Incident Report #10 2024
Two people requested help when they lost the path above Grasmere. They were assisted in finding their way
Two people requested help when they lost the path above Grasmere. They were assisted in finding their way
A male collapsed, initially unconscious. The team was called and evacuated the man to handover to an ambulance
A woman slipped and heard a crack from her ankle. The incident was initially directed to Keswick MRT, but they quickly alerted us. We attended and recovered her to an ambulance waiting in Grasmere
A male sustained a suspected fractured neck of femur in a fall. He was treated by team members and evacuated to the valley floor for onward transport to hospital
A man became unwell while walking. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher to an ambulance
A woman became cragfast while wlaking with a family group. While we were responding, a second member of the party also became stuck trying to assist the first. Both were recovered uninjured
The first incident of a busy day... a participant in a charity walk event slipped and sustained an ankle fracture
A woman took a tumble and fractured her wrist
A man and his two daughters were unable to find a way off Helm Crag went went dark
They were located via SARLOC and escorted off
A man was reported as suffering form chest pains. He was attended by the team along with Great North Air Ambulance and was evacuated to hospital
A 30-year-old male sustained an arm fracture
He was assisted down
A woman was unable to continue when she suffered knee pain
She was evacuated by stretcher
A man collapsed at Belle Knotts. With the team still attending the previous incident, an air ambulance and Kendal MRT were called to assist.
The man was airlifted to hospital
A woman sustained a suspected ankle fracture when she slipped. The alarm was raised by another walker. She was treated and evacuated
A man suffered an ankle injury. He was treated and evacuated by stretcher
A three people became lost near Brownrigg Moss, Grasmere. They were located and walked down
A young boy was reported as having separated from his group on their return from Hellvellyn to Grasmere. Initial enquiries were being made when we were notified by police that he had turned up safely in Patterdale
A woman was reported in difficulty near Grasmere weir. The team responded to help but the woman was located by police
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 man suffered a leg injury when he slipped and was unable to continue. He was treated and evacuated by the team
A woman sustained a suspected ankle fracture. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
Three males abandoned their campsite in bad weather, becoming lost trying to find the way down.
They called for help and were retrieved and escorted down by team members
A man took a tumble and sustained a head and wrist injury. He was treated by team members and evacuated by air ambulance
A large dog collapsed in Far Easedale.. The team recovered the dog and its owners to Grasmere
It's as important to keep your animals hydrated as it is your humans
Two women called for help when they were making very slow progress on their way to Grasmere. They were located by team members and assisted off.
An 11-year-old girl sustained a nasty leg injury when she slipped on damp grass. She was treated and evacuated
A 73-year-old man slipped and sustained soft tissue injuries to his back. He was treated by team members and then evacuated by strectcher over some 'challenging' ground for onward transport to hospital
Four ambitious young men were attempting to wild camp near Easedale Tarn when the extreme weather got the better of them.
They called for help and were assisted off by the team.
In the midst of Storm Ciara we were requested to convey a NWAS crew to a patient in Grasmere when their vehicle was unable to get through flood water
She was treated and evacuated to an ambulance waiting on dry land
We recovered a male who had become benighted on Greathead Crag.