Fellwalking

10 year old girl slipped on fellside and badly lacerated her knee and face.

49 year old man slipped and fractured his leg near the summit. Team assisted by Kendal MRT.

64 year old man collapsed and died whilst walking.

52 year old woman collapsed and called for help which was heard by several people. The team with RAF Boulmer searched the area with negative results. The woman and her husband had walked off the fell but failed to inform the police or ourselves of this!

9 year old girl was hit on the head by a 'misguided' stone thrown by her father and, not surprisingly, received head injuries.

45 year old man slipped on a path and fractured his leg.

16 year old girl collapsed after a fit with exposure.

15 year old girl, part of a D of E group, collapsed with cold and exhaustion. Their rucksacks were much too heavy for their needs.

38 year old Frenchman with no experience, equipment or map failed to return from a walk to Scafell. Found at midnight and reunited with his wife. Team left when 'une grande domestique' started.

55 year old man with a history of cardiac trouble was suffering from exhaustion and dizzy spells.

47 year old woman slipped on a path and sustained a compound fracture of her leg.

'Someone' reported whistles from the Raven Crag area. A search revealed a ten year old boy to be responsible for the whistling. His parents were 'educated' whilst the team conducted a thorough search of the ODG bar, which lasted well into the night. Team assisted by Furness MRT.

Two brothers reported missing. We looked around for a bit then they turned up. Team assisted by Wasdale MRT.

54 year old man slipped on a footpath and fractured his leg.

30 year old instructor from Ullswater Outward Bound School failed to keep a rendezvous with a fellow instructor whilst following a group. She was found at Great Slab with a fractured ankle. Team assisted by Ullswater OBMS and RAF Boulmer.

Three members of an A.T.C. group came down with exposure. Team assisted by RAF Leeming MRT.

70 year old man slipped on a path and fractured his ankle.

36 year old woman slipped on ice and fractured her ankle. Team assisted by Rossendale FRT.

24 year old woman with no equipment tried to climb steep hard snow. She slipped and fell 400 feet sustaining fatal head injuries.Using an ice axe could have saved her life. Team assisted by RAF Boulmer.

28 year old man with good equipment slipped and fell into Dungeon Ghyll and suffered fatal head injuries. Team assisted by RAF Boulmer.

37 year old woman collapsed with exposure.

48 year old woman slipped on a footpath and fractured her leg. Team assisted by RAF Boulmer and Furness MRT.

65 year old lady collapsed while walking with two friends.

We were requested to assist ambulance and air ambulance with the recovery of a man who had sustained a nasty lower leg injury on Windermere lake shore

A 23 year old female from Doncaster collapsed with exhaustion and migraine at the head of Mosedale (237 041). She was carried by the team on a stretcher to Cockley Beck, and then by ambulance to hospital in Kendal. Footnote: This young lady was generally unfit for an expedition of such length, plus two nights camping out at high level in very hot weather. Weather conditions: Very hot, sunny, no wind. Dry underfoot.

A 21 year old female from Bromsgrove, slipped off a path near Eagle Crag, Easedale, Grasmere. She sustained a severely cut knee, and was carried by the team on a stretcher, and then by sitting car to Kendal hospital. Footnote: This young lady had all the right equipment. Genuine accident. Weather conditions: Clear sunshine, dry. Wet patches underfoot.

A 12 year old school boy from Washington, Durham, collapsed with a virus infection at Tongue Gill, Grasmere. He was carried down the fell on a stretcher and then to hospital in Kendal by ambulance. Footnote: Yet another very good group who did everything right when faced with a serious problem on the fells. Weather conditions: Dull, dry, clear. Dry with wet patches underfoot.

A 56 year old man from Manchester slipped on the wet fellside and fractured his ankle/leg on Lingmoor Fell, Langdale. He was carried on a stretcher by team members and taken to hospital in Kendal by ambulance. Footnote: Smooth soled boots could have been the cause of this accident, as the fellside was very wet and slippery. Weather conditions: Dull, rain at times with low mist — very wet underfoot.

A 14 year old school boy from London collapsed with chest pains at Grizedale Tarn, Grasmere. He was carried down on a stretcher and then taken by ambulance to Kendal hospital. Footnote: This young boy had a history of chest trouble. His friends had done everything right, making him comfortable and sending for help. A very praise¬worthy group, and a lesson from which some adults could learn. Weather conditions: Very wet, low mist, ground conditions — saturated

A 17 year old school boy from Westbury slipped near Grizedale Tarn, Grasmere, and sustained an injured femur plus foot injuries (see footnote). He was escorted down the fell by the team after electing to walk. Seen by team doctor and allowed to go home later. Footnote: This injured boy was made to walk down, unaccompanied, by two teachers. There is also a suspicion that he was exhausted, due to his rucksack being overweight, and his walking boots, which were good, were not his own and a poor fit, and he had no waterproof trousers. Weather conditions: Very wet, low mist, cold.