Those of us who diverted from the previous rescue found a 57-year-old man who had fallen 50 or so feet, sustaining a head, wrist and leg injury. He was incoherent at first, but came round while we were there. He was treated at the scene, given oxygen and then flown to Lancaster Hospital by the RAF. We were assisted by Patterdale MRT and Kendal MRT. Please stop sending the postcards, I was only joking!
A woman slipped and suffered a lower right leg fracture. We were en route to this incident when a second one occurred. We divided our resources, and dealt with the first incident with the help of the Air Ambulance.
A woman slipped and fell, sustaining a shoulder injury. She was treated at the scene and carried down. She was taken to hospital in her own car.
We were called to assist the ambulance service with the evacuation of a woman in her 50's who had slipped and sustained a leg injury. She was carried out on a stretcher. We have had a run of incidents in this area recently. It's not unusual to be up here when it snows to rescue speeding sledgers and skidding motorists but are sinister forces at work to cause this phenomena? Theories on a postcard please.
A 50-year-old man walked over from Borrowdale to Langdale to meet some friends. He was reported to have consumed a substantial amount of alcohol. At 5pm he declined an offer of a lift back to Borrowdale from his friends and set off to walk. He was reported overdue at his accommodation in Borrowdale. He was located in Mickleden with a head injury, hypothermia (32˚c) and multiple bruises at 23.45 by an advanced group of rescuers as the team was assembling at base. He wasn't able to account for the missing time very effectively. It was a cold, wet night with occasional snow showers.
A woman in her 50's slipped and sustained a leg injury. She was treated and carried out on a stretcher.
A group of five got lost in the mist. They were located quickly and escorted down the fell. It's unlikely they ever knew where they where.
No-you're not seeing double. A woman who had helped the man in the previous incident left the casualty site to make her way down and fell and sustained a leg injury. She got a helicopter ride as well.
A 70-year-old man fell 50ft and sustained multiple injuries. He was treated at the scene and then flown to Carlisle hospital.
A man suffered a leg injury on the fell, but managed to walk a significant way down. A friend had gone ahead to raise the alarm, but when we got there he had managed to walk into Oxendale, saving us a trip up the hill in the rain.
A 52-year-old woman sustained a leg injury when she slipped on steep grass on the way down from Great Rigg. Her husband came down to raise the alarm, but then went back up the hill before we arrived. The grid reference given didn't make sense, so we had to search for an hour before we found her. She was treated and then carried down to the valley.
A 62-year-old Bristol man slipped and sustained a leg injury. He was a big chap, so luckily we were able to use our local knowledge and bring him down via a short cut through a quarry.
A 56-year-old South African woman slipped while descending and sustained a leg injury. We were assisted with the evacuation by Kendal MRT
A 63-year-old man slipped and dislocated his ankle. His friends 'popped' it back in again and they continued to descend with the aid of trekking poles. However progress became too difficult, so they stopped and called for our assistance. His ankle was an interesting colour when we took a look at it, and very badly swollen. We splinted it and he was carried to the valley. He was transferred to an ambulance and taken to hospital. He had done well to get as far down as he did, especially as his friends were offering 'moral support' of the kind we usually offer.
A man in his 60's slipped and sustained fractured ankle while enjoying a 30th birthday celebration picnic with his daughter. He was treated by the teams doctor and medics and then carried to the valley floor. He was transferred to an ambulance and taken to hospital.
A 64-year-old lone man slipped and suffered a suspected fractured ankle. It was getting late, dark, wet and windy, so he was forced to start crawling down the hill because there was nobody else around. He was spotted by two runners, who went to his aid, and raised the alarm. A local farmer also tried to reach him in his Landrover. We treated him, and stretchered him down and on to hospital.
A 56-year-old woman from a walking group sustained an ankle injury. She was treated at the scene and carried down to the valley. We were assisted with this long carry by Kendal MRT, who also took her through to hospital in their Ambulance.
A small search was initiated for a woman and her son, who phoned in and reported themselves unable to find their way down. They were located by search dog Paddy, and escorted down.
A woman descending Bright Beck slipped and sustained a
suspected fracture to her cheek and lower leg. She was treated at the scene
and taken by helicopter to West Cumberland Infirmary. We were assisted by
RAF Leeming, who were in the area.
We were called by a youth hostel manager who reported a
group of 45 kids and 6 adults in difficulty in the Easedale Tarn area! Team
members, along with Kendal MRT, regrouped and made their way to Grasmere.
Fortunately, the party was located by an advanced party from the team,
making their own way down. The leaders were 'interviewed' with respect to
their competence and responsibilities. Then...
A 13-year-old boy fell while running in a race during the Grasmere Sports. We splinted his leg and carried him to an ambulance for onward transport to hospital. His shoes were not adequate for the purpose.<td>
We were called by the police to assist a party lost in
the Bowfell/Crinkle Crags area. Team members, with Kendal MRT still present,
having failed to get home yet, regrouped again at Ambleside. Fortunately the
group managed to find a safe route down by there own initiative, before we
had to expend too much more energy.
A 32-year-old man collapsed, and was unconscious for a short time, possibly as a result of a pre-existing heart condition. He was given oxygen and monitored by team members, and then evacuated to Furness General Hospital by the North West Air Ambulance.
A family group of seven became lost, having overshot Stake Pass and found themselves descending into Langstrath. They became concerned when the weather deteriorated, and phoned for help. We found them on Stake Pass and assisted them down.
A man slipped and snapped his patella tendon (that's what he told us, him being a doctor and all). He was stretchered down to an ambulance for onward transport to hospital.
While on the previous rescue, we came across a man who had injured muscles in his back and was unable to walk. He was assisted down as well.
A woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped on the path descending Loughrigg. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher.
We were called to attend a woman with an ankle injury. She was walking with her husband. They had passed a grid reference to the Police which put them on Nanny Lane, Troutbeck. The team was dispatched to sort her out. Our first response group couldn't find them. We spoke them again and they admitted that they might not have been quite were they had initially told us. Further questioning located them on the Ambleside side of Wansfell. A second team was dispatched, they were located, and the woman's injury was treated. Grid references and numbers are such a tricky business.
The Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue taxi service was called out to retrieve a group of eleven people who had accidentally walked off the back of Crinkle Crags and had realised that when they arrived at the bottom of Moasdale they would be inconvenienced by a lack of transport. They were located by a group of team members and escorted down.
