Incident Reports 2007

Two men were unable to find their way off Red Screes after taking longer to complete their walk than planned, and became stuck in the dark.

A group of four phoned for help after becoming lost in mist.

A man slipped and sustained a serious open fracture on the summit of Helm Crag.

A woman sustained a serious fracture and dislocation of her lower leg when she slipped while descending Red Screes.

A man phoned the Police after he lost the path on Crinkle Crags. He had previously lost his map, and had no compass or torch.

We were alerted by the air ambulance that they were attending a collapsed male walker on Little Castle Crag, and they requested our help.

Three climbers became cragfast when, surprise, surprise, it went dark!

A man and his partner phoned for help when they were unable to locate the way down from Baystone, Wansfell. There's little more can be said.
 

A man and his partner phoned for help when they were unable to locate the path from the 'Hole in the Wall', at the bottom of Loughrigg Terrace, back to the car park at White Moss.

A man and his partner phoned for help when they were unable to locate a path down from Harrison Stickle.

Shouts and whistles were reported by a walker near Sergeant Man coming from the Pavey Arc area,

A 64-year-old woman slipped and sustained a suspected dislocated shoulder.

A man sustained a suspected fractured ankle near the top of The Band.

Two days on....No torch....no daylight....no dinner.....again....but that would have been so simple.

No torch....no daylight....no dinner.....
 

A man was reported cragfast on Jack's Rake. We went and retrieved him.
 

A couple became lost and benighted when the went for a walk without a torch, whistle, compass or adequate clothing.

A 70-year-old woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped on a damp path.

A couple phoned for help because they were struggling getting down from Helm Crag without a torch.

A woman felt faint, clammy and suffered breathing difficulties ascending Stickle Ghyll.

A young couple had completed the scramble of Jack's Rake, but had become disorientated having tried to walk from there to Harrison Stickle.

A man suffered a suspected ankle fracture near the summit of Harrison Stickle, continuing the trend our casualties seem to be developing for injuring themselves as near to the top of mountains as possible.

A woman phoned, unable to locate a way of what she thought was Tarn Crag. She had become disorientated

A man stepped up to the edge of Dungeon Ghyll to take a photo and the edge gave way.

A man was found fitting and unconscious on the summit of Loughrigg. The team was called and went to his aid.

And then again. It's not funny! This time four people, but essentially exactly the same problem.

Then it happened again! A couple phoned to say they were lost and it was becoming dark. They were near the fence again, so we were able to send them in the right direction.

A 60-year-old man fell and suffered a superficial bang on the head. They also didn't actually know where they where, other than somewhere in the Langdale Pikes area. This was the real problem, and he was due to take medication for epilepsy at 6pm.

A woman phoned to say that she become stuck in mist and was unable to find her way off Crinkle Crags. She had located the electric fence and we found her near Red Tarn.

Two women lost their way off Fairfield. They had found a path and thought they were heading for Rydal.

A 60-year-old man collapsed with severe abdominal pain. The call initially went through to Patterdale MRT, and because the exact location was uncertain, they called us.

It was a nice day for climbing, but there's never a good day to fall off.

We played hide and seek with three men for over 5 hours after they were unable to find a way down from Hight Raise.

A 90-year-old man tripped and fell while walking. He felt dizzy and nauseous as a result.

We were called to assist a man who had become cragfast while trying, perhaps mistakenly, to climb Jacks Rake.

We were called to assist a man who had become cragfast while trying, perhaps mistakenly, to climb Jacks Rake.

Shouts for help were reported on Gimmer Crag by passing walkers. A couple of team members went to check them out and heard them clearly.

A woman in her 30's sustained a nasty gash to her shin while reccy-ing a route for a forthcoming fell race.

While escorting the remainder of the party down, one of them succumbed to the cold, having been one of the people who'd taken a swim earlier.

The team was paged to assist a 68-year-old American woman who had sustained an ankle injury up near Greenup Edge.

Shouts for help and whistles were heard in Little Langdale. We went to investigate

We were driving home from the previous incident and had just passed Scout Crag when we were notified of an incident there.

A woman was reported with head and hip injuries after a fall near the summit of Pike O'Stickle. The team set off, and a helicopter was requested

This mans injuries were reported as a suspected fractured collar bone. It turned out to be a fractured humorus.

Two men phoned to say they were stuck on Crinkle Crags, and that one of them was too tired to be able to descend un-assisted.

Lights were reported flashing on Todd Crag. An investigation found only campers.

A 61-year-old woman tripped and sustained a suspected fractured wrist.

Lights were reported flashing and fading near the top of Crinkle Ghyll. We went to investigate, but saw and found nothing. 

We were requested to assist a man who had suffered a suspected ankle fracture.

A man phoned for help when he became cragfast after scrambling up the hill with his son. He managed to get stuck in a steep, wet, moss-filled gully.

We were requested to assist Coniston MRT with the recovery of two climbers who had become cragfast on Dow Crag. The weather was clagged in and they were having trouble locating them.

A 37-year-old female mountain biker sustained head, facial and knee injuries when she fell off her bike on the Garburn Road.

Lights were reported on Raven Crag. They had appeared to be stationary for a long time,

A woman fell on the summit of Harrison Stickle, sustaining a wrist fracture and minor head injury.

A family of four missed a rendezvous at Eagle Crag for lunch with an additional family member.

A mother and two young children, 6 and 3 years old, were reported missing.

A young woman, reported as depressed, failed to return from her walk. There was concern for her well being,

A man and two boys where reported overdue from Scafell to the campsite at Great Langdale.

A man and a boy became cragfast on a steep, bracken-covered slope after losing the way down from Wansfell. They were from overseas and had a disproportionate fear of the local wildlife, which is much less dangerous and aggressive than they imagined.
 

While the previous incident was going on we were requested to assist a family of 5 who were lost somewhere.

A woman slipped and sustained an ankle injury. They initially called an ambulance and gave a grid reference 1.5 kilometres from the correct location.

A woman descending from Harrison Stickle saw and heard a dog barking incessantly and refusing to follow her down.

A 70-year-old man collapsed, unconscious, possibly due to a faint while descending.

A man became cragfast after getting stuck on steep ground, losing the path and not being able to find his way down.

While the previous job was ongoing we were alerted to the plight of a man who had become stuck on steep, bracken covered ground

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 French woman slipped and sustained a fractured ankle. The team attended and treated her.

An American woman slipped on a path below Orrest Head and sustained a fractured ankle. The team was called to assist the ambulance that had responded initially.
 

While the previous rescue was drawing to a close, we were requested by the Police to assist a couple lost in mist and rain near the summit of Fairfield.

A man made a navigational error and became exhausted on the lower slopes of Pike O'Blisco,

A young man sustained an ankle injury. He was recovered by the team.
 

A 24-year-old male mountain biker took a fall on Loughrigg Terrace.

Lights were reported flashing on Raven Crag, seen from the National Trust campsite.

A 22-year-old woman was camping with friends and had sprained her ankle the previous day.

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 group of 3 teenagers became lost, somewhere in the Bowfell/Crinkle Crags area.

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 Swiss woman, walking with friends, slipped and sustained a fracture right ankle.

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 man sustained an injury to his hamstring while walking.

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.

A couple lost the path on Todd Crag. They phoned 999 for help and the team was requested to assist them.

A young male climber fell while trying to retreat from a route. His gear failed,

A man became benighted when his torch battery failed. He was located just south of Low Pike and escorted down to our vehicle. 
 

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.

One of a group of 4 women couldn't move after she suffered a knee injury. They were in the area celebrating a 40th birthday.

We successfully talked down a couple who were lost on Crinkle Crag.

We were requested by Cumbria Ambulance Service to assist a man who had sustained an ankle injury.

The team was contacted along with many others to assist when a train derailed from an embankment near Grayrigg, Kendal.

A couple contacted the Police to say that they were lost on Helm Crag near a 'monument'.

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 70-year-old woman slipped on an icy path and sustained a suspected fractured ankle.

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.

Two men became benighted on Long Top. Despite being able to give us a ten figure grid reference from their GPS, they were unable to locate a way down.

A 65-year-old woman slipped and sustained an ankle injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated from the fell by stretcher to a waiting ambulance. 
 

A young male phoned for help when he became very wet and cold at the end of Far Easedale. He was able to give us an approximate grid reference.

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,