Incident Report #52 2017
A couple in their 70s took a tumbling fall, both sustaining head inuries.
They were both treated by team members and stretchered to a waiting ambulance
A couple in their 70s took a tumbling fall, both sustaining head inuries.
They were both treated by team members and stretchered to a waiting ambulance
Female sustained lower leg injury. Treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
An overseas female sustained a lower leg injury when she slipped
A woman descending Far Easedale tripped and sustained a suspected wrist fracture, plus a possible bump on the head.
She was treated by team members and evacuated by air ambulance to Lancaster
A group of three, seperated from the rest of their party ground to a halt when darkness, fatigue and recurring injuries got the better of them. They were located using our SARLOC tool and evacuated to Grasmere
An elderly male was involved in a incident whereby his mobility scooter collided with a wall on the edge of a steep road. We assisted in his treatment and evacuation to air ambulance
A man sustained a leg injury while walking near Tarn Crag. He was treated by the tream and then evacuated with assistance from a Coastguard S92
A trail hound became cragfast and was reported as so. A small group of team members retrieved it and returned it to its owner
Who'd have thought that today, of all days, it would go dark?? Anyway, it was a surprise to 4 people who becam benighted on Slapestone Edge, Grasmere. They were located using SARLOC and recovered using torches...
An 80-year-old woman fell and sustained a suspected fractured neck of femur. She was treated by team members and evacuated to Ambleside forward transport to hospital
A man sustainded an ankle injury. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher to an ambulance
The team were paged for a couple who were lost and benighted, supposedly in Far Easedale, and attempting to get from Rosthwaite to Grasmere. Since we were just about to sit down to our annual dinner, we passed the incident on to Kendal MRT, who had kindly provided cover for us. The size of the search escalated as it became obvious the couple were not where they thought they were, and they were eventually they were located cold and wet near Rosthwaite.
The team treated and evacuated a woman with a lower leg injury from near Easedale Tarn. This is our 26th lower leg injury of 2016.
A 70-year-old woman sustained a fractured ankle when she slipped. She was treated and evacuated by team members.
We were requested by Keswick MRT to assist in a search for two women who had got lost on the Coast to Coast route near Greenup Edge. They were located by a Keswick team member and handed over to LAMRT to be ecorted to Grasmere
A young woman who had assisted the previous casualty was continuing her walk when she slipped and sustained a suspected wrist fracture. She was assisted to the air ambulance and evacuated with the previous casualty. This was unfortunate at the best of times, but particularly given the assistance she'd already provided to the previoous casualty
A 69-year-old male posed for a photo on the summit when he slipped and fell down a crevice,sustaining head, neck and chest injuries. He was extracted with some difficulty and evacuated to an air ambulance.
The team assisted two people who had got themselves lost on rough and heavily overgrown ground above Grasmere
Woman slipped on wet rocky path and sustained injuries to her head, eye, hand and leg. She was assisted down by the team and treated by paramedics
A couple were reported overdue from a walk in Langdale. They turned up while a preliminary search was being carried out
A group of D of E candidates became disorientated and cold in poor conditions near Codale Tarn. They were located by the team and escorted down
A man sustained a suspected dislocated shoulder in a fall. He was treated and avacuated by the team to an ambulance waiting at our base.
A woman sustained a lower leg injury when she slipped. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
The team assisted Keswick MRT in a search for two women who had become lost in the vicinity of Greenup Edge. It was unclear which side of the the ridge line they were on. They were located by Keswick team members just below the highest point.
We were requested to assist Keswick MRT when a casualty iniitally thought to be in their area turned out to be in ours. He had sustained a groin injury and was unable to continue. He was evacuated by helimed.
A woman sustained a lower leg injury when she tripped. The team assisted with getting her to an air ambulance.
A young woman suffered a faint. She had a pre-existing medical condition that risked complications. She was treated by team members and evacuated to an ambulance waiting in the valley
A female sustained a knee injury on the way up Silver How. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A young woman became lost in snow in the vicinity of Helm Crag. We were attempting to locate here when she was found by two passing wlakers who assisted her down