A young DofE participant was reported as unwell and suffering from early stages of hypothermia. He was located and evacuated by team members
A male with a history of cardiac events was reported as suffering from dehydration and exhaustion near Bright Beck. The team was mobilised but because of the nature of the problem an air ambulance was requested to assist.
The casualty was airlifted to hospital and the team returned. It was a very hot day
We were just drawing the previous incident to a conclusion when we were called to attend a solo male walker who had suffered a lower leg injury in the Bright Beck area. He was treated by team members, assisted by Kendal MRT and evacuated to an air ambulance that had also attended
A young male collapsed while walking with his school. The team were called and we quickly identified this as a very serious incident. It was known that an RAF helicopter was in the area training with Wasdale MRT. It was immediately requested to assist, which it did. One of the groups teachers was carrying out CPR when they arrived, and he was quickly evacuated to West Cumberland Infirmary. Sadly, the young man died several days later, despite the best efforts of all involved.
A man and wife became stuck in hill fog, unable to find there way off. Attempts to talk them down failed, so we went and got them.
A couple reported themselves disorientated in the region of Bright Beck.
A woman descending Bright Beck slipped and sustained a
suspected fracture to her cheek and lower leg. She was treated at the scene
and taken by helicopter to West Cumberland Infirmary. We were assisted by
RAF Leeming, who were in the area.
A 59-year-old man slipped and fell from the path at Bright Beck, landing in the beck. He sustained extensive cuts and grazes and was finding breathing very difficult and painful. We treated his injuries and pain and he was evacuated to West Cumberland Infirmary in a helicopter form RAF Boulmer.
Two 20-year-old men from Manchester became cragfast when they got on to steep ground, without torches, above Bright Beck. They were located by team members, escorted back to the valley floor and transported to their accommodation.
A competitor in a mountain marathon fell and sustained a serious knee injury.
A man sustained head injuries when he fell in Bright Beck. Another also received similar injuries when
Two men became stuck on steep, frozen ground and were unable to up or down. They were following a route in a book, had no map, compass, torch, crampons or ice axe. There was inevitability about events. We were assisted by SARDA and Rossendale and Pendle MRT, who were in the area, and were co-opted from the pub.
Three men became stuck on steep, frozen ground and were unable to continue down. They were located by team members, roped together and escorted down via a series of steps cut by team members. Regrettably, the message that we have been trying to get out for several days seems to have fallen on deaf ears. They were not equipped for the conditions and seemed surprised by the fact that the snow had re-frozen once the sun was off it.
