Grasmere

The team went to the aid of a 68 year old man from West Lothian who had slipped on very wet fellside and fractured his lower leg.
 

A sub-group was called to assist a local doctor when a man collapsed and needed to be evacuated by stretcher to ambulance.

It was reported that two females aged 17 and 21 were missing. Team assisted Keswick M.R.T. and S.A.R.D.A. to search Langstrath, Rossett Ghyll and Angle Tarn areas. Located at 10.00am 14/8/84 at Ambleside. Had not been on the fell at all.

The team went to the assistance of a 16 year old youth from Sunderland who was suffering from an ankle iniury and exhaustion. Rest of group escorted to safety and taken by team's Land Rover to Grasmere YHA.

With the previous incident completed and everyone heading home, foolishly thinking that that was it for 2010, how wrong we were...a man slipped and sustained a nasty ankle injury halfway up (or down) Far Easedale. He was treated by team members, and then evacuated to the valley, with help from RAF Leuchars MRT. This really was the last rescue of 2010!! Unless.... but then the great thing about the internet is the ability to change stuff....

We were requested to transport a care worker to some of her vulnerable patients as yet more snow fell

On Monday 13th December a bag was found by passing walkers near Stone Arthur. On reaching Grasmere they realised that it belonged to Gwenda Merriott. It was handed in to police, and today we organised a search of the area. At around 10:15 a woman's body was located. She was found in a area that we had previously had difficulty searching due to snow cover. Her body was recovered to Ambleside.

We recieved a call to assist a fallen male climber on Tarn Crag, Easedale, Grasmere. 

A woman climbing Helm Crag collapsed feeling faint and with chest pains. She was treated by team members

A 17 year-old female suffered a severe asthma attack while on a walk.

A man, walking with his freinds, collapsed in Far Easedale.

A school party of 10 were reported missing at 4.00pm, whilst on a hike from Borrowdale to Grasmere. Found safe and well near Ghyll Foot Farm, Grasmere.

Wellingtons may have been the cause when a 17 year old youth from Richmond slipped on very steep, wet fellside and sustained a dislocated shoulder and minor cuts.
 

Plimsoles may have caused a 63 year old female from Sheffield to slip whilst descending a steep footpath and suffer a fractured lower leg. Stretchered to White Moss Common, then to hospital by car.

A woman slipped and fell, sustaining head injuries.

A solo male was reported overdue from a walk to Silver Howe.

We were requested to assist ambulance and air ambulance with a man who had collapsed on the lower slopes of Sliver How.

It was reported that a 67 year old man from Ilkley, who was wearing smooth soled shoes, had sustained a fracture to his lower leg. Only a vague location could be given. A search ensued. An R.A.F. Boulmer helicopter in the area on practice was called to assist. Casualty located and flown to Ambleside, then by ambulance to hospital.

Smooth soled town shoes may have caused a 31 year old man from Liverpool to slip and
sustain a fracture to his lower leg/ankle. Taken to Ambleside Health Centre.

Flares were reported at Butter Crags in the Grasmere area. A search of the are found nothing. We all went home...

Two young lads, being spoken to by the police on a seperate matter revealed that in fact they had family members overdue from a walk.

The team was alerted when a 38 year old female from Wigan collapsed with a possible stroke. She was not at given location and was found at Easedale Bridge. A team Doctor
examined her.

A 50 year old Chorley man collapsed and died whilst walking with friends. The team assisted by R.A.F. Linton M.R.T., conveyed the body down the fellside.

Cumbria Police requested an investigation when a local farmer and a fellwalker reported on separate days that clothing, food and cooking equipment had been found in deep snow. Team and S.A.R.D.A. located snow holes/bivis, abandoned by a "Training Group".

An R.A.F. team on exercise found a Preston couple who had been benighted due to injuries
sustained whilst carrying bicycles from Borrowdale to Grasmere. The man, aged 49, had a
fractured leg, chest and hip injuries. The female aged 36 was suffering from severe
exposure. The team and the RAF Linton M.R.T. stretchered both casulaties to safety.
Weather conditions: cold, gale force winds, rain, heavy snow showers.

A Canadian family of 5 with a very young child were reported about 5 hours overdue from what should have been a relatively short walk. A search of their route and possible alternatives was quickly organised.

Cumbria Police requested the Team's assistance and S.A.R.D.A. to search for a 19 year old female from France who was reported missing. Negative results.

The Team went to the assistance of a 47 year old man from Cambridge who slipped on stones and dislocated his right shoulder.

A 66 year old man from Grasmere collapsed and DIED whilst out walking with friends. A helicopter from RAF Leconfield flew the body down to Ambleside.

During a very bad thunderstorm, the Team, assisted by RAF Linton M.R.T, went to the aid of a 45 year old man from Winchester who had been struck by lightening and DIED. His wife sustained burnt feet and shock. The Teams conveyed the body down and escorted others to safety