Incident Report #45 2006
We were midway through evacuating the first casualty when we were made aware of second incident in nearby Oxendale.
We were midway through evacuating the first casualty when we were made aware of second incident in nearby Oxendale.
A woman walking with small group started to feel dizzy and nauseous and was unable to continue.
A young male sustained an ankle injury when he and a group of friends strayed on to rough ground.
A 21-year-old woman sustained head and arm injuries when she was hit by rockfall generated by other members of her party while scrambling up steep, rocky ground.
Two boys, aged 14 and 16 became separated from their parents when their dog ran away near Angle Tarn. They chased after it. It came back of it's own accord, but the boys didn't.
A party of three, including a 15-year-old child became lost in mist on Crinkle Crags as darkness approached.
A 31-year-old woman sustained a suspected fracture to her left tibia and fibula.
A 60-year-old woman sustained an ankle injury.
A group of ten people from Thailand got in to difficulties when they tried to walk from Langdale to Borrowdale.
A 75-year-local man slipped while walking near Tarn Crag.
A group of three were lost on Crinkle Crags. They phoned for help.
We received a report that a man had sustained a shoulder injury near the summit of Pike O'Stickle.
A woman slipped and sustained a suspected wrist fracture near the summit of Loft Crag.
A 21-year-old man fell while scrambling. He fell on to the snow and slid over 200 metres.
We spent an additional day providing ambulance assistance while the snowy weather continued to cause problems on many roads.
The team provided assistance to the Police after further heavy snow caused disruption in the area.
A woman sustained a suspected fracture wrist when she slipped on wet ground.
Two men walking the Cumbria Way became benighted as a result of a spectacular navigation error.
A man in his 50's started to feel unwell.
A group of 5 climbers from Birmingham University became cragfast on rough ground at the top Middlefell Buttress.
A man sustained an ankle injury when he slipped on an icy slab near Three Tarns. Team members set off the old fashioned way, on foot,
An elderly woman sustained an ankle injury after slipping.
We were requested to assist the ambulance with the recovery of an 11-year-old girl who had suffered a displaced ankle fracture.
A couple from London became lost in the vicinity of Bowfell.
An exhausted female walker was assisted from Stake Pass and returned to Ambleside
A man phoned the Police after he lost the path on Crinkle Crags. He had previously lost his map, and had no compass or torch.
Three climbers became cragfast when, surprise, surprise, it went dark!
Shouts and whistles were reported by a walker near Sergeant Man coming from the Pavey Arc area,
A man and his partner phoned for help when they were unable to locate a path down from Harrison Stickle.
A man sustained a suspected fractured ankle near the top of The Band.