Fairfield Horseshoe

A man was reported feeling dizzy and unwell between Hart Crag and Dove Crag on the Fairfield Horseshoe ridge. The initial position was given as Fairfield, but we were able to refine that after talking to the casualty site. The team was alerted, along with the air ambulance. The man was recovered by air ambulance before we got there, so we were able to turn round after a long, bumpy drive and a short walk

Whilst on an Army exercise a 19 year old soldier from Catterick was reported missing. Assisted by 8 search dogs and teams from Kendal, Patterdale, Bowland-Pennine. Found safe and well the next day by a helicopter from R.A.F. Boulmer.

A man slipped while descending from Fairfield summit and fractured his ankle. We called Kendal MRT to assist, because of the long carry out. Luckily, an RAF helicopter in the area offered its services and spared us the trouble.
 

A couple became lost on Hart Crag. The team was mobilised to look for them, when we were notified that they had been located by a Kendal MRT member walking in the area. He was walking them down to safety, but they were running out of daylight with only his torch, so we sent a couple of team members up with spare lights and helped them down.
 

A 45-year-old woman tripped and fell, breaking her arm. She was in great pain and suffering dizzy spells as a result. She was treated at the scene, given pain relief, and carried down.
 

Two people became benighted on Hart Crag. They phoned the Police for help and we worked out where they where, and we went and got them. They had a GPS, and a torch but couldn't find there way down. They had set off to walk up to Stone Arthur and back.  
 

A couple became lost in mist. They were located and walked down.
 

A woman slipped and tumbled, sustaining a gash to her leg. She was treated and carried down to our ambulance.
 

A woman with her 10-year-old son was reported as overdue from their walk.

A 16 year old youth from Kendal was carried down by stretcher after collapsing at Grisedale tarn, Grasmere.

We were asked by Patterdale MRT to assist with the search for a family with young children,

A body located in a gulley on St Sunday Crag has been identified as that of Peter Finley, the man missing since 21st May
 

More checks were carried out in the search for the missing man from 21st May.

Further areas were searched for the missing person from 21st May. Again nothing was found.

Attempt 3 to find our missing Fairfield man started with a more detailed search of a number of specific areas.

The search recommenced in daylight and improved weather.

A man was reported as not having returned from a walk around the Fairfield Horseshoe.

Youth aged 15 years, from Tavistock, Devon, was taken ill, whilst on an exercise on Great Rigg Mann, Grasmere.

Man, aged 24 years from Liverpool, walking with a party on Fairfield, became parted from them, about 3 p.m. Search made in co-ordination with Patterdale Team, found in Hart Cragg about 12 midnight. Very little worse for incident. Dressed in Duffle coat and leggings, hardly suitable for conditions.

A lone woman became lost after taking the wrong direction of Fairfield summit. She had actually headed south east instead of north, and became concerned as ground steepened in the Hart Crag area. She phoned for help, and taking into account a medical condition, it was decided to search of her. We were assisted by Patterdale MRT, who located just below Hart Crag summit. She was escorted back to her accommodation in Patterdale.