Windermere

We were requested to assist Kendal MRT with a incident on Gummers How. The injured man was treated and loaded into an air ambulance

Lights were reported, apparently flashing, near the summit of School Knott. A team member went to investigate, but by then, the lights had disappeared. A false alarm with good intent

A woman slipped and sustained a lower leg injury. The team was called and the woman was evacuated to an ambulance for transport to hospital.

An elderly male was reported as feeling weak and unwell. The team was dispatched and assisted an ambulance crew in evacuating him to the ambulance at the roadside.

The team were called to evacuate a man who had slipped on very wet grass and sustained lower leg inury. He had been treated by paramedics, and evacuated by team vehicle to the roadside.

This lady fell on very wet grass and fractured her left leg, The team managed to drive to the site over rough tracks and moorland, where she was evacuated using the vehicle and no! the stretcher, it makes for variety!!

This elderly lady slipped and broke her ankle on wet grass. She was treated and stretchered off the fell. We approached this call-out from 3 directions in 3 vehicles, local knowledge is always useful.

The team eventually found this lady in the woods, where she had fallen, breaking her lower leg. An accurate location would have been useful!

We were requested to assist the ambulance service with a man who had become unwell on the summit of Orrest head, Windermere. He was treated by paramedics and stretchered off the hill for onward transport to hospital.

The team were requested to assist with a search for a missing teenager. The missing person was located by police as the team were responding.

A 17 year old woman received pelvic and spinal injuries after being struck on the back by falling rocks. She was part of a voluntary group working for the National Trust. Stretchered to ambulance and then to hospital.

The Police requested the Team's assistance to recover the body of a 57 year old woman from the fells around Windermere.

A 15 year old schoolgirl from Stainforth, Yorkshire, slipped and fell on a steep slope at Troutbeck Park, Windermere. She suffered a suspected fractured femur, was carried down on a stretcher assisted by the Tweed Valley M.R.T. from Galashiels. She was taken to hospital in Kendal. Footnote: The school party seemed to be well organised and equipped. The weather was clear, dry and sunny.

Local police were concerned that this man was in need of urgent attention and that he was found ASAP. He had allegedly taken an overdose and was last seen in the off-licence. He was found near his house by the police and was taken to Kendal Hospital for observation,

A man with learning difficulties with a history of 'wandering off, was reported missing and the police asked for our help with SARDA dogs to search woodland and quarries near his home. The search was called off when he was reported to have caught a train,

A 65 year old man collapsed and died on a walk. The Team recovered his body.

41 year old woman slipped and fractured her leg.

We were requested to assist ambulance and air ambulance with the recovery of a man who had sustained a nasty lower leg injury on Windermere lake shore

An 18 year old female from Bolton was thrown to the deck of a boat by the wash from another speedboat by Wray Bay, Lake Windermere. She sustained serious spinal injuries. The team used a special spinal splint before lifting her from the boat. She was taken by ambulance to Lancaster hospital. Footnote: The Team's specialised medical equipment can be used, and is, for any accident, and not only for fell walkers and climbers. Weather conditions: Fine, warm, clear.

The team recovered the body of a missing man, age 40 years, at the head of Troutbeck Park, Troutbeck, Windermere, when a farmer found him whilst tending his sheep. Carried three miles by team on a stretcher. Footnote: There seems to be a mystery surrounding this man, who had been seen in the area some days before he was found. Last known address was Barrow-in-Furness. Cumbria police seem to know this man. Clothing and footwear (missing when found) totally inadequate for conditions. Weather conditions: Cold, dull with snow showers, ice and deep snow underfoot.

59 year old woman slipped and fractured her shoulder.

A woman sustained a suspected fracture to her lower leg on the summit of Orrest Head. She was treated by team members and evacuated to an ambulance

This man was reported missing by his wife after a "domestic" at Brockhole Visitor Centre. He had stormed off and had a known heart condition. We looked around the obvious places but could find no sign. Further questioning suggested that he may have caught a train home, so we handed the problem back to the Police and went home.

A 50 year old man slipped and sustained injuries to his kneecap.

A 65-year-old woman slipped sustained a possible ankle fracture. We see more female ankles in a year, than a Victorian Dandy might have seen in his life. Can I write that? Is it sexist? Well I need to write something a bit different about ankles now and again!

A 54-year-old man slipped and sustained a suspected lower leg fracture. We did the usual stuff.

A 14-year-old boy hit a rock while sledging. He sustained lacerations and suspected fractures as a result. Taken to Lancaster Royal Infirmary for treatment.

A 53-year-old London woman slipped and suffered a suspected ankle fracture. An ambulance had been called and we were requested to assist with her evacuation.