Incident Reports 2023

A fellrunner suffered a serious and nasty knee injury when he slipped . 

He was treated by team members and was evacuated by air ambulance

A couple became benighted when they were unable to find their way down from Dow Bank, Langdale. They were located via SARLOC and recovered by the team 

#beadventuresmart

Ask yourself three questions

Do you know the weather forecast?

Have you got the skills?

Have you got the equipment?

A male sustained a dislocated knee when he fell off a stile. 

Two people became benighted and overcome by the weather when they attempted to camp at Red Screes. They were recovered by the team 

With snow still falling and roads blocked by this and abandoned vehicles, our assistance was required for further jobs including:

A reported MI

We were tasked to assist other emergency services when heavy snow hit the area.

During this period we dealt with various incidents incuding:

We were called to a woman who had slipped suffered a suspected shoulder fracture. We were en route when we were informed that she had been rescued by air ambulance

A man was reported as having become separated from his boat with the boat still circling him on Windermere. A multi-agency response was initiated. We were able to stand down while responding when it was confirmed that he had been recovered from the water

 A male was reported as suffering a suspected cardiac event. The team were responding when we were notified that he'd been assisted down by his friends and was on his way to hospital

A climber reported himself cragfast after soloing part way up Crescent Climb on Pavey Ark before encountering wet rock. Unable to retreat he called for help. Having time to reconsider his position, he then contacted us to say that with help from another climber, her was able to get off. At this point we were able to stand down

A woman slipped on wet ground and sustained a suspected sprained ankle 

A group became benighted on Esk Pike. The initial call went to Wasdale MRT who were happy to pass it to us! They were recovered from Ore Gap and assisted down, cold and wet but unhurt

#BeAventureSmart

Ask yourself three questions

Do I know what the weather will do?

Do I have the right skills?

Do I have the right equipment?

We assisted in attempts to recover a dog that had been lost and roaming the fells for several days

A woman slipped and sustained suspected multiple fractures to her ankle 

She was treated and evacuated to hospital via her own transport

We were called to assist a man who had suffered a suspected cardiac arrest. He was stretchered to an ambulance

A woman tripped and sustained a nasty gash to her head along with some dizziness. She was assisted back to our base and assessed by paramedics

We were requested to assist in a search for a solo walker who hadn’t been heard from while doing the Coast to Coast walk. We checked the ‘normal’ route through our area, failing to locate him. He was subsequently located outside our area, trapped between two swollen rivers and having made the sensible decision to wait for water levels to drop. He was recovered

A man tripped and sustained fractured wrist very close to the summit of Bowfell. The wrist was deformed and very painful. A discussion was had and the casualty and friend they agreed to attempt to keep moving towards Angle Tarn. The team were on the way when we were notified that an air ambulance had managed to uplift the casualty

After a little searching we were able to locate a female who had suffered a fractured lower leg

We’d only just completed the previous rescue when we were notified of a second incident on Long Top, Crinkle Crag. We attended, along with members of Kendal MRT. The female casualty had sustained a suspected lower leg fracture. She was treated and then evacuated below the cloud base and picked up Coastguard helicopter. An air ambulance had attempted to assist but was unable due to high winds

A woman sustained a fractured ankle when she slipped on Grasmere lake shore

A man sustained a lower leg injury. He was evacuated by stretcher

A man slipped and suffered a possible ruptured quadricep. He was treated and evacuated 

The team assisted police in locating and retrieving a female for whom there was concern for her welfare and who was missing from home

A male was reported with suspected fractured femur and lower back injuries in Sawrey’s Wood, Elterwater 

We were able to treat him and recover him to an ambulance waiting in the village 

We were requested to assist NWAS with an elderly male who had slipped in Rothay Park, Ambleside

A team member witnessed an RTC in Ambleside involving 2 people. Due to a potential delay in an ambulance arriving, he requested assistance from the team 

A 73-year-old male was reported overdue. We managed to make phone contact with him, confirming that he had become stuck on steep ground and suffering from exhaustion. He was located, assisted down and returned to his concerned wife for safe keeping

A male descending Pike Howe started suffering extreme cramp. He was unable to continue. He was recovered by the team with assistance from Kendal MRT

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 unwell descending from Greenup Edge. The team were responding when we were notified that the air ambulance had reached him and was able to deal with the incident. We turned around and went home 

WE were requested to assist Kendal MRT with an incident on Gummers How, but were stood down whilst en-route. 

We were requested to assist NWAS with the recovery of a woman who had slipped and sustained a lower leg injury when she slipped on the shore footpath at Miller Ground

A male got in to difficulty when his mobility scooter became stuck on steep, slippery ground while trying to find his way back to his holiday park. He was evacuated a short distance by stretcher and was reunited with his scooter on safe ground

Four young men became stuck on Rossett Pike, in cold and windy weather, unable to locate their way down. They also became separated when one of them moved to try and find a mobile signal. They were all eventually located and assisted down.

A young woman sustained suspected spinal injuries when she accidently rode off a small crag, falling around 2 metres. She was treated by team members and evacuated to a waiting ambulance

A male sustained a suspected fractured neck of femur in a fall. He was treated by team members and evacuated to the valley floor for onward transport to hospital

A man became unwell while walking. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher to an ambulance

The dog reported missing in incident 70 was located by its owners, injured on steep ground. It was recovered from the fell and taken to a local vet for treatment

A woman suffered a possible stroke, with the subsequent tumble causing facial injuries. She was treated by team members and evacuated by air ambulance

A climber took a lead fall and sustained head and neck injuries amongst others. She was assisted by fellow climbers initially and then treated by the team and helicopter paramedics before being flown to hospital 

A brief search was made for a dog that had been seen chasing a stick over the edge of some steep ground. Unfortunately, at that stage, we were unable to locate it.

A woman reported herself lost near Sergeant Man. She was located using SARLOC and given directions to find her way to Stickle Tarn. Team members were tracking her progress when we were notified that she had come across another group who offered to see her down. We stood down 

A female walker took a tumble and sustained and head injury and nose bleed. She was recovered by the team

A woman became cragfast while wlaking with a family group. While we were responding, a second member of the party also became stuck trying to assist the first. Both were recovered uninjured

While investigating the previous incident a team member was flagged down for assistance with a man who was fitting and suffered a head injury on the roadside... the team member (also a paramedic) assisted the bystander (also a paramedic) with the man, who subsequently discharged himself from their care... 

Sometimes we have an incident that just leaved you baffled and perplexed... a family group 'lost' a 19-year-old member when she 'wandered off' on the way to Loft Crag. Our 'normal' procedure in these circumstances is to contain the remaining group and locate the missing person, however this does require a certain level of cooperation from the group and this was not forthcoming... by 1830 all members of the group had been accounted for with the original lost person turning up in Langstrath, and another one who'd gone 'searching' for her located at Stake Pass...

A woman slipped and sustained a fracture/dislocation of her ankle. She was given analgesic and the dislocation was reduced before she was evacuated to an ambulance waiting in the valley. Smooth soled-shoes mays have been a factor in the slip

Two young males became trapped by fast flowing water. They were recovered wet, but unharmed by team members

A male fell while climbing, sustaining a nasty head injury. He was treated and evacuated to hospital

Walkers expressed concern when they saw a woman heading up to Alcock Tarn late in the day. A quick search was made and nobody located, so we stood down

A woman walking on Orrest Head slipped and twisted her knee, aggravating a previous injury. She was assisted down by team members

A young woman sustained a badly sprained ankle near the summit of Loughrigg. She was treated and evacuated

A woman fell and sustained an arm fracture

A male exited the water after swimming in Rydal and became unwell. The team responded and recovered the man to an ambulance

A male walking to Stickle Tarn became unwell with abdominal pain while walking. He was treated by the team and evacuated

A woman took a tumble sustaining a head injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated.

Two lost people came together on Pavey Ark. They phoned for help and were retrieved by team members and escorted off

#beadventuresmart

Ask yourself three questions:

Do you know what the weather forecast is?

Do you have the skills?

Do you have the equipment?

An early start with a man taken ill while wild camping. He was evacuated and was suspected of suffering from food poisoning and dehydration

A man and woman became separated while walking over Crinkle Crags. The man waited at Three Tarns then reported the woman missing. She eventually turned up at the Old Dungeon Ghyll car park having somehow passed him at Three Tarns and continuing her walk over Bowfell in the hope of catching him up... which, given he had descended The Band when he gave up, was pretty unlikely. We can only assume the drive home was a tense one... 

A woman suffered severe abdominal pain while walking at Grasmere Weir. She was given pain relief and recovered to an ambulance 

One of a party of two men was unable to continue after a long walk. He was assisted off by team members

A woman suffered a possible stroke while walking with friends. She was treated by team members and evacuated

A woman went over on her ankle sustaining a suspected fracture. She was treated b y the team and evacuated

Witnesses saw a dog fall from Jack's Rake and were concerned for the dog and its owner who was trying to descend to reach it. The team were called and responded but were stood down once it was established that the owner was OK and didn;t require our help to recover his dog

Three people were recovered from Wansfell when they became too exhausted to continue

The team were called to a male who had jumped from rocks in to shallow water at Buckstone's Jump. He sustained fractures to  both ankles. One of these was serious and limb-threatening, so after treatment by the team, he was evacuated to hospital via Coastguard helicopter. 

Lightening strikes and a massive midge swarm saw the team exposed to noteworthy danger and considerable discomfort!

A climber took a lead fall, ripping out some of his gear and falling around 7m. He sustained serious head and neck injuries. He was treated and evacuated to hospital by Rescue 199

We were requested to assist Kendal MRT with a casualty in Kentmere

It's good to get chance to reciprocate for all the help they give us

We were called to a woman who had taken a tumble and sustained facial injuries. We were on route when we were notified that her party had managed to make it to the road and a conventional ambulance was now all that was required

We stood down

A male fell while scrambling up a waterfall sustaining a  nasty ankle fracture. He was treated by team members then evacuated to a helicopter for evacuation to hospital

A woman descending alongside Stickle Tarn took a tumble and fell around 10 metres, sustaining an open ankle fracture and possible spinal injuries. She was treated by team members and evacuated by Coastguard Rescue 199

A paraglider crashed while flying from Harrison Stickle. He sustained back injuries along with others. He was treated by the team and evacuated by Coastguard Rescue 199

A woman sustained a hip injury in a fall. The team responded and were most of the way there when we were informed that Helimed had reached the casualty and evacuated her.

We returned to base

A third charity event participant sustained an ankle injury when they slipped 

They were treated and evacuated 

A further participant in a charity event sustained an ankle injury when they slipped. They were treated and evacuated by stretcher

A competitor in a fell race took a tumbling fall, sustaining a nasty head injury. He was treated and evacuated to hospital by Coastguard helicopter 

The first incident of a busy day... a participant in a charity walk event slipped and sustained an ankle fracture

We were requested to search a number of locations to assist Wasdale MRT with a search for two overdue people. They were ultimately located cold and wet by members of Duddon & Furness MRT in the Upper Esk area

A group of four plus a dog became disorientated in mist. Without map and compass, they phoned for help. With the aid of SARLOC they were located and given guidance to get them down. With the previous serious incident ongoing a team member monitored their progress until they were safely down 

#beadventuresmart ... 

Ask yourself three questions:

Do I know what the weather is going to do? 

Do I have the skills?

Do I have the right equipment?

A paraglider crashed in to Harrison Stickle, sustaining multiple injuries. He was treated by the team and evacuated via a rope system and transferred to hospital

A woman suffered a suspected sprained ankle when she slipped. She was treated and evacuated by the team

The team recovered the body of the dog that was lost, resulting in incident 26

A man took a 6 metre fall from Helm Crag sustaining head injuries. He was treated and evacuated by air ambulance

We were requested to assist NWAS to access a patient at remote property. We were stood down on route when the family managed to get the patient in a car

A woman phoned to report her partner overdue, who in turn had gone looking for their dog which had run away. The man was located. The dog was not. They told us they'd been on Crinkle Crags. It seems more likely they'd been on Great Carrs

A couple became cragfast on steep ground on Loughrigg. They were retrieved by a couple of team members

A woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped on a muddy path. She was treated and evacuated, then transported to hospital by a relative

A phone call was received by police stating a problem finding a way off Bowfell. The call was dropped and no further contact was possible. We monitored the situation overnight, but when there was no further communication by mid-morning we escalated to incident and organised a search. Thankfully a chat with staff from the Old Dungeon Ghyll alerted us to 4 young men who tey had seen around midnight, cold, wet and trying yo get back to their holiday accommodation. We located them and confirmed that they were the same people who had made the 999 call. We were able to go home

A man fell from his bike on a cycle track just off the main road. We assisted NWAS in recovering him to an ambulance

A woman slipped and sustained a suspected ankle fracture. She was treated by team members and evacuated

A woman took a tumble and fractured her wrist

A woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped. 

In a remarkably similar incident to previous, two women were unable to locate a way off Blea Rigg. A small team was assembling to retrieve them when a passing fellrunner was able to intervene and guide them to an obvious path down. We were able to stand down

#beadventuresmart

An early start to recover a group of three who had camped out at Stickle Tarn and were unable to descend in the snowy conditions that had prevailed overnight.

They were assisted down

A woman slipped and sustained a fracture to her ankle. She was treated and evacuated by team members with assistance from Kendal MRT

Someone working in Troutbeck spotte what appeared to be a human shape stationary for a prolonged period on the hillside. Concerned that it was a person, we were requested to investigate. 

We recovered a waterproof rucksack cover! 

False alarm with good intent

A couple and their dog became benighted on Crinkle Crags. They were located via their phone and escorted from the fell

This poor chap had the dubious pleasure of being rescue by us for a second time when he sustained a shoulder injury in a fall, his first experience being 5 years previously when he broke an ankle 

Born lucky!

A woman sustained an ankle fracture when she slipped. She was treated by the team and evacuated with help from Kendal MRT

A woman sustained head and shoulder injuries when she took a tumble. There was some confusion over the location when the initial What 3 Words location proved to be over 2kms out. We eventually located her, treated and evacuated her

We were requested to assist with a large scale search for a solo male missing on the Scafell massif. He was located hypothermic and injured the following day near Piers Ghyll

A man sustained a leg injury when he slipped near School Knott Tarn. We did our 'thing' and rescued him

A man and his two daughters were unable to find a way off Helm Crag went went dark

They were located via SARLOC and escorted off

 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 young woman from a large commercial group suffered soft tissue injury to her knee. She was treated and evacuated by team members. With many of our team previously occupied with another incident, we were assisted by Kendal MRT

A woman sustained a lower leg fracture while descending Stickle Ghyll. She was treated by team members and evacuated 

We were called to assist NWAS and police with a difficult casualty in the water. We were stood down while en-route after the incident was resolved

A ,one walker got in to difficulty in icy conditions as darkness fell. He was met and assisted down by team members

We were requested to assist Kendal MRT with an incident in Serpentine Woods, Kendal. Their numbers were depleted by their annual winter training trip to Scotland. We were stood down while responding 

The team had the sad duty of recovering the body of a man who had been found deceased near Grisedale Hause