Incident Report #118 2024
We assisted Keswick MRT in locating and recovering a woman who became lost and stuck in the Steel Fell area
We assisted Keswick MRT in locating and recovering a woman who became lost and stuck in the Steel Fell area
A woman slipped and heard a crack from her ankle. The incident was initially directed to Keswick MRT, but they quickly alerted us. We attended and recovered her to an ambulance waiting in Grasmere
A man was reported as suffering form chest pains. He was attended by the team along with Great North Air Ambulance and was evacuated to hospital
A poorly equipped male was retrieved from Steel Fell.
A couple where unable to find their way off Steel Fell due to snow, mist and darkness. We located them, assisted by Search Dog Kitt, and escorted them off
Two people reported themselves in difficulty on Steel Fell. They were disorientated by the mist and were unable to find their way off. Attempts to talk them down failed. A search was organised and they were quickly located and escorted off.
This 57-year-old man slipped and sustained a suspected ankle fracture. He was taking photographs of low flying planes when the accident occurred. We don't have a category of accident called 'photography' and it's unlikely we'll start one either!
A16 year old youth, who's friend had fallen and broken his leg walked down to Grasmere to raise the alarm. He could not read a map and had no idea where the casualty was on the fell. A helicopter from RAF Boulmer was called to assist and eventually found casualty at Far Easedale,
A 17 year-old female suffered a severe asthma attack while on a walk.
A party of four phoned and reported themselves stuck on Steel Fell, unable to locate a way down. For some reason intermittent views of the road, through the clouds, were not enough to coax them down, so we had to go and do it the hard way.
The team was called to rescue a 60-year-old woman who had become cragfast on steep ground near the top of Steel Fell.
The team assisted Keswick MRT with a search for a man overdue from a walk.