Incident Report #50 2007
While the previous incident was going on we were requested to assist a family of 5 who were lost somewhere.
While the previous incident was going on we were requested to assist a family of 5 who were lost somewhere.
A woman descending from Harrison Stickle saw and heard a dog barking incessantly and refusing to follow her down.
A 13-year-old girl became separated from her parents while descending to Stickle Tarn.
A woman from Yorkshire injured her knee on the top of Pike O'Blisco.
A man made a navigational error and became exhausted on the lower slopes of Pike O'Blisco,
Lights were reported flashing on Raven Crag, seen from the National Trust campsite.
A 40-year-old man fell while climbing, ripping two pieces of protection on the way to hitting the ground.
As we were packing up in the car park having completed the previous rescue,
A man sustained head injuries when he fell in Bright Beck. Another also received similar injuries when
A man in his 50's, who was part of a larger group, suffered a panic attack on the path at the upper end of Dungeon Ghyll. There was a little confusion as to whether they were in Stickle Ghyll,
A group of 3 teenagers became lost, somewhere in the Bowfell/Crinkle Crags area.
A 17-year-old woman was scrambling up the descent gully adjacent to Middlefell Buttress with a group of friends. They encountered rockfall, and one of them was hit on the head. She sustained an open, depressed skull fracture and injuries to her hand and arm.
A party of three men got into difficulties when one of them suffered a reoccurrence of a leg injury.
A group that started at 20, reduced to 14, then seemed to reduce to 7, were reported overdue and delayed by one or two of their party suffering from dehydration and ankle injuries.
A 13-year-old boy with a group was reported as having collapsed and drifting in and out of consciousness.
Lights were reported as flashing on the crags above the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel. Team members investigated, but saw nothing but stars.
A 64-year-old man was hit by rockfall in the bottom of the ghyll.
A woman slipped on a footpath and sustained a fractured tibia and fibula.
Never content to deal with one rescue at a time, we were also requested to look for two men who had become stuck on Crinkle Crags.
We successfully talked down a couple who were lost on Crinkle Crag.
We were requested to assist the ambulance service when a man suffered chest pains on a path near Oak Howe.
We received report that a woman had fractured both ankles after she had jumped into the ghyll.
A man slipped and sustained an ankle fracture on an icy path. He was treated by team members and then transported to hospital.
A couple became cragfast on Crinkle Crags, then benighted. They weren't able to give us a particularly helpful position,
We were requested to assist the ambulance service after a they were called to help a woman who had sustained a dislocated knee after a slip.
A party of around 15 had left the summit of Broad Crag to descend to Gt Langdale when they realised that they had left one of their number behind. Most of the party continued their descent back to Langdale, but 4 broke off to look for the missing man. All 5 were reported overdue at around 18.00. Initially Wasdale MRT were contacted
A party of three reported themselves lost on Crinkle Crags. They had a tent. Repeated attempts to contact them by mobile phone failed,
Team requested to send a small party up Mickleden to Rossett Ghyll and to Angle Tarn, to assist Keswick, who were searching for
Man, 25 years, slipped and fell in Upper Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale. He sustained head injuries and was taken to County Hospital after being brought down off the fell by the team.
Student, 18 years, slipped whilst descending to the west side of Middlefell gully.