A man taking part in a mountain trial took a tumble, sustaining a head injury, shoulder injury, and multiple cuts and grazes. We were able to drive very close to him, and didn't have to expend too much energy in rescuing him.
A man in his 60s sustained a knee injury on Blea Rigg. He was treated by team members, and stretchered down. We had a good turn out, since many team members were en route to a planned training session.
A woman sustained a head injury when she slipped on the descent from Loft Crag. She was treated at the scene and taken to hospital.
A man slipped just below the Bad Step and sustained a deep gash to his lower leg. He was treated by team members then airlifted to hospital by the RAF, who were in the area.
A 58-year-old woman slipped and sustained a deep penetrating wound to her knee. She was treated by team members, evacuated to the valley by stretcher and then taken to hospital in the ambulance of Kendal MRT, who had come to assist.
A 14-year-old boy was reported as suffering from the heat. We attended and found someone slightly weary, and a bit hot.
A 63-year-old man collapsed with a suspected heart attack. The team attended, along with local first responders, but he was certified dead at the scene by the Team Doctor.
A 71-year-old woman was reported missing from Grasmere. A search was organised and she was eventually located near Loughrigg Tarn.
A 56-year-old man was reported overdue from his walk to Scafell. His car was found in Langdale. A search was organised and he was eventually located in the upper Esk valley at around 4am by a search dog. He had sustained a head injury, and was suffering from hypothermia. He was treated at the scene and then evacuated to Furness General Hospital by an RAF helicopter.
A 57-year-old American woman slipped on wet grass whilst walking. It's just possible her footwear was unsuitable for the purpose. She sustained a suspected fractured ankle.
A 13-year-old girl slipped and sustained an injury to her ankle. She was treated by team members and carried down.
A 36-year-old woman slipped while descending and sustained an injury to her ankle.
A boy was reported missing from his family group on Crinkle Crags. We assembled at the bottom of the Band to start to look for him when he was located, sitting on his parents’ car, in the Old Dungeon Ghyll car park.
A 12-year-old girl left her group, who reported her missing. We assembled and started a search. She was located by the Police at Skelwith Bridge, unharmed. She was reunited with her group, and we went home. A nice evening for a walk out.
A 29-year-old woman slipped while scrambling in Crinkle Ghyll, falling onto a ledge on her knees. She sustained a suspected fracture to her patella. Regular readers of our website and our Annual Report may be aware of how knees (and eyes!) make me queasy. If I was the character in The 39 Steps, then you could do (almost) what you wanted to my teeth, but I'd tell you anything, or do anything, if you threatened to mess with my knees or eyes! We were assisted by members of Kendal MRT.
A man in his 30s pulled a rock on to his foot, crushing it badly. He was rescue with assistance from Kendal MRT and a helicopter from RAF Boulmer.
We received reports of a fallen climber on Pavey Ark. Our investigation revealed only a fallen sheep. It was very dead. You never know what to expect next in mountain rescue.
A man slipped and fell approximately twenty feet, sustaining suspected fractures to his wrist and lower leg. He was treated and evacuated with assistance from Kendal MRT.
Have you seen the time! And not an April fool. And full-on appalling weather! A young camper suffered a fit and an ambulance was called. When they realised how far from the road he probably was, they called us. We were on our way when we were alerted to the fact that the young man had recovered, and walked out to meet the ambulance crew. Our help was no longer required so we returned to our beds. It's an hour lost from my life that I'll never recover!
A woman slipped and sustained an ankle injury. We did our stuff, and she was dispatched to hospital. We went home.
An 8-year-old boy fell over backwards and banged his head near the summit of Pavey Ark.
A woman sustained a painful shoulder and arm injury when she fell and tumbled.
We were requested to assist the ambulance and air ambulance with a male who was reported as suffering a collapse near the summit of the Blea Tarn road.
While trying to locate casualty no. 79 we were led to this boy, part of the same group.
An initially confusing and frustrating rescue, that eventually came to a successful conclusion.
Our base was opened and personell sent to assist Wasdale and Keswick MRTs in a search for a young man reported missing in the Styhead Tarn area. He was located in Langstrath.
A woman sustained an ankle fracture when she slipped on a steep, wet path. She was treated by team members and evcuated to Ambleside, where she was transferred to an ambulance and taken to hospital.
A man in his 50s complained of chest pains just below the bridge on the Stickle Ghyll path.
We were called to assist in a search for two women, one of who had broken her leg.
Three young men contacted friends by text message to report that they were lost and unable to find a way down.
