A car was reported as in the river at Skelwith Bridge. The team responded along with Cumbria Fire Service, but the people had self-evacuated so no help was required.
Storm Ciara was in full force
A male was reported as despondent and missing in the area. He was located in Rossett Ghyll and assisted down. We were assisted by Coniston MRT
We were requested to assist police in a search for a vunerable woman in the Skelwith Bridge area.
We were asked to assist the Ambulance service to evacuate a man who had suffered a suspected heart attack.
An 11 year old boy from Woodthorpe slipped on very dry fell grass and suffered a fracture
to his upper arm/shoulder. Taken by teams Land Rover to Ambleside Health Centre.
A woman walking with a family group slipped on an icy path and fractured her tibia and fibula.
A man collapsed, feeling faint and unwell.
Heavy overnight snow made roads difficult, especially accessing the more remote communities. We retrieved a man from his house who had a medical condition, and transferred him to an ambulance in Ambleside, then followed the ambulance to see it past a well known trouble spot on the main road.
Requested to assist ambulance service with the evacuation of an injured female from a difficult location.
