Incident Report #96 2024
A woman slipped and sustained a suspected ankle fracture
She was treated and evacuated by stretcher
A woman slipped and sustained a suspected ankle fracture
She was treated and evacuated by stretcher
A woman sustained an ankle injury. She was treated and evacuated by the team
A male participant in an organised event suffered from heat exhaustion while competing, resulting in collapse
He was treated by team members and evacuated to an ambulance
A woman was gored by cows as she passed through a filed with her family. She suffered nasty injuries to her head and legs. She was treated and evacuated by air ambulance
A man suffered a suspected double fracture to his ankle. He was evacuated by stretcher and taken to hospital
Three people were recovered from Wansfell when they became too exhausted to continue
This poor chap had the dubious pleasure of being rescue by us for a second time when he sustained a shoulder injury in a fall, his first experience being 5 years previously when he broke an ankle
Born lucky!
A woman sustained a fracture to her wrist when she slipped. She was treated by the team and evacuated
A man was reported as collapsed and unconscious. He was treated and evacuated to a waiting ambulance
A woman suffered a leg injury when she slipped while descending Wansfell
She was treated by the team and evacuated by stretcher
A woman suffered a lower leg fracture near Wansfell summit. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A woman slipped on the summit of Wansfell and sustained an ankle injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A local woman was reported overdue from a walk. A search was being organised when she reappeared at her home address
A young woman sustained an ankle injury close to the summit of Wansfell. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A woman sustained a serious fracture/dislocation of the ankle when she slipped on frozen ground
A man slipped on the decent of Wansfell and injured his wrist. He was able to walk down with pain relief and some assistance from team members
While the previous incident was ongoing we were alerted to a suspected cardiac incident on the slopes of Wansfell. A team was hastily dispatched and an air ambulance was requested to assist.The male was treated and flown to hopsital
We were requested to assist NWAS to evacuate a male suffering chest pains from atrack near the bottom of Wansfell
An early start to the new year and an unfortunate incident for our casualty. A male sustained a suspect fracture/dislocation of the hip when he slipped on a damp rocky path. Treated by team members and evacuated to Ambleside for transfer to hospital by air ambulance
A woman slipped on steep grass and suffered a possible lower leg fracture. She was treated by the team and evacuated by stretcher.
A young woman took a fall, sustaining a back injury. As we were treating her, her condition deteriorated and became serious ill. She was evacuated rapidly to a waiting ambulance and subsequently to an air ambulance for transport to hospital
A woman sustained a suspected ankle fracture near the summit of Wansfell. She was treated by team members and air ambulance crew, and then evacuated to Furness Generak Hospital
An elderly male became separated from his wife while walking. His age and the temperature gave cause for concern. A search was organised and he was located and returned to his wife.
A family of four became disoriented on Wansfell and took shelter in a derelict building. Thye were located using SARLOC and recovered.
A male walker slipped and sustained possible spinal and neck injury. He was treated and evacuated to a waiting air ambulance for onward transfer to hospital
A 58-year-old woman slipped and sustained a serious lower leg fracture. She was rescued by the team in conjunction with Great North Air Ambulance