The team was alerted regarding an incident that had been reported via a very poor mobile phone contact. It came in as 'Greasedale' Tarn, and thinking Easedale Tarn, the police called us. LAMRT was mobilised to Easedale Tarn,
The team members who had managed to avoid the previous incident, (and we know who they were) were sent instead to Grizedale Tarn to check for the source of whistles that had been heard by two descending climbers. A search with dogs and personnel found nothing, but we later found out that an incident had occurred and the party had self-evacuated.
Torrential rain and 50-60 m.p.h. gales during the night blew away tents and equipment and this caused 2 teenagers from Derbyshire to suffer from exposure. Assisted by Kendal M.R.T.
During a rambling club walk, a 41 year old female from Leeds collapsed with severe chest pains, possible heart attack. A helicopter from R.A.F. Boulmer airlifted the casualty to Whitehaven Hospital.
A 17 year old Essex youth collapsed with heat exhaustion whilst descending from Grisedale Tarn. Stretchered to roadside then Land Rover to Grasmere YHA. Weather conditions: very dry, hot and sunny.
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.
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.
The Patterdale Team requested our assistance when an 18 year old youth from Coventry collapsed with exposure and needed to be evacuated by stretcher. Treated by Team Doctor.
A 47 year old man from Cheam slipped on the wet fellside, and sustained an inured femur. He was carried on a stretcher by the team and then to hospital by ambulance
Weather conditions: DRY, CLEAR, WARM, WET UNDERFOOT
A 19 year old man from Liverpool was reported missing by friends on a walk from Patterdale to Grasmere via Grizedale Tarn. After a search by the team using search dogs, the man was found in Grasmere safe and well.
Footnote: The man was in a party of 6 when they set out from Patterdale, five turned back after bad weather had forced them to. The lone walker went on, but spent 10 hours on the fell.
A man became seperated from his group when they went up Seat Sandal and left him at Grisedale Tarn.
A 16 year old youth from Kendal was carried down by stretcher after collapsing at Grisedale tarn, Grasmere.
