Incident Reports 1993

This 46 year old woman sustained a broken ankle whilst sledging.

A 71 year old man slipped on an icy path and sustained pelvis injuries.

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

A 57 year old man suffered a Heart Attack. A small group, with a 'Propaq' monitor went to assist Kendal MRT with treatment and evacuation.

This 57 year old woman slipped and sustained back and arm injuries. She was imbolised in a vacuum splint and taken to hospital.

This 17 year old boy was seperated from his companions. He was last seen at 12.00 noon. He was found at 5.38pm walking along the road towards Ambleside.

A 13 year old girl slipped and fell down a rock face that she had just climbed up. She sustained knee and leg injuries.

A 44 year old man was treated by the team and then helicoptered to hospital after suffering a heart attack.

This 57 year old man slipped, in smooth soled shoes, and sustained a lower leg fracture, while walking on wet, slippery fellside.

A report was recieved from the leader that his party of twelve 60-80 year old walkers were making very slow progress down Far Easedale in darkness, without torches. Four team members went to investigate, but found nothing. A check revealed that all made their own way down in dribs and drabs.

Members of the team assisted in the search for a 25 year old French woman missing from her guest house in Seatoller. Sadly, she was found dead at 10.54am the next day near Mickledore, Scafell.

Six students from Sussex became cragfast after being caught halfway up a very wet 'Great Gully' with only one torch between them. A late start, combined with lack of experience may have played a part. Six hours later we went home.

A 47 year old woman slipped and broke her ankle.

A 23 year old man slipped and fell about 15ft while taking a photo of his fellow climbers. He sustained neck and leg injuries.

This 29 year old man was unable to continue on his walk and took shelter in deep bracken. Two of his friends went for help. He took a while to find, but warm drinks at Rydal Hall saw everyone well again.

This 65 year old local woman slipped, in smooth soled shoes,on a steep wet and icy path and fractured her ankle.

A 67 year old local woman was 'attacked' by a herd of bullocks after they were panicked by a stray dog. She suffered severe multiple injuries.

A 57 year old man suffered a fatal heart attack.

A 42 year old man slipped and dislocated his shoulder.

A 67 year old man suffered a fatal heart attack.

A 57 year old man slipped, injuring his knee.

A 65 year old woman fell and injured her ankle. She also suffered shock. When we got there she had been helped to Rydal Hall by her husband, so it took a while to find her.

A 63 year old woman slipped and broke her arm, She was also suffering from high blood pressure. She was stretchered off and taken to hospital in Kendal.

This 65 year old German woman slipped in smooth soled shoes and tumbled 60ft down steep fellside. She sustained multiple injuries. She was stretchered to the valley bottom, with the help of Kendal MRT and then helicoptered to hospital.

A 72 year old man suffered a heart attack and we went to assist the ambulance crew evacuate him from the fell.

Five people observed a light near the waterfall. After it hadn't moved an hour later, they called the Police. A search turned nothing up.

A 55 year old woman slipped and fractured her ankle. A passing helicopter saved us the job of stretchering her off the hill.

This 46 year old woman collapsed with the symptoms of a heart attack. Her condition was stabilised on the hill and she was flown, with the team doctor, to hospital.

The gentleman who made this call, claiming his friend was in need of our assistance, had already made a similar call to Kendal MRT earlier in the day. He was later caught by local police in a car stolen from Manchester. He appeared before local magistrates the next day. He was ticked off and ordered to be detained until the end of the Police Sergeant's shift and then released. He was given lunch. Must be an example of short, blunt shock.

A 59 year old woman slipped and fractured her lower leg.

A 32 year old woman slipped and fractured her ankle.

A 28 year old local man fell 100ft while leading a rock climb. He landed in a tree, sustaining mulitple injuries, including serious head injuries. His helmet probably saved his life. His second recieved nasty rope burns to her hand and arm. The Sun newspaper carried photos and diagrams of this one.

This 39 year old man sustained serious head injuries when he slipped whilst scrambling on wet rocks.

A 30 year old man slipped and fractured his lower leg.

A 54 year old man slipped and broke his ankle.

A 41 year old man slipped and injured his ankle.

Smooth soled shoes may have contributed to the slip which caused a nasty break and dislocation to this 65 year old woman's left leg.

Having just got down one hill, we had to drive around and run up another one and retrieve a 17 year old boy who had collapsed from an unknown condition. He may have 'given up'.

A 15 year old American boy had an uncontrollable asthma attack. He was treated at the scene and then stretchered off to a waiting ambulance.

A 53 year old woman with a broken ankle.

The location of this incident was given as 'between Stickle Tarn and Grasmere'. Surprisingly we took a while to find this woman and enlisted help of a passing helicopter. When we found her, she had knee ligaments and kneecap injuries.

A 15 year old boy fractured his left ankle after a slip.

Smooth soled shoes may have contributed to the slip that broke this 39 year ld lady's left ankle. Her friend was escorted off a very wet spillery hillside in similar footwear.

A 25 year old woman collapsed with breathing difficulties. The situation was worsened by her anxiety. She was helicoptered to Barrow for treatment. We are now able to confirm that a vicious breed of midge with very big teeth inhabit this are in June.

This 21 year old man had not been seen since 2pm by his friends. It was rumoured that he had badly blistered feet and was not wearing his spectacles, and therefore would have not gone too far. He turned up at 1am outside a hotel, 20 miles away! Once again, I leave you to draw your own conclusions.

A 16 year old girl slipped and fractured her ankle. Her friends carried her some of the way, leaving us the last, easy, two mile, downhill stretch.

An 11 year old boy slipped and sustained and ankle injury. His friends carried him over a mile on a makeshift stretcher until we arrived and carried him the rest of the way.

A man driving to Keswick at 10.30am observed two figures stationary on steep fellside. On his return he noticed they were still there. He quite reasonably thought they might be in need of help, so we went to take a look. The two men were photographing low flying aircraft.

The team was called to assist the ambulance crew in evacuating a 62 year old woman with an ankle fracture down a steep bank to the roadside.

A young girl on an ATC expedition was hit on the head when a stone fell off a cairn. When the team arrived, in addition to the head injuries, all five were suffering from hypothermia. All five had to be stretchered off the fell.

The team were called after an injured person was reported on Side Pike. A search revealed nothing. Any injured person there must have been removed from the fell by persons unknown. This afternoon's excursion was made more interesting by hailstones, strong wind and lightning strikes.

A 26 year old woman fell onto a section of shed she was carrying, sustaining a puncture wound to her knee. She continued to work for 4 1/2 hours, until the pain became too much. The N.T. supervisor (and team member) on scene summoned the team using M.R. radio.

Two men were reported after failing to 'check in' after a long distance walk. We couldn't find them, which is not surprising since they'd gone home to Wetherby in Yorkshire much earlier, without telling anyone.

Three team members took our 'Propac' monitor to Kentmere to assist Kendal MRT in the rescue of a 10 year old boy who has sustained head, neck and spinal injuries in a fall.

A couple reported seeing flashing lights on Raven Crag. A search revealed nothing in the area, however lights were seen in another area. This turned out to be 8 members of a D of E group struggling down in the dark. They were escorted to the National Trust campsite in Great Langdale, where they spent the night.

This 13 year old boy attempted to catch us out by doing himself a mischief before lunch. he sustained injuries to his back, legs and pelvis. We sorted him out before our sandwiches had gone curly.

Walkers came across the body of a 70 year old man on the footpath. Team members attempted to resuscitate him, but were unsuccessful.

A 71 year old man slipped and fell 20ft into the ghyll sustaining mulitiple lacerations and a thorough wetting. His companion's quick action in removing him from the water and changing him into dry clothes avoided further complications.

A 58 year old man slipped on wet footpath and broke his lower leg. It snowed a bit.

A well intentioned man reported seeing a man shouting for help. Believing that a climbing accident may have occurred on Pavey Ark, team members searched the area, with the assistance of a helicopter. Nothing was found so the search was called off. While descending Mill Gyhll, team members saw three youths 'raving' to a portable cassette player. They ran away when approached. Draw your own conclusions.

A massive search was undertaken for a 50 year old couple who had seperated from their companions and failed to reach their rendevous at Kirkstone Pass. The man found his way off the fell the next morning and a helicopter located the body of his wife on The Knott soon after. She is thought to have died of hypothermia. The search lasted 16 hours and 150 personnel from 8 Mountain Rescue Teams and a Helicopter took part in appalling weather conditions.

A 65 year old man collapsed. possibly suffering from a hernia. With help from Patterdale MRT he was stretchered to Patterdale. A thoroughly wet time was had by all.

A 17 year old girl slipped and went 'head over heels' sustaining head and facial injuries. With the assiatsnce manpower fro RAF Stafford and a Helicopter from RAF Leeming she was 'rescued'.

A 26 year old blind woman being led round the Fairfield Horseshoe. collapsed, possibly as a result of a viral infection, suffering from cramps and anxiety. She was stretchered off the fell and taken to Ambleside Health Centre.

The team was asked to convey the body of a 66 year old man to the roadside and waiting ambulance after he had collapsed and died, possibly of a heart attack.

A 55 year old man slipped on icy fellside and fractured his leg.

A 20 year old diabetic man became exhausted and ill as a result. The team was called but his friends had already got him to the roadside and into a vehicle. He was taken to see a G.P. in Coniston.

Two male climbers were reported missing after climbing on Gimmer Crag. they were located making their own way down Mill Ghyll, without torches.

Our glorious leader informed us that it would be a 'quick' job to evacuate a 45 year old gentleman. He'd slipped on steep fellside and sustained back injuries. Three and a half hours later we all got to go home again.

A 25 year old woman collapsed with heat exhaustion near the summit of Crinkle Crags. She was stretchered off, and her compainions were escorted off the fell. Although the brand used was unknown, the woman's eye make-up remained un-smudged during her ordeal.

Asked to assist Keswick MRT in a search for two men who were overdue following a walk. Found at Taylorghyll Force at 11.05pm.

A 60 year old woman slipped on steep footpath and fractured her ankle.

A 34 year old man became detached from his party. His known lack of equipment amd knowledge of the area and poor weather conditions was cause for concern so a search was instigated. He was found 2 hours later having suffered no harm.

The team was asked to assist Wasdale MRT in the search for a missing aircraft. It was found at 3.30pm with both pilots dead.

48 year old lady slipped on icy fellside and fractured her left leg. A prior engagement left us a bit short of numbers, so the chaps from RAF Stafford helped out.

A young man, climbing a steep rock pitch n the ghyll, fell some 50ft as he tried to place a runner. His friend and belayer very kindly broke his fall. Both sustained nasty head, back and leg injuries and multiple cuts. Both were wearing helmets, one of which was badly damaged. They were stretchered out of the ghyll and then were flown to hospital by RAF Bolumer. Their lives were probably saved by their helmets.