Incident Report #96 2021
A woman was found unconscious near Rydal Cave by local mountain bikers. They called for help and stayed with her until we arrived. She was treated by team members and evacuated to a waiting ambulance
A woman was found unconscious near Rydal Cave by local mountain bikers. They called for help and stayed with her until we arrived. She was treated by team members and evacuated to a waiting ambulance
A woman was found semi-conscious near Rydal Cave by passing walkers. They raised the alarm and stayed with her to render assistance until we arrived. She was treated by team members then handed over to paramedics for ongoing transport to hospital
A second incident not a million miles from the previous one... a man slipped on a frozen path and sustained an injury to his thigh. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher to meet an ambulance in WIndermere
Two people were reported overdue having stated they were camping on Side Pike, but were struggling in snow and high winds. They were located on Side Pike
A woman suffered a leg injury when she slipped while descending Wansfell
She was treated by the team and evacuated by stretcher
A couple became separated from their friends while descending under direction of Patterdale MRT. They were located and escorted off
Their initial request for evacuation by air ambulance was never going to happen
Two people became stuck when it went dark. They were located and escorted off
A woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A woman sustained an ankle fracture between Dove Crag and High Pike. She was treated and evacuated
A woman suffered a lower leg fracture near Wansfell summit. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
a woman slipped and sustained an ankle injury. She was treated and evacuated
A man was reported as collapsed with CPR in progress. Despite efforts by bystanders, air ambulance and the team, the man was declared to have died at the scene. He was recovered from the fell
A woman suffered a suspected fracture/dislocation of her ankle when she slipped on very wet ground
While incident 65 was still ongoing we had to muster a few more team members to recover three benighted. They were located and escorted off
A man heading up Stake Pass to camp became unwell and hypoglyceamic. He was treated and escorted back to the valley floor
A woman tumbled and sustained a head injury. She was treated by air ambulance paramedics and team members and airlifted to hospital
A man suffered a suspected ankle fracture when he tripped. He was treated by the team and evacuated by stretcher with help from Kendal MRT. It's a long way down!
A man reported himself lost on Crinkle Crags. He was located via SARLOC and was being talked off by a Deputy Leader when he encountered other walkers who were able to assist him back to the valley
A woman sustained an ankle injury on the path to Stickle Tarn. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A male sustained an ankle injury on Gibson Knott. He was treated by team members and evacuated to the valley
A woman sustained a nasty gash to her head when she took a tumble while walking on the Coffin Route. She was treated by team members and evacuated to an ambulance waiting at the roadside
Two people lost their way and became cragfast on steep ground at Tarn Crag above Easedale Tarn. They were located via SARLOC and recovered to the valley floor
A woman sustained a suspected ankle fracture when she slipped
She was treated and evacuated by the team
A female walker suffered breathing difficulties while descending.
Her friends called for help. She was treated by team members and evacuated
A man took a fall near Three Tarns, sustaining a serious head injury. We requested helicopter assistance and Great North Air Ambulance were able to attend. The man was stabilised and transferred to the helicopter, then flown to hospital
A man suffered a leg injury when he slipped and was unable to continue. He was treated and evacuated by the team
A woman became unwell while ascending Loughrigg. She was treated by team members and assisted from the fell and referred to her GP
A woman was reported with a lower leg injury. She was treated and recovered by the team
A woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped. She was treated by team members and evacuated to an ambulance
A male with a history of cardiac events was reported as suffering from dehydration and exhaustion near Bright Beck. The team was mobilised but because of the nature of the problem an air ambulance was requested to assist.
The casualty was airlifted to hospital and the team returned. It was a very hot day