Incident Report #82 2010
A woman sustained a painful shoulder and arm injury when she fell and tumbled.
A woman sustained a painful shoulder and arm injury when she fell and tumbled.
We were requested to assist the ambulance and air ambulance with a male who was reported as suffering a collapse near the summit of the Blea Tarn road.
Our base was opened and personell sent to assist Wasdale and Keswick MRTs in a search for a young man reported missing in the Styhead Tarn area. He was located in Langstrath.
A woman sustained an ankle fracture when she slipped on a steep, wet path. She was treated by team members and evcuated to Ambleside, where she was transferred to an ambulance and taken to hospital.
A 60-year-old Kendal man collapsed suffering from chest pains.
A man in his 50s complained of chest pains just below the bridge on the Stickle Ghyll path.
A woman slipped near the top of Loughrigg, and sustained a suspected fractured ankle.
A man in his 50s slipped and dislocated his ankle near the summit.
We were called to assist in a search for two women, one of who had broken her leg.
A woman slipped and sustained an ankle injury.
We were asked to assist the ambulance service with evacuation of a 60-year-old woman who had sustained a leg injury following a slip on wet ground.
Three young men contacted friends by text message to report that they were lost and unable to find a way down.
The team was made aware that two people had become stranded near Crinkle Crags summit, and were unable to make their way down.
A 37-year-old lone male walker was reported overdue. A search was organised, with assistance f
A 52-year-old woman slipped and sustained an ankle injury.
A woman slipped and sustained an ankle injury. We were called to assist the ambulance with her evacuation.
A man slipped on an icy path and sustained a suspected fractured ankle.
With a good number of team members committed to the previous rescue,
While dealing with the previous incident we were also trying to locate 2 men who had phoned for help after becoming lost on Crinkle Crags.
A family group of 8 reported themselves lost and unable to find the way off 'Langdale Pike'.
A 21-year-old man from the West Midlands phoned his parents to say that he was benighted at Angle Tarn. His parents phoned for help. We instigated a search and he was eventually located near the summit of Bowfell. We were assisted by Keswick MRT. Santa, if you're checking Christmas lists this early, can he have a torch for Christmas please?
A 33-year-old man slipped on an icy path and sustained a lower leg injury. He was treated by the team and evacuated to an ambulance.
We received a call to man who had camped out overnight below Cambridge Crag on Bowfell. He had called for help and an air ambulance was sent. He had become very cold and wet overnight and couldn't move. They couldn't find him, so we were called. We located him, gave him food and drink to warm him up, and then assisted him to walk down.
While we were finishing off from the previous rescue we were made aware of a family who were lost in the vicinity of Stickle Tarn. They were cold and unable to find a way down in the mist. They were located just below Stickle Tarn, and escorted to the valley floor.
A woman slipped and sustained a suspected ankle fracture on very wet ground. She was treated and evacuated.
We were requested to assist Patterdale MRT with the evacuation of a man who had fallen and suffered a suspected depressed skull fracture. We were en-route when we were recalled because the casualty had been successfully evacuated by RAF helicopter.
In a repeat of the previous incident we were requested to assist the ambulance service with the recovery of a woman who had sustained an ankle fracture when she slipped on steep ground.
We were requested to assist the ambulance service with the recovery of a woman who had sustained an ankle fracture when she slipped on a wet rock slab on the path.
Two 20-year-old men from Manchester became cragfast when they got on to steep ground, without torches, above Bright Beck. They were located by team members, escorted back to the valley floor and transported to their accommodation.
We had just finished clearing up and repacking from the previous incident when we were called to attend another. A woman had sustained a suspected ankle fracture after a slip descending Stickle Ghyll. She was treated by team members and evacuated to the valley floor by the helicopter that was still in the area.