Incident Reports 2025

We were alerted to a solo male who was struggling on an ambitious route from Windermere railway station to Patterdale via Helvellyn. Having become exhausted he was unable to continue and was getting very cold. Investigation located him within Patterdale team area, so they were alerted, located him and escorted him down

A woman sustained a suspected lower leg fracture when she slipped on steep wet ground

She was treated by the team and stretchered from the hill

A woman sustained a knee injury while descending from Crinkle Crags. They were making slow progress so called for help. The team attended and she was stretchered off

A woman started feeling unwell while walking. We assisted with getting her to an ambulance for onward transport to hospital

We were called to assist NWAS with a male with a leg injury in woodland behind the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel. 

A small group became lost on Calf Crag. Unconvinced that telephone guidance would assist them, a small group of team members went up to retrieve them

Two people got in to difficulty in icy conditions. They phoned for help. A team member was able give them encouragement and guidance and they were able to reach safety

We received reports of a collapsed male with CPR in progress. With air ambulance also attending CPR was continued until the man was sadly declared to have died. His body was recovered from the fell and conveyed to Ambleside 

Concern was raised for two males reported overdue. Investigations eventually identified two males who had been delayed but were OK

We received a call from the iPone emergency call centre, and as is often the case, we received very limited information, consisting of a vague location and a report of a ‘traumatic injury’

The team attended and headed off to Mickleden, to be informed that the casualty had made his own way out and was being taken to hospital by a partner.

The team stood down and returned to base

A young woman sustained a suspected lower leg fracture when she slipped. She was treated and evacuated by the team

Two adventurous young men were caught out by winter conditions and became unable to continue. They took shelter at Esk Hause. They were located here by a small group of team members and escorted from the fell

A woman in a party of two suffered a suspected sprained ankle which led them to make very slow progress. They called for help and we were able to meet them and drive them the final kilometre or so of the hill

Team members returning from the previous incident encountered a woman who had slipped on ice and sustained a suspected ankle fracture. We assisted her with treatment and evacuation to her vehicle for transport to hospital

A male sustained a nasty ankle fracture when he slipped on an icy path. He was treated by the team and evacuated to an air ambulance for transport to hospital

With many of our team away training in Scotland, we were particularly grateful for Kendal MRT assistance 

A group of three women became separated when they encountered deep snow. One of them ultimately made it back to the valley bottom alone and was located there. The other two were located and extracted via Coastguard Helicopter from Caernarfon and transported to Ambleside where they were reunited with their third party member and rewarmed and checked by paramedics before heading home

Sub-zero conditions and deep, fresh snow made for quite challenging conditions for all

#beadventuresmart #thinkwinter

We were alerted by Wasdale MRT about concern for an overdue male. He turned up safe while investigations were being carried out

Flashing lights were reported by campsite staff (something they’re familiar with, but these gave them cause for concern) 

Investigation revealed a photographer on the crag unaware of the alarm his actions were causing. False alarm with good intent

A fellrunner slipped on snow v=covered ground sustaining a fracture/dislocation of the ankle. He was treated by the team and evacuated to a waiting NWAS ambulance 

An 11-year-old female suffered a lower leg injury. She was treated and evacuated in very icy conditions

We were requested assist with an unconscious casualty in Stock Ghyll. While the team were assembling we were notified that NWAS had extracted the casualty and were no longer required

We were requested to assist a woman with family members who had got stranded on Red Bank due ice. The team were busy with the previous incident so while they waited they were assisted by passersby and we were no longer required

A male sustained a nasty cut to his leg. He was treated and evacuated to their own transport for travel to hospital