We were called to investigate reports of cries for help in the Great Slab area of Bowfell. The 200 sheep and accompanying dogs appeared to be getting down without need of assistance!
A man phoned to say he was lost on Crinkle Crags. We attempted to talk him down, but were not confident of his navigational ability. A search was instigated, and he was located quickly, well, but exhausted at Brotherikeld. We were assisted by SARDA and Wasdale MRT.
Team members assisted with a search covering a large area for a man overdue from a walk on High Street. Our base was manned and a number of personnel and dogs assisted Kendal MRT, Patterdale MRT, Penrith MRT and SARDA. Sadly the man was found dead around 2am near the summit of High Street.
We were requested to assist Wasdale MRT with a search for group overdue from Scafell. The search was in it's early stages when we got a message confirming that they had turned up.
Two women were reported overdue from their walk over Bowfell. A search was organised, with help from SARDA, but the women turned up in Borrowdale before we got to far. They had been delayed when one of them took a tumble and injured her shoulder. It is also probable that they had no torches or map. It was a clear, but moonless night, so this wouldn't have helped. Still, it was a nice walk out.
We were requested to assist Police with finding a man who was descending from Hellvellyn, having fallen down Nethermost Cove. His fall was witnessed by people in the area and reported to Patterdale MRT. He had assured witnesses that he was OK, but the Police needed to know he was off the hill, safely. We located him near Swirls car park, safe and well.
A man was reported missing from a residential care home in Ambleside.
Team SARDA dogs, vehicles and our base were used during a search for two people missing in the Scafell area. They were located at 11.30am next day, still lost. It was a very wet night.
A man walking his dogs became lost. His wife reported him overdue and Patterdale MRT mounted a search. We were requested to assist. He was located on Hart Crag at 2am and escorted down to Ambleside. He had no torch and only barely adequate clothing. With weather conditions being bad and a very poor forecast the following day, the possibility of him not surviving was very real. Fortunately his whistles were heard over the wind and he was found. He was escorted down to safety by members from both teams.
A man walking his dogs became lost. His wife reported him overdue and Patterdale MRT mounted a search. We were requested to assist. He was located on Hart Crag at 2am and escorted down to Ambleside. He had no torch and only barely adequate clothing. With weather conditions being bad and a very poor forecast the following day, the possibility of him not surviving was very real. Fortunately his whistles were heard over the wind and he was found. He was escorted down to safety by members from both teams.
A couple became lost on Hart Crag. The team was mobilised to look for them, when we were notified that they had been located by a Kendal MRT member walking in the area. He was walking them down to safety, but they were running out of daylight with only his torch, so we sent a couple of team members up with spare lights and helped them down.
Two people became benighted on Hart Crag. They phoned the Police for help and we worked out where they where, and we went and got them. They had a GPS, and a torch but couldn't find there way down. They had set off to walk up to Stone Arthur and back.
A 10-year-old boy became separated from his parents. A search was organised, and he was quickly located and reunited with his parents.
Cries for help were heard in the area. A check of farmers failed to find anyone rounding up sheep. The report came from a reliable source, and was specific about what was heard. An hour long search revealed nothing and it was put down to some kind of fooling around or a practical joke by persons unknown.
A father and daughter went walking on Loughrigg and failed to return. A search was organised, mainly on account of the child being very young, but as this was under way, they phoned from the pub!
We were requested to search Rossett Ghyll and other areas by Keswick MRT looking for a 55-year-old man who was overdue. He was located, fit and well just after 2am.
A man was reported overdue from his walk. He turned up as a search was being organised. His returned had been delayed by a migraine.
A 73-year-old man suffered an Angina attack. He was only a short distance from the road end, so he was quickly transferred to a county ambulance. They'd only gone short distance when he decided he didn't need any further treatment.
A 20-year-old fellrunner fell and sustained serious cuts to his leg. The team was called and set off. Because of the reported serious nature of the injuries a helicopter was requested. This got there before us and airlifted the man to hospital. The team stood down.
We were called to assist Keswick MRT with a search for a woman who had become separated from her husband while walking. She was quickly located.
We were requested to assist Patterdale MRT with the search for a missing 10-year-old boy. The boy was quickly located
A couple became lost in mist. They were located and walked down.
A man walking the Coast to Coast path was reported as having not arrived. We were requested by Patterdale MRT to search Kirkstone and Threshthwaite Mouth area. He was eventually located, having spent the night in different accommodation. A little puzzling?
A party of four phoned and reported themselves stuck on Steel Fell, unable to locate a way down. For some reason intermittent views of the road, through the clouds, were not enough to coax them down, so we had to go and do it the hard way.
We were requested by Kendal MRT to assist in a search for two children who had gone missing while walking with there group. We located them on the roadside while making our way to the rendezvous point.
Day 2....A number of team members with specialist skills and the teams Search dogs assisted Kendal MRT with a search in the Dent area.
A number of team members with specialist skills and the teams Search dogs assisted Kendal MRT with a search in the Dent area.
A woman reported her husband overdue at the campsite in Great Langdale.
A father and son became separated in a snow storm and started to shout to each other, at the same time as the local hunt passed through the area. The combined shouts were reported as shouts for help. We investigated and didn't find anyone in need of our assistance, so we left them all to it. A false alarm with good intent.
A young woman collapsed, reported as diabetic and pregnant. Her partner called us for help, but didn't really know where they where. We were given three different locations, 2km apart. We eventually located them just as it was going dark. The woman was very cold, and unable to move; the man cold, but still able to walk. The woman was treated for her hypothermia and evacuated to the valley on our stretcher. The man was given additional clothing and escorted down as well.
