Incident Reports (Advance)

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

The team were called to a person who had suffered a cardiac arrest at Buckstones Jump. We attended along with a Coastgurad helicopter, an North West Air Ambulance having aborted due to the weather conditions. The casualty was treated, placed on our Autopulse device and airlifted to West Cumberland Infirmary. Sadly they were declared to have died at the hospital.

Our best wishes are extended to all involved and thanks to all who assisted including NWAS, Cumbria Police, HM Coastguard and team members who attended

The three occupants of  a car attempted to drive over Wrynose Pass in snow and ice conditions. They failed. We recovered them

A woman tumbled on steep ground and sustained a head injury and fractured wrist. She was treated and evacuated

A man took a tumble and sustained facial injuries. A  tricky evacuation while trying to maintain the man's airway ensued, He was evacuated to below the cloud base and then transferred to a helicopter 

A benighted and lost male was retrieved 

A woman sustained a lower leg injury when she slipped. She was treated and ecavuated

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

We recovered a woman who had sustained a head injury

A woman slipped and fell, sustaining a knee injury. She was treated and evacuated

A group of 5 people became cragfast and cold while attempting to ascend Dungeon Ghyll. They were all recovered to safe ground and assisted down

A woman sustained a fracture to her wrist when she slipped. She was treated by the team and evacuated

A woman was reported as fainted and fitting near Stickle Tarn. She was evacuated by the team

A 78-year0ld man suffered a knee injury that required our help to get him of the fell

We were requested to assist a male who had sustained a head injury at Scout Crag, Great Langdale. We responded but ultimately not required since he was assisted to the roadside and an ambulance by colleagues

A 30-year-old male sustained an arm fracture

He was assisted down

A man was reported as collapsed near the Climber's Traverse on Bowfell. The team responded. The man staged something of a recovery and we ended up escorting him down under his own steam

A woman sustained a back sprain which caused them to make very slow process, subsequently becoming benighted.

They were located and assisted down.

We were assisted by Kendal MRT

A man fell from a tree. He was treated by NWAS paramedics and evacuated by the team

A woman was unable to continue when she suffered knee pain

She was evacuated by stretcher

We were asked to assist NWAS with the evacuation of a 14-year-old girl found intoxicated and unconscious 

We were stood down while on route when the incident was resolved

An elderly female sustained a wrist injury when she fell while descending Sour Milk Ghyll

She was treated by team members and evacuated

A woman sustained a difficult shoulder injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated to a waiting air ambulance lower down the hill with help from Kendal MRT

A woman sustained a  difficult wrist fracture while descending Stickle Ghyll. She was treated and evacuated by stretcher

A male slipped and sustained a shoulder injury> he was treated by team members and evacuated

Three young men lost their way trying to descend from Bowfell, ending up cold and wet at Gaitsgail Gill. They were located via SARLOC and escorted from the hill

We were requested to assist NWAS with a report of an unconscious male in woodland in Bowness. He was located conscious and in the care of his girlfriend. 

We joined Kendal MRT on Thornthwaite Beacon to rescue a fellrunner with a lower leg injury.

Splint applied, pain dealt with, stretcher off... you know the story... 

The team were called by NWAS to an incident at Angle Tarn. Details were vague but with one casualty injured and having difficulty breathing and a second unaccounted for, we requested the assistance of the Coastguard. Great North Air Ambulance also mobilised. They were able to get close to the anticipated casualty site fairly quickly. They were unable to locate any injured persons. Simultaneously we finally managed to make phone contact with the informant, who revealed that the actual location was Angle Tarn, Patterdale.

Flashing lights were reported in the Helm Crag area by holiday home occupants

Further investigation identified that the lights were moving steadily downhill so we left our late-night wanderers to their own devices

A man was reported overdue at his campsite. Enquiries were made but no further action was taken

A further competitor in the same event also collapsed with dehydration and exhaustion. Treated by event medics and evacuated by the team

A male competitor in an organised event collapsed, suffering from dehydration on a very hot day. He was initally treated by event medics then evacuated by the team

Team members assisted with a prolonged search in the Central Fells

A woman was pulled over by her dog and suffered cuts to her face from her glasses. She was able to make slow progress and a small group of team members went up to meet them

A man fell from Jack's Rake, sustaining fatal injuries. He was recovered to the valley bottom and his companions were assisted off the hill

We were assisted by Kendal MRT

We were asked to assist Wasdale MRT with retrieving a group who had got lost and were coming off into Langdale. There were located and assisted down

A  man was reported as collapsed and unconscious. He was treated and evacuated to a waiting ambulance

A woman slipped and injured her right leg. She was treated and evacuated. 

A man was unable to continue his walk complaining of hip and knee pain. Examination also revealed a concerning cardiac issue so he was evacuated by air ambulance

A man was unable to continue his walk after his ankle became very painful. He was stretchered from the fell

A man collapsed at Belle Knotts. With the team still attending the previous incident, an air ambulance and Kendal MRT were called to assist.

The man was airlifted to hospital

A  male became unwell  in Stickle Ghyll. He was treated and evacuated 

A man became unwell while climbing Mark Gate. He was treated by team members and evacuated to Carlisle Infirmary by Coastguard helicopter

A woman slipped and sustained suspected fractures to her lower leg

She was treated and evacuated by stretcher and transported to hospital

A woman sustained a suspected ankle fracture when she slipped. The alarm was raised by another walker. She was treated and evacuated 

A man suffered an ankle injury. He was treated and evacuated by stretcher

A woman sustained a dislocated knee when she slipped. She was treated and evacuated

A three people became lost near Brownrigg Moss, Grasmere. They were located and walked down

A young boy was reported as having separated from his group on their return from Hellvellyn to Grasmere. Initial enquiries were being made when we were notified by police that he had turned up safely in Patterdale

A man slipped on Red Screes and suffered a suspected lower leg fracture. He was treated by team members and evacuated

A woman sustained a fractured tibia and fibula when she slipped. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher

An rare pre-lunch call to a male who had tripped and sustained a fractured ankle. We did our stuff and evacuated him by stretcher to a waiting ambulance

A woman reported having received a message from her boyfriend saying that he and his father where lost on Dove Crag and the father had fallen and injured his ankle. A search was organised but called off when they managed self-evacuate to Patterdale 

A man was reported as unconscious near Wall End Farm, Langdale. We attended, along with NWAS. He was treated and taken to hopsital

A woman slipped and sustained an ankle injury. She was treated and evacuated by stretcher 

A man tripped and sustained a fracture/dislocated shoulder. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher

A man became cragfast on Jack's Rake. The team was responding when we were made aware that some climbers had assisted him to the top and pointed him in the direction of a safe way down

A woman slipped and sustained a suspected fractured tibia

She was treated and stretchered from the hill and passed to NWAS for ongoing transport to hospital

A woman slipped while walking and sustained a lower leg injury. She was treated and evacuated from the hill, making their own way to hospital

Two team members living local to an incident in Coniston MRT area assisted when a woman tumbled from the path on steep ground at Colwith Bridge. She sustained serious injuries and was flown to Preston hospital by air ambulance

A man was reported as suffering from severe abdominal pains and repeated vomiting near Angle Tarn. The team set off, along with Keswick MRT from the north. He was airlifted off by a Coastguard helicopter and his friends were recovered to Seathwaite by Keswick team members

A woman slipped on the lake shore after having been swimming in Grasmere

She sustained a dislocated shoulder, She was treated by team members and assisted to the road from where she was transferre to hospital by ambulance

A man sustained a serious ankle injury in a slip. The ankle was fractured and dislocated. An air ambulance was requested to assist with a rapid evacuation to hospital

A woman slipped and sustained a lower leg injury near Low Pike. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher

A woman reported her husband and son overdue from a walk to Pike O'Blisco. Initial investigations were being carried out when the returned to their parked car

A woman slipped and sustained a lower leg injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated from the hill

T'was a windy and very wet day when a man slipped and sustained a fractured lower leg when he slipped just below the summit of Loughrigg. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher. An air ambulance that was dispatched by NWAS had to turn back due to the weather