Incident Report #72
A solo walker reported themselves list on a walk from Grasmere. She was located and escorted down
A solo walker reported themselves list on a walk from Grasmere. She was located and escorted down
A woman was lucky to suffer only minor injuries when she fell around 20 metres into a ravine while trying to locate a route down.
She was recovered to better ground via a rope system and then assisted from the hill
A young male sustained a painful wrist fracture when he fell from the exit from the lower cave at Rydal
He was treated by paramedics and evacuated by the team
A woman tripped and sustained a fractured wrist. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A woman suffered a sustained bout of fitting on Fairfield summit. The team was called and were on route when we learned that a helicopter that had been requested to assist had managed to pick her off the summit
A woman sustained a suspected ankle fracture. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A local woman was reported overdue from a walk. A search was being organised when she reappeared at her home address
A group of three became lost and benighted on Loft Crag. They were located via SARLOC and then escorted off the hill by team members
A woman sustained a suspected fractured shoulder. She was treated by a Coastguard paramedic and team members and evacuated by Coastguard helicopter
Three males abandoned their campsite in bad weather, becoming lost trying to find the way down.
They called for help and were retrieved and escorted down by team members
A man called for help using an emergency locator beacon, It was established that he had a fracture/dislocation of his ankle and was unable to continue.
He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A woman sustained an ankle injury on Bowfell. She was treated by team members and evacuated by Coastguard helicopter
A woman sustained an ankle injury near the top of Dungeon Ghyll. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher with help from Kendal MRT
A man took a tumble and sustained a head and wrist injury. He was treated by team members and evacuated by air ambulance
A male sustained and injury to his foot. He was treated by team members and evacuated by air ambulance. We were assisted by Kendal MRT
A woman sustained a suspected ankle fracture near Easedale Tarn
A lone male slipped and sustained a lower leg injury. He was treated by team members and evacuated with help from Kendal MRT
A woman got her foot trapped on Heron Island, Rydal Water. She sustained painful injuries to both feet. Thankfully her friend and other island-dwellers were able to transport her back to the lake edge, where we treated her and handed her over to ambulance paramedics
Two women called for help when they were making very slow progress on their way to Grasmere. They were located by team members and assisted off.
A male had spoken to his wife earlier in the day, saying he had run out of water and was lost. The decision was taken to allow more time for the man to find his own way down. An hour later he phoned his wife to say he had found his own way
A woman descending from Pike How slipped and sustained a serious fracture/dislocation of her ankle. The dislocation was reduced by a team paramedic and she was evacuated by stretcher
A woman slipped and sustained a suspected sprain/fracture to her ankle. Treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher.
The first incident of a busy day. A man slipped sustained a suspected ankle fracture. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
Two women took simultaneous falls, one sustaining a suspected fractured wrist and the other an upper arm fracture. One was given morphine and stretchered off, the other managed to walk down with assistance
While the previous incident was still ongoing, we were requested to attend to an injured person who had reported themselves near Easedale Tarn. Investigation revealed that they were at Pike of Carrs on the other side of Far Easedale. We were assisted in a lengthy rescue by Kendal MRT
A young woman sustained a leg injury when she slipped. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A couple reported themselves lost and unable to continue. They were located and assisted down by team members
A small child fell from rocks near Rydal Cave. His head injury was treated by team members and he was evacuated to an ambulance
A young couple got reported themselves lost having set off from Langdale. They were located near Greenup Edge and escorted back down again
An 11-year-old girl sustained a nasty leg injury when she slipped on damp grass. She was treated and evacuated