Incident Report #18 2016
A female walker sustained a knee injury on the shores of Rydal Water. She was treated by team members and evacuated to an ambulance
A female walker sustained a knee injury on the shores of Rydal Water. She was treated by team members and evacuated to an ambulance
A male walker slipped and sustained a suspected leg fracture. He was treated and assisted to an air ambulance by team members
A family of four became disoriented on Wansfell and took shelter in a derelict building. Thye were located using SARLOC and recovered.
Two people became disorientated in snow and cloud in the Hart Crag area. They were located using SARLOC, but then moved and had to be relocated... they were eventually found and escorted from the fell.
A man slipped on frozen ground and sustained a serious shloulder injury. The team were on route when we were made aware that he'd been picked up by qir ambulance and evacuated
A woman slipped and fell, sustaining suspected fractured ribs. She was treated and evacuated by air ambulance to Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle
A 66-year-old woman sustained an ankle injury while walking. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A vulnerable adult male was reported as overdue and likely to be in the Kirkstone Pass area. With snow and freezing conditions there was considerable concern for his welfare. A search was organised and he was located by a search dog handler in Woundale. He was cold and wet and was airlifted down by National Police Air Service helicopter and taken to hospital by ambulance
A man celebrating his birthday sustained a nasty ankle injury when he slipped and fell into the water at Skelwith Force. He managed to pull himself out of the water, but required assistance from the team to treat his injury and evacuate him to an ambulance
A male became lost on Pike O'Stickle. He was eventually located and assisted from the fell.
A young woman became lost in snow in the vicinity of Helm Crag. We were attempting to locate here when she was found by two passing wlakers who assisted her down
A woman sustained a lower leg inury
A male sustained an ankle injury on Sliver How. He was treated by the team and recovered to civilsation.
We were requested to assist Wasdale MRT to recover a solo male wlaker who had activated a SPOT tracker.
Car parking areas in Langdale were checked for a vehicle belonging to a man reported as missing. He was eventually located in Ennerdale. A number of teams were involved in the search
A walker sustained a suspected lower leg fracture. Treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
An army trainnee sustained a fractured anke while camping above Stickle Tarn. The team responded in very poor visibility and darkness to locate and treat the young male. He was splinted and given pain relief and evacuated from the hill in a lengthy stretcher carry.. 1am pie and beans back at base was veru much appreciated!
Two young women became benighted at the top of Far Easedale, subsequently becoming very cold. They were located by team members and evacuated
A 55-year-old man sustained a lower leg injury while walking. His wife raised the alarm. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
An ill-prepared group of 5 became benighted when it went dark while they were on Crinkle Crags.. depsite their impatience, they were eventually located by team members from RAF MRTs and escorted to safety. An unecessary rescue at the end of a long, hard day
A member of a group took a tumble up on the Climber's Traverse on Bowfell, sustaining facial injuries. With our team already committed to the previous, serious incident, along with members of Kendal MRT, and a Duddon MRT member who made the mistake of being at our base when it kicked off, it was necessary to request Coniston MRT to assist. This they did, and evacuated the man to the valley floor
In the first incident of what would prove to be a very busy day, a man suffered a collapse as a result of a cardiac event while climing The Band. The team responded and the man was treated and evacuated to an air ambulance, waiting below the cloud base. He was flown to Carlisle for treatment
A male sustained a suspected akle fracture while walking. He was treated by the team and then evacuated by air ambulance
The team assisted in a joint operation with Keswick and Cockermouth MRTs to rescue a man with a knee injury at Stake Pass.
He was able to walk down with assistance
A woman sustained a knee injury. She ws recovered by the air ambulance while ourselves and Patterdale MRT were en-route.
A male became seperated from his colleagues while walking on Silver How. When he hadn't returned after several hours, a search was organised. He was located on the road in Langdale heading back towards their accommodation