A 21-year-old local student took a tumble while descending from a rock climb. He was reported as having fallen 100 metres. He had been unconscious, but his friend was helping him down. We treated his very obvious head injuries and shipped him off to hospital at Lancaster. He was later transferred to Preston for surgery on his depressed fractured skull.
Whilst collecting holly, a 58 year old man from Preston fell 15' from a tree. Team found the casualty being walked down, he was rather confused and drowsy. Possibly been unconscious for some time. Later revealed he sustained a hairline fracture to his skull.
A16 year old youth, who's friend had fallen and broken his leg walked down to Grasmere to raise the alarm. He could not read a map and had no idea where the casualty was on the fell. A helicopter from RAF Boulmer was called to assist and eventually found casualty at Far Easedale,
A radio enthusiast, received at Heysham an S.O.S. when a 39 year old man from Blackburn collapsed and died whilst on a club walk. The team was called and they conveyed the body down the fellside.
A 48 year old man from Leeds who was scrambling, dislodged a rock onto his foot. He sustained a fractured ankle. Stretchered to Brimmer Head Farm.
Two men failed to return to the O.D.G. by nightfall and a search was instigated. Both men slightly under the influence of drink eventually located and returned to Hotel. Assisted by search dogs.
The team went to the aid of a 68 year old man from West Lothian who had slipped on very wet fellside and fractured his lower leg.
The team went to the assistance of a 16 year old youth from Sunderland who was suffering from an ankle iniury and exhaustion. Rest of group escorted to safety and taken by team's Land Rover to Grasmere YHA.
With the previous incident completed and everyone heading home, foolishly thinking that that was it for 2010, how wrong we were...a man slipped and sustained a nasty ankle injury halfway up (or down) Far Easedale. He was treated by team members, and then evacuated to the valley, with help from RAF Leuchars MRT. This really was the last rescue of 2010!! Unless.... but then the great thing about the internet is the ability to change stuff....
A man, walking with his freinds, collapsed in Far Easedale.
A woman slipped and fell, sustaining head injuries.
Two young lads, being spoken to by the police on a seperate matter revealed that in fact they had family members overdue from a walk.
An R.A.F. team on exercise found a Preston couple who had been benighted due to injuries
sustained whilst carrying bicycles from Borrowdale to Grasmere. The man, aged 49, had a
fractured leg, chest and hip injuries. The female aged 36 was suffering from severe
exposure. The team and the RAF Linton M.R.T. stretchered both casulaties to safety.
Weather conditions: cold, gale force winds, rain, heavy snow showers.
The team were called to assist an 11 year old boy who collapsed with severe abdominal pains. It was noted the boy was recovering from an appendix operation he had 2 months ago.
A 14 year old schoolboy from Chorley fell 80ft. off a grass terrace, and suffered head, back and leg injuries. Smooth soled boots caused the accident to this poorly equipped party.
A woman in her 50's slipped and sustained a leg injury. She was treated and carried out on a stretcher.
A woman suffered a nasty fracture/dislocated ankle high in Far Easedale. We treated her injury, and she was evacuated by air ambulance, removing the need for a long carry down. We were happily trekking down when were alerted to another incident on Helm Crag.
A man phoned for help having succumbed to the cold conditions while walking from Borrowdale to Grasmere. After all, it is summer! We got the minimum information from the initial call,
A man sustained a knee injury in Far Easedale. We were given a location by a passer-by. A second informant gave us another location, which he was adamant was correct. He was completely wrong (and is probably still up there, if his map reading skills are anything to go by!). The casualty was treated by team members and carried down with assistance from Kendal MRT. More substantial footwear may have given him more support and prevented the damage.
A 38-year-old German woman sustained a suspected ankle fracture. This resulted in her spending the night out in a tent. Her friend was able raise the alarm first thing, next day. The team treated her injury and the she was evacuated to Furness General Hospital by air ambulance. Kendal MRT also assisted.
A man in his 70s collapsed while descending Far Easedale. He was described to us as stumbling and delirious. Initial reports of his location were contradictory, but he was quickly tracked down and evacuated to West Cumberland Hospital by a helicopter from RN Gannett. He was diagnosed at hospital as having a heart condition.
A 15-year-old girl sustained a suspected fracture to her ankle. She was part of a well organised and equipped group of Air Cadets. She was treated and evacuated with help from Kendal MRT. They wrote us a very nice thank you letter.
A couple walking the Coast to Coast became lost. Keswick MRT were initially alerted, then we were called to assist.
A Canadian father and son, walking from Borrowdale to Grasmere became disoriented and lost in the Greenup Edge area.
A woman phoned, unable to locate a way of what she thought was Tarn Crag. She had become disorientated
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.
A 61-year-old woman tripped and sustained a suspected fractured wrist.
