Little Langdale

A 34-year-old-man from a party of three slipped while scrambling in a gully. He sustained spinal and wrist fractures, as well as suffering shock and cuts and bruises. He was stabilised at the scene and flown to Furness General Hospital by RAF Boulmer.
 

A 40-year-old woman slipped and sustained a suspected fracture to her elbow.

The previous incident had only just got going when we had to reorganise our resources and attend this 32-year-old man. He had crashed his paraglider and suffered spinal injuries and an open fracture to his left leg. Again we were assisted by RAF Boulmer who took him, along with the first casualty, to hospital.

We were called by the Ambulance service to assist with the rescue of a Swiss Paraglider who had crashed on a crag on Wrynose Pass. Sadly, as we arrived on scene, we were notified by the Paramedics attending that he had died as a result of his injuries. We recovered his body and equipment to the road side and then back to Ambleside.

A man slipped and sustained a suspected lower leg fracture. We splinted his leg and carried him off the fellside.

A man slipped on a wet rock while crossing a boggy section of path and sustained a painful lower leg injury. He was treated by team members and evacuated to the valley and transported to Ambleside for onward transfer to hospital.

A search was mounted when a report of shouts was heard on Lingmoor area. Negative results after 3 hours. Assisted by a search dog with R.A.F. Stafford M.R.T. in attendance at base. Weather: Raining, snow-ice patches.
 

During a group walk a 66 year old man from Sunderland collapsed and died from a possible heart attack. The Team conveyed the body down the fellside.

Information was received that a 24 year old soldier from Catterick had fallen during an abseil and sustained spinal injuries. Located in the back of a 3 ton truck outside the Three Shires Hotel. Unloaded and taken to hospital by ambulance.

We were requested by police to recover the occupants of a car that had skidded on to it's roof on an ice covered road. They were uninjured. We also assisted the police in recovering their vehicle after it became stranded in similar conditons

A competitor in the Three Shires fell race fell and sustained a serious open fractured ankle.

Smooth soled tennis plimsoles may have caused a 55 year old woman from Sussex to slip on very dry fellside and suffer a fracture to her lower leg. Stretchered to Wrynose Pass, then by team's ambulance to Ambleside Health Centre.

The Coniston team requested our assistance and S.A.R.D.A. to search for two students from Manchester University who were reported overdue from Dowcrag. Found by search dog at 6.00am., 5.12.83.

The Team went to the assistance of a 34 year old man from Durham, who slipped on wet fellside and dislocated his shoulder.

The team went to the aid of a Chester couple who slipped on very wet ground. Both sustained broken ankles.

A 19 year old male from Gt. Clacton fell from a path 20 feet after completion of an abseil and sustained head injuries. Stretchered to safety through flooded quarry tunnels.

Whilst on a family walk a 53 year old man from Burnley slipped on some wet rocks and fell 30 feet. He sustained FATAL head injuries. Team conveyed the body down the fellside.
 

A 50 year old man from Southport collapsed and DIED wnilst out walking. The team conveyed the body down the fellside.

The Team went to the assistance of a 59 year old female from Warrington who slipped on very wet ground and suffered fractures to her lower leg/ankle.

A small party of Team members assisted by twoS.A.R.D.A. dogs searched for a 37 year old man from London. Located in a tent near wood at Little Langdale Tarn.