Incident Report #6 2006
A male walker sustained a dislocated his shoulder on the summit of Thornthwaite Beacon.
A male walker sustained a dislocated his shoulder on the summit of Thornthwaite Beacon.
A 37-year-old female mountain biker sustained head, facial and knee injuries when she fell off her bike on the Garburn Road.
Man age 63 years: Slipped on wet ground following heavy rain on the Tongue, Troutbeck. Sustained broken right leg. Brought down by Team and conveyed to Kendal Hospital by Ambulance.
Youth missing from his home at Troutbeck. Search by Team in fields at the side of the house. Found and conveyed by Team Doctor and Members to County Hospital, Kendal. Dead on arrival. Suffered from overdose of drugs.
We were requested to assist the ambulance service in reaching a man who was suffering chest pains while walking. He was evacuated to hospital by ambulance, but sadly, later died.
Two incidents were dealt with during heavy snow, when normal ambulances couldn't get to casualties due to snowy road conditions. The first incident was a man found semi conscious and hypothermic
Our vehicle was used to transport paramedics to a casualty with a leg injury to an area inaccessible due to snow conditions.
While the previous rescue was in full flow we were alerted to another incident involving a 16-year-old girl from a party of 13 who had fallen around 100metres down the fellside while the party were descending from Yoke. She suffered head, neck, chest and leg injuries. Other team members, not already involved with the previous rescue were dispatched, and along with a request to Kendal MRT and the helicopter to assist.
A 54-year-old male slipped and sustained a lower leg injury. He was treated by team members then evacuated to an ambulance waiting at the roadside.
We were requested to assist the ambulance service with the recovery of a motorcyclist who had gone off the road and down a road-side bank.
A woman slipped on a very icy path and sustained a suspected wrist fracture. She was given pain relief and evacuated to Ambleside for onward transport to hospital.