Incident Report #4 2006
A woman sustained an arm injury after a fall.
A woman sustained an arm injury after a fall.
An elderly woman sustained an ankle injury after a slip on icy ground. An ambulance was called, but couldn't find her.
An elderly woman sustained an ankle injury after a slip on icy ground. An ambulance was called, but couldn't find her.
A couple walking above Grasmere, near Silver How phoned to say they couldn't find their way off. They could see Grasmere and the A591, but couldn't find a way down.
Two men were unable to find their way off Red Screes after taking longer to complete their walk than planned, and became stuck in the dark.
A group of four phoned for help after becoming lost in mist.
A man slipped and sustained a serious open fracture on the summit of Helm Crag.
A woman sustained a serious fracture and dislocation of her lower leg when she slipped while descending Red Screes.
A man phoned the Police after he lost the path on Crinkle Crags. He had previously lost his map, and had no compass or torch.
We were alerted by the air ambulance that they were attending a collapsed male walker on Little Castle Crag, and they requested our help.
A man and his partner phoned for help when they were unable to locate the way down from Baystone, Wansfell. There's little more can be said.
A man and his partner phoned for help when they were unable to locate the path from the 'Hole in the Wall', at the bottom of Loughrigg Terrace, back to the car park at White Moss.
A man and his partner phoned for help when they were unable to locate a path down from Harrison Stickle.
A 64-year-old woman slipped and sustained a suspected dislocated shoulder.
A man sustained a suspected fractured ankle near the top of The Band.
Two days on....No torch....no daylight....no dinner.....again....but that would have been so simple.
A couple became lost and benighted when the went for a walk without a torch, whistle, compass or adequate clothing.
A 70-year-old woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped on a damp path.
A couple phoned for help because they were struggling getting down from Helm Crag without a torch.
A woman felt faint, clammy and suffered breathing difficulties ascending Stickle Ghyll.
A young couple had completed the scramble of Jack's Rake, but had become disorientated having tried to walk from there to Harrison Stickle.
A man suffered a suspected ankle fracture near the summit of Harrison Stickle, continuing the trend our casualties seem to be developing for injuring themselves as near to the top of mountains as possible.
A man stepped up to the edge of Dungeon Ghyll to take a photo and the edge gave way.
A man was found fitting and unconscious on the summit of Loughrigg. The team was called and went to his aid.
And then again. It's not funny! This time four people, but essentially exactly the same problem.
Then it happened again! A couple phoned to say they were lost and it was becoming dark. They were near the fence again, so we were able to send them in the right direction.
A 60-year-old man fell and suffered a superficial bang on the head. They also didn't actually know where they where, other than somewhere in the Langdale Pikes area. This was the real problem, and he was due to take medication for epilepsy at 6pm.
A woman phoned to say that she become stuck in mist and was unable to find her way off Crinkle Crags. She had located the electric fence and we found her near Red Tarn.
Two women lost their way off Fairfield. They had found a path and thought they were heading for Rydal.
A 60-year-old man collapsed with severe abdominal pain. The call initially went through to Patterdale MRT, and because the exact location was uncertain, they called us.