injuries to her ankles and hip. She was treated and evacuated
A woman complained of dizziness shortness of breath while climbing Stickle Tarn. The team attended and recovered her to the valley
A man was reported as concussed at the end of Mickleden. We responded and located the man at the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, having managed to make his own way that far
A woman slipped and sustained an ankle injury
She was treated and evacuated
A second incident was reported on Esk Pike with another DofE participant succumbing to hypothermia. We were assisted on this rescue by a Coastguard helicopter
A DofE participant suffered a suspected ankle injury. He was treated and evacuated with assistance from Kendal and Duddon & Furness MRTs. This help was essential as wee were also dealing with another incident that commenced 10 minutes later
A broken, dropped phone call suggested a casualty on Side Pike. We were able to get a location from the 999 call. We responded and located a woman with a knee injury. She was assisted from the hill and made her own way to hospital
We were assisted by Kendal MRT
A woman slipped and sustained a fracture/dislocated ankle
She was treated by team members and evacuated to an ambulance
Two people were unable to continue due to fatigue. They were recovered to their vehicle in Grasmere
A woman slipped and sustained a fracture/dislocation to her ankle. It was partially reduced on the hill, then after being evacuated to the valley floor, was fully reduced by air ambulance paramedics with the help of additional medication.
A woman slipped on wet grass and suffered a fracture/dislocation ankle injury. She was treated with pain relief and a splint and evacuated
A young boy walking with his dad and younger sibling when he fell and hurt his leg. The team responded, treated and evacuated the boy. Assisted by Kendal MRT
Som team members were on a joint training venture with other Lakes teams in the Glencoe area. During this time the bodies of a missingfather and son were located by Glencoe MRT. Four of our team assisted, along with other agencies in their recovery
Concerns were raised when a dog was located running free at School Knott. The team were asked to search for the man who hadn’t been heard from since around midday. A number of lines of enquiry were followed before it was identified that th missing was was the same person who had been airlifted unconscious by air ambulance around lunchtime, having been trampled by cows
A man took a tumble and sustained head, neck and back injuries. He was assisted by passersby initially then treated by the team and evacuated via air ambulance
