Incident Report #101 2023
A woman slipped on wet ground and sustained a suspected sprained ankle
A woman slipped on wet ground and sustained a suspected sprained ankle
A male descending Pike Howe started suffering extreme cramp. He was unable to continue. He was recovered by the team with assistance from Kendal MRT
A woman suffered a possible stroke while walking with friends. She was treated by team members and evacuated
We were requested to assist a male who had sustained a head injury at Scout Crag, Great Langdale. We responded but ultimately not required since he was assisted to the roadside and an ambulance by colleagues
A man was reported as unconscious near Wall End Farm, Langdale. We attended, along with NWAS. He was treated and taken to hopsital
We received several separate reports of a paraglider falling out of the sky. We attended along with air ambulance but were able to stand down when it was confirmed that the paraglider was uninjured and had been carrying out some for of drill
The team was requested to assist Keswick MRT in locating a solo male walker who had reported himself lost near the summit of High Raise
A small group was assembled, and along with a search dog from Kendal MRT, departed from Stickle Barn Langdale. They hadn't got too far when the male was located and were able to stand down and return
Two people were reported overdue having stated they were camping on Side Pike, but were struggling in snow and high winds. They were located on Side Pike
A woman fell from the Fat Man's Agony area, sustaining suspected back and rib injuries, She was treated by team members and evacuated by Coastguard helicopter
A group of three became lost and benighted on Loft Crag. They were located via SARLOC and then escorted off the hill by team members
A woman descending from Bowfell suffered a dislocated hip. She was treated by team members and evacuated to a waiting air ambulance
A climber took a significant fall from Raven Crag, Gt Langdale, sustaining serious multiple injuries. Having been lowered to the base of the crag by his climbing partners, he was treated and stabilised by paramedics, team doctors and cas carers, airlifted to the valley floor for further stabilisation then flown to Glasgow hospital
A woman descending from Pike How slipped and sustained a serious fracture/dislocation of her ankle. The dislocation was reduced by a team paramedic and she was evacuated by stretcher
Two women took simultaneous falls, one sustaining a suspected fractured wrist and the other an upper arm fracture. One was given morphine and stretchered off, the other managed to walk down with assistance
A young woman sustained a leg injury when she slipped. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A 9 year old male suffered a head injury when he fell from his bike. He was treated by team members and evacuated to an ambulance
A young male sustained an ankle injury while descending from Harrison Stickle. He was treated by team members and evacuated in extremely windy conditions
Unfortunately a team member took a tumble while helping carry the stretcher on the descent resulting in an injury that required investigation in hospital
A young male in a group sustained an ankle injury and were trying to self-evacuate but encountered difficulty trying to cross Stickle Ghyll in severe weather. The team responded and met the group walking off
A female was reported as fallen with a head injury near Lang How. She was treated by team members and evacuated
Two men became benighted when they lost the path and ran out of daylight. They gave their position using a word-based location app, but this placed them in Bolivia, so we ignored it and located them via other means and retrieved them
A male sustained a head injury when he tripped
He was treated and evacuated by the team
A woman sustained a fractured ankle when she slipped on a wet path. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
Two people became cragfast after poor route choice led them on to Hanging Knotts above Angle Tarn. They were recovered by team members and escorted down
A competitor in a fell race injured her knee when she took a tumble near the Bad Step. She was initially taken care of by race marshals and then treated by team members. She was evacuated by a Coastguard helicopter that was training in the area
We were assisted by Kendal MRT
The team was called to assist a woman who had sustained an ankle injury near the stepping stones below Stickle Tarn. She was treated and evacuated with help from Kendal MRT
A female sustained an ankle injury while descending Rossett Ghyll. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher to the valley for onward transport to hospital.
A man sustained an ankle injury on Blea Rigg. He was treated by team members and evacuated via stretcher, ably assisted by Kendal MRT
A man sustained a serious ankle fracture/dislocation. He was treated by team members, but the need for ongoing manual traction applied to the ankle in order to maintain the blood supply to his foot meant that a stretcher evacuation was not the best option. A Coastguard helicopter was requested and was able to attend and winch the man and fly him to hospital
A teenage male became separated from his family as he proceeded ahead of them while descending to Stake Pass from Mart Crag Moor. They searched the area around Stake Pass, then called the team. A search was organised and he was located coming down from Rossett Ghyll. We were assisted by Keswick MRT and Lake District Mountain Search and Rescue Dogs
A young female injured her ankle on the descent form Pike Howe. She was treated by team members and evacuated to the valley bottom for onward transport to hospital