Incident Report #42 2021
A woman sustained an ankle injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated by air ambulance
A woman sustained an ankle injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated by air ambulance
A woman became cragfast when crossing Meg's Ghyll. She was recovered, uninjured, by the team
A male sustained a lower leg injury. Luckily he was airlifted off before we got there, sparing us a long, hot carry
A young male sustained a dislocated ankle
He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A young child was reported separated from his family group and missing near Whorneyside Force.
The team was responding to search for him when he turned up
A man sustained a dislocated shoulder when he fell while walking. He was assisted by a group of passersby and then treated and evacuated by stretcher
A man suffered a hip and leg injury in a fall on Troutbeck Tongue. He was treated and evacuated by the team
A man fell and sustained a head injury. The team responded along with an air ambulance. The air ambulance was able to evacuate the man before we arrived, but the team assisted the man's partner down
We rescued a woman with a suspected fractured ankle
A woman was reported shouting for help. She had sustained a head injury and had abdominal pain. She was treated by team members and evacuated by air ambulance
A young male became stuck in a bog and was unable to get out.
With many of the team committed to the ongoing rescue a couple of team members were mustered to attend. The man was assisted out of the bog by two passers-by while they were on route and the team members were able to stand down
A woman suffered a collapse while walking. She was treated and evacuated by the team
Two men were unable to continue when they descended in to the Upper Esk by mistake.
In a joint operation with Wasdale MRT, they were recovered and returned to Langdale
A woman slipped on steep muddy ground and sustained injuries to her shoulder and leg. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A walker sustained an ankle injury when she slipped. She was treated by team members and evacuated to the valley
Two people became separated from the rest of their group on Crinkle Crags. They were inadequately equipped to navigate their way off, especially as it was going dark. They were located and escorted off by team members
A group of five elderly walkers were recovered having succumbed to hypothermia when forecast poor weather struck. They were assisted to the valley bottom with help from the team and a local farmer
A man was reported as collapsed and drifting in and out of consciousness. He was attended by the team. Given his reported condition an air ambulance was requested to assist. He was assessed by their doctor and then stretchered to a waiting land ambulance
A woman sustained an lower leg injury. She was treated and evacuated by the team
A woman sustained an ankle injury on the shore of Rydal Water. She was treated and evacuated to a waiting ambulance
A man sustained a foot/ankle injury while walking on Lingmoor. He was treated and evacuated by stretcher
The team was asked to assist a woman who had sustained a fracture dislocated ankle near Grasmere Weir. We attended along with the air ambulance
The team was made aware of a male who had wandered into Eskdale while trying to find his way back from Scafell to Langdale. He was initially given advice by a Wasdale MRT team leader before passing the monitoring of his progress over to LAMRT
He was sheltered overnight by an ML group who were camping overnight and finally pointed in the right direction to get off the hill
One of a party of two slipped on wet snow and sustained an ankle injury. After some initial confusion over their location he was treated and evacuated
A woman slipped on an icy path and injured her hip and thigh. She was treated and evacuated by team ambulance
A male collapsed with a suspected stroke on the summit of Sergeant Man. Because of the urgent medical need, an air ambulance was requested. It was able to reach the casualty ahead of the team and airlift him to hospital
A woman suffered a suspected fractured femur when she slipped.
We requested assistance from an air ambulance and Great North were able to attend, arriving ahead of the team and sparing us a lengthy stretcher carry
A woman fell from the Fat Man's Agony area, sustaining suspected back and rib injuries, She was treated by team members and evacuated by Coastguard helicopter
A woman sustained a lower leg injury when she slipped on wet ground
A young couple were unable to locate their way off Silver How when mist descended.
They phoned for help, They were very poorly equipped so a small party went and retrieved them.
Not the best way to spend a day on your honeymoon...