A woman slipped and sustained a fracture/dislocation of her ankle. She was given analgesic and the dislocation was reduced before she was evacuated to an ambulance waiting in the valley. Smooth soled-shoes mays have been a factor in the slip
Two young males became trapped by fast flowing water. They were recovered wet, but unharmed by team members
Walkers expressed concern when they saw a woman heading up to Alcock Tarn late in the day. A quick search was made and nobody located, so we stood down
A woman walking on Orrest Head slipped and twisted her knee, aggravating a previous injury. She was assisted down by team members
A young woman sustained a badly sprained ankle near the summit of Loughrigg. She was treated and evacuated
A woman fell and sustained an arm fracture
A male walking to Stickle Tarn became unwell with abdominal pain while walking. He was treated by the team and evacuated
A woman took a tumble sustaining a head injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated.
Two lost people came together on Pavey Ark. They phoned for help and were retrieved by team members and escorted off
#beadventuresmart
Ask yourself three questions:
Do you know what the weather forecast is?
Do you have the skills?
Do you have the equipment?
A man and woman became separated while walking over Crinkle Crags. The man waited at Three Tarns then reported the woman missing. She eventually turned up at the Old Dungeon Ghyll car park having somehow passed him at Three Tarns and continuing her walk over Bowfell in the hope of catching him up... which, given he had descended The Band when he gave up, was pretty unlikely. We can only assume the drive home was a tense one...
A woman suffered severe abdominal pain while walking at Grasmere Weir. She was given pain relief and recovered to an ambulance
One of a party of two men was unable to continue after a long walk. He was assisted off by team members
A woman suffered a possible stroke while walking with friends. She was treated by team members and evacuated
A woman went over on her ankle sustaining a suspected fracture. She was treated b y the team and evacuated
Three people were recovered from Wansfell when they became too exhausted to continue
We were requested to assist Kendal MRT with a casualty in Kentmere
It's good to get chance to reciprocate for all the help they give us
We were called to a woman who had taken a tumble and sustained facial injuries. We were on route when we were notified that her party had managed to make it to the road and a conventional ambulance was now all that was required
We stood down
A woman descending alongside Stickle Tarn took a tumble and fell around 10 metres, sustaining an open ankle fracture and possible spinal injuries. She was treated by team members and evacuated by Coastguard Rescue 199
A woman sustained a hip injury in a fall. The team responded and were most of the way there when we were informed that Helimed had reached the casualty and evacuated her.
We returned to base
A third charity event participant sustained an ankle injury when they slipped
They were treated and evacuated
A further participant in a charity event sustained an ankle injury when they slipped. They were treated and evacuated by stretcher
The first incident of a busy day... a participant in a charity walk event slipped and sustained an ankle fracture
A group of four plus a dog became disorientated in mist. Without map and compass, they phoned for help. With the aid of SARLOC they were located and given guidance to get them down. With the previous serious incident ongoing a team member monitored their progress until they were safely down
#beadventuresmart ...
Ask yourself three questions:
Do I know what the weather is going to do?
Do I have the skills?
Do I have the right equipment?
A woman suffered a suspected sprained ankle when she slipped. She was treated and evacuated by the team
A man took a 6 metre fall from Helm Crag sustaining head injuries. He was treated and evacuated by air ambulance
A woman phoned to report her partner overdue, who in turn had gone looking for their dog which had run away. The man was located. The dog was not. They told us they'd been on Crinkle Crags. It seems more likely they'd been on Great Carrs
A couple became cragfast on steep ground on Loughrigg. They were retrieved by a couple of team members
A woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped on a muddy path. She was treated and evacuated, then transported to hospital by a relative
A phone call was received by police stating a problem finding a way off Bowfell. The call was dropped and no further contact was possible. We monitored the situation overnight, but when there was no further communication by mid-morning we escalated to incident and organised a search. Thankfully a chat with staff from the Old Dungeon Ghyll alerted us to 4 young men who tey had seen around midnight, cold, wet and trying yo get back to their holiday accommodation. We located them and confirmed that they were the same people who had made the 999 call. We were able to go home
A woman slipped and sustained a suspected ankle fracture. She was treated by team members and evacuated
