Incident Report #1 1998
A lone American fellwalker was rather surprised to see us during his slow, but steady descent of Nab Scar. His light was reported as that of someone in difficulty, but he was OK.
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Fellwalking
Incident Report #71 1999
Surely nobody would venture up a steep, snow and ice covered hillside, dressed only in town clothes to take a photo of the sunset and then get stuck when it went dark? This kind of foolishness may result in a mountain rescue team being called out to rescue them before they fell or froze to death. Well sometimes the most unlikely things happen and in this case two brothers, aged 19 and 23, did just that.
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Location
Incident Report #68 1999
This 62-year-old woman sustained a leg injury when she slipped and fell.
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Location
Incident Report #67 1999
A father and son were reported overdue. A search was organised, involving Keswick MRT, Wasdale MRT and SARDA. They were in the Calf Cove area by a search dog, unhurt, but cold. They were lucky, because information about their route was sketchy, and the area covered was very large.
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Location
Incident Report #66 1999
A couple in their 20s got into difficulty when they overestimated their ability and became benighted, cold and wet. They phoned for help on their mobile phone. We located them after a brief search, and assisted them from the fell. Apart from some damage to clothing, they were unscathed. Unfortunately, if they learned anything from their experience, it wasn't immediately obvious.
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Location
Incident Report #65 1999
This 64-year-old got into difficulty after he started to suffer from chest pains. He was treated at the scene by the team and then flown to Carlisle Hospital, accompanied by the team doctor. He was later confirmed as having had a heart attack.
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Location
Incident Report #64 1999
An early start to the rescue day saw us slogging up to Alcock Tarn to retrieve a 65-year-old man with a lower leg injury. He was carried off the fell and taken to hospital.
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Location
Incident Report #63 1999
A couple in their 50s phoned 999 on their mobile phone when they became lost in mist. They had no idea where they were, but our shrewd detective work pinned them down to the Stickle Tarn area. Once they were guided to the tarn, they were able to find their way off the hill. We really have got better things to do with our time!
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Location
Incident Report #62 1999
A 58-year-old man slipped while descending and sustained injuries to his head and hip. He was stretchered from the fell and taken to Ambleside Health Centre for a once over by a doctor. We were assisted by Kendal MRT.
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Location
Incident Report #61 1999
An 83-year-old man got into difficulty and became exhausted while descending The Band. His party was overtaken by darkness. We stretchered him off and escorted the rest of the party down.
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Location
Incident Report #59 1999
A 57-year-old South Cumbrian woman tripped and fell 100 ft. into the upper reaches of Dungeon Ghyll. She suffered very serious multiple injuries and despite our best efforts, sadly, died during the evacuation, We were assisted by RAF Leeming and three members of Furness MRT.
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Location
Incident Report #58 1999
The Police requested us investigate shouts for help. We located an 83-year-old Belgian man struggling in the dark with a broken finger and no torch. He was helped back to his guesthouse for a sleep, and his finger was treated the following day.
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Location
Incident Report #57 1999
This 39-year-old man slipped on steep, loose ground and sustained a suspected ankle fracture. Once we actually located him, we did the usual sort of stuff.
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Location
Incident Report #56 1999
A 51-year-old man slipped and fell, sustaining a suspected wrist fracture and multiple lacerations. He was treated on the hill and then evacuated to the valley by stretcher.
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Location
Incident Report #55 1999
A 53-year-old London woman slipped and suffered a suspected ankle fracture. An ambulance had been called and we were requested to assist with her evacuation.
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Location
Incident Report #52 1999
Number 3 of a busy day. We were asked to assist Kendal MRT with the treatment and evacuation of a woman who had collapsed suffering from the effects of heat. She was near the summit of Ill Bell. Before we got there a helicopter appeared from nowhere and took her away. It took us a bit by surprise, but it saved us a fair bit of sweat.
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Incident Report #51 1999
While the previous incident was in progress, we were alerted to cries for help from a steep slope on the side of Harrison Stickle. We spent 3½ hours checking the area before all persons were accounted for and we could return home. A good example of inappropriate use of a mobile phone.
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Location
Incident Report #48 1999
We were called to assist a blind man and his wife who were making very slow progress. They had been delayed after getting lost and having to retrace their steps. Two men came across them. One stayed to help while the other one went ahead to get help. When we arrived at Stool End Farm the farmer had gone up on his quad-bike and brought them all down. The two men who helped then realised they had lost their car keys when one of them had slipped. They were put up at the farmhouse and they went home next day. It was unfortunate that they should suffer this inconvenience after helping the others.
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Location
Incident Report #46 1999
A woman slipped and sustained an ankle injury. She was splinted and carried down the hill and taken to Westmorland General Hospital.
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Location
Incident Report #45 1999
We were called out to attend a 60-year-old woman, who had tripped and fallen, sustaining pelvic injuries. The team assembled and waited for a lift uphill from an RAF helicopter in the area, but it went and rescued the woman without us. She was flown to Furness General Hospital for treatment.
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Incident Report #44 1999
Two people became lost in the mist descending Loft Crag. By chance they found a work hut left by the National Trust. They were told to stay put while a couple of people went up and escorted them down.
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Location
Incident Report #43 1999
A 17-year-old girl suffered a serious asthma attack near the Caves. She was walking with a group of other asthmatics. They treated her with their own equipment, including oxygen and we stretchered her of the fell.
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Location
Incident Report #42 1999
This 71-year-old woman collapsed with suspected high blood pressure. She was taken in our ambulance to Ambleside Health Centre where she was seen by a GP.
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Location
Incident Report #41 1999
A 54-year-old man had to shout for help after he slipped and sustained a suspected ankle fracture on the screes below Esk pike. He was treated at the scene and airlifted to West Cumberland Hospital by RAF Boulmer. The helicopter then very decently came back and carried team members down as well.
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Location
Incident Report #40 1999
This 28-year-old man travelled all the way from Victoria, Australia, only to slip and sustain a suspected fracture of his lower leg. We treated him with the usual compassion, took advantage of his inability to escape by telling him bad jokes and then carried him down.
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Location
Incident Report #39 1999
A 66-year-old man collapsed with heat exhaustion. He was treated with oxygen and taken to Westmorland General Hospital.
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Incident Report #38 1999
A 69-year-old woman collapsed with heat exhaustion. She was treated with intravenous fluids and oxygen and taken by helicopter to Furness General Hospital.
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Incident Report #37 1999
We were called out to assist a man in difficulty with a leg injury. When we got there he had made his way into Mickleden. We picked him up in our ambulance and didn't need to go on the hill.
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Location
Incident Report #35 1999
A 16-year-old boy slipped in training shoes and after hitting a tree root, sustained an open fracture to his lower right leg. He was treated with painkillers and a splint and carried to an ambulance, for onward transport to Furness Hospital.
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Location
Incident Report #34 1999
A New Zealand woman slipped and sustained an ankle injury. We did our usual stuff, with the aid of an interpreter, and took her to Kendal Hospital in our ambulance.
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