Loughrigg

Believe it or not, yet another lower leg fracture, this time to a 54 year old woman. Evacuated as usual by stretcher to waiting ambulance.

A 56 year old man collapsed and died. The Team recovered his body.

A 54 year old woman slipped and sustained a lower leg fracture.

Five teenage members of a youth group suffered mild exposure after gales and heavy rain destroyed their tents. Team members escorted them off the hill.

Team assisted a 59 year old woman who slipped and suffered a fractured lower leg.

A 66 year old woman fell and broke her wrist whilst on a walk with her family.

A 31 year old woman from Ambleside was reported missing after she went walking with her two pet dogs about 3 p.m. earlier that day. She was found dead at Ivy Crag, Loughrigg at 1.00 p.m. the following day, 10th October. Her body was flown by helicopter to Ambleside by R.A.F. Boulmer. Footnote: The team searched throughout the night in very bad conditions and were joined at first light by Coniston M.R.T. and the Search Dog Association.

A search was made of Loughrigg Summit when a man had heard cries for help. After two and a half hours the search was called off and nothing was found. Footnote: This was a false alarm with good intent. The weather was very warm, clear and dry.

Guests and staff at a local hotel convinced the police that flashing lights on the fellside was someone in trouble. The team eventually found 4 walkers bivvying out, not in any trouble at all. The manager of the hotel (who had gone to bed) was called to keep him informed of events.

This 22 year old man fell whilst bouldering, sustaining an open fracture of the lower leg. He was in considerable pain and required lowering down steep ground using ropes and stretcher. Having got him to the roadside, he was taken to Lancaster Hospital by ambulance.

A German lady slipped on wet grass, probably due to inadequate footwear. She broke her ankle and had to be stretchered off the fell by the team.

A 57 year old man collapsed whilst walking with his wife. Despite the teams efforts to resuscitate him. he died (heart attack).

Concerned father raised alarm after becoming separated from his family in mist. All were found safe and well, but cold at White Moss Common.

A 63 year old woman fell and received serious head injuries. The informant dialled 999 at 5.10 pm but due to circumstances beyond the Team's control, the Team was not called until 6.37 pm by which time the casualty had been escorted off the hill.

An 81 year old woman slipped and sustained a fractured lower leg.

68 year old woman slipped and fractured her leg. Luckily we knew the way there.

66 year old woman slipped and fractured her leg.

Two separate and reliable informants reported seeing two parachutes lying on the ground and up a tree. Team searched the area and found nothing. A mystery, this one.

A search of Loughrigg Fell and surrounding areas of Ambleside was made when a 13 year old local boy was last seen at Todd Crag, Loughrigg. The boy was found unharmed at Rydal at 9.00 p.m. Footnote: The boy had little or no protective clothing to spend a night on the fells. Plimsoles were his only form of footwear. Weather conditions: Very cold, ice underfoot, darkness.

16 year old boy went missing. Found safe and well.

44 year old man slipped and fractured his leg.

64 year old man suffered a heart attack. Team assisted by RAF Leconfield.

45 year old woman slipped, etc. etc.

60 year old woman slipped, fracture, etc.

72 year old woman slipped and damaged her leg tendons.

28 year old woman slipped and fractured her leg.

'Objects' were reported on Loughrigg. investigation revealed 30 students bivvying out for the night so we left them to it.

65 year old man slipped and fractured his leg.

This 58 year old woman slipped on an icy path and badly fractured her arm.

A 47 year old woman slipped and broke her ankle.