A woman phoned for help after getting lost while descending Low Pike. After some initial difficulty in talking to her,
A 52 year old woman from Fleetwood slipped and fell on wet ground near Low Pike, Ambleside. She fractured her right ankle. Carried down on a stretcher and then by ambulance to Kendal Hospital.
Footnote: The fellside was very wet making ground conditions very slippery indeed. Well led party.
A woman slipped and tumbled, sustaining a gash to her leg. She was treated and carried down to our ambulance.
A man became benighted when his torch battery failed. He was located just south of Low Pike and escorted down to our vehicle.
35 year old man slipped on wet rock and fractured his leg.
A couple phoned for help after getting lost in the Low Pike area. Attempts to talk them down initially failed, and we sent a small group out to try and locate them. While this was happening they managed to find their way down to a road from where they managed to work out where they where. We went home and they caught the bus back to their accommodation.
A pair of walkers were forced to stop when the torch they proved insufficient to light their way. They were located by team members and escorted from the fell.
