Fellwalking

After nearly a month without a rescue we were called in to action again by a request from NWAS to assist a crew. We helped with the evacuation of a woman who had taken a tumbling fall on steep ground close to the road.

A male suffered a dislocated ankle in Rydal Lower Cave. It's a tricky place to get out of

We recovered a couple from Mark Gate after one of them became severely fatigued. They were located via SARLOC

We rescued a male with a leg injury from North Rake on Pavey Ark

A woman tripped and tumbled, sustaining a head injury in the process. She was treated by paramedics and team members and transferred to an ambulance for transport to hospital

Male reported unwell on a path behind Stickle Barn. Team responded but were stood down on route after he walked aided to an NWAS ambulance

A female suffered a head injury in a fall. She was treated and walked off

A walker sustained a knee injury when he slipped on wet ground. He was treated by team members and evacuated

Two young men camped out but we're battered by a storm and couldn't get down next day. They tried to sit out the storm but it knocked their tent down. We were called to recover them having located the using SARLOC

One of a party of two sustained a suspected fractured ankle when she slipped on wet ground. Having been located via SARLOC, she was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher

Two people became benighted as it went dark and they couldn't locate the way off. We located them using SARLOC and then assisted them back to Three Shires Stone

An elderly male was reported overdue from a low-level walk. The team was assembling to look for him when he turned up, unharmed

RAF Leeming MRT encountered a man who was lost on Fairfield summit. With team members committed to two other rescues, they assisted us by escorting the man down

A man sustained a suspected lower leg fracture on very wet ground on Loughrigg. He was treated and evacuated by team members

A woman sustained a suspected lower leg fracture when she slipped on very steep, rocky ground. She was treated by team members and evacuated by team members

A woman tumbled and sustained injuries to her neck and shoulder. She was treated by air ambulance paramedics and team members and evacuated to hospital by helicopter. With team members previously committed to an incident in Windermere, we were assisted by Coniston MRT

A woman slipped and sustained an ankle fracture. She was treated by team members and evacuated

A man sustained an ankle injury when he slipped. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher before being taken to hospital by his friend

A woman sustained a lower leg injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher

A woman slipped near the summit of Wansfell and sustained an ankle injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher

A walker lost the path between Ill Bell and Yoke and was unable to locate a way down. She was located by Kendal MRT members and escorted off

A man suffered suspected fractured ribs when he slipped and fell around 3 metres. He was treated by team members and evacuated to a waiting ambulance

A woman fell from the path in Raise Beck, sustaining injuries to her head and lower back/hip. She was treated by team members and then evacuated by Coastguard helicopter

A woman slipped a wet rock and sustained a fractured ankle. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher, then handed over to NWAS for the onward trip to hospital

A man was unable to find his way down from Bowfell after the battery on his phone, his only means of navigation, went flat. He was located using SARLOC and subsequently by three team members and then escorted off the hill

An avoidable incident

A party of three reported themselves lost and on the wrong side of a river in the Troutbeck area. Their position was provided via the Emergency Call Location Information service and they were recovered by team members

Two people became lost and cragfast on the back of Crinkle Crags. One reported at gash to the hand in addition. They were eventually located by Kendal MRT members while we were looking on Crinkle Crags. They were walked off

Our team doctor was requested to assist Coniston MRT with a difficult medical issue.

A woman slipped on damp ground and sustained a nasty ankle injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher to an ambulance

A woman missed the path and became lost and benighted on Wansfell. She was located and returned to her accommodation