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The Team was called to assist the Police to recover the body of a 65 year old woman from Ambleside which was found in the beck bottom. The body was conveyed down the stream by stretcher, then raised out.
A 51 year old man from Manchester collapsed whilst walking with his sons. He suffered a FATAL heart attack. The Team located the body on Mart Crag Moor and conveyed it down the fellside. A helicopter from R.A.F. Boulmer was called, but not required.
The Team were called when a 18 year old soldier from Merseyside fell 40ft. and suffered FATAL injuries whilst abseiling. The belay point, one small 'Nut Sling', pulled out of crack. NO safety rope or helmet used.
The Team went to the assistance of a 24 year old man from Farnborough, who fell and suffered shock, head and hand injuries. Friends escorted him down the Fell. Found by team and treated by Team Doctor at Stool End Farm.
A search was mounted after 2 adults and a child from Blackpool failed to turn up from a fell walk. Found at 3.15 a.m. in Rossett Ghyll. No torches, only a box of matches to guide rescuers to scene. Set off 1.15 p.m. for Scafell. Millom Team and S.A.R.D.A. assisted.
A search was mounted after a report of cries for help had been heard above Mickleden. Team searched 'til 1.00 a.m. Nothing found.
A 55 year old man from Newcastle suffered a possible heart attack. He was seen by Team Doctor, then evacuated to an awaiting ambulance.
The Team were called to assist a 17 year old female Police Cadet from Stockport, who fell 30? whilst under instruction and suffered face/head and arm, leg injuries. Evacuated through flooded section of old Quarry.
Three Team members were called to evacuate a man by Land Rover, who had collapsed in Mickleden with fatigue.
The Team were called to the assistance of a 30 year old man from Dalton-in-Furness, who had collapsed in Mickleden with fatigue.
A 58 year old man from Preston suffered a FATAL heart attack whilst out walking with a group. A search was mounted to locate the body, as the group had left the scene.
A 63 year old man from Preston suffered FATAL heart attack after finishing a walk with his wife. The Team conveyed his body down the fell.
A Boys Brigade Expedition requested help when two of their party, aged 17 and 18 from Kemston, suffered ankle injuries and blisters/exhaustion/exposure. A mini search ensued to find the rest of the group. The rescue was on at the same time as No. 34 above.
The Team went to the assistance of a 14 year old boy from Weston-Super-Mare, who suffered a leg injury and severely blistered feet, through wearing poor fitting boots.
The Team went to the assistance of a 14 year old boy from Weston-Super-Mare, who suffered a leg injury and severely blistered feet, through wearing poor fitting boots.
The Team were called to assist 5 Cadets from London, who got benighted/cragfast on Nab Scar, Rydal. Taken off unhurt. Navigation very suspect.
A report of flares seen on The Band, Langdale. The Team investigated and found a 49 year old female from Sheffield, who had slipped on wet stones, and suffered torn ligaments in her left leg.
The Team were called to assist a 19 year old from Oldham who collapsed with exhaustion due to Anorexia Nervosa. Condition aggravated by lack of food intake for expedition.
A 55 year old man from Cheshire sustained a fractured tib/fib of his right leg, whilst descending gulley after completing climb.
The Team were called to assist a 19 year old youth from Cheltenham, who suffered an ankle injury. Coniston Team called to assist. Found 10.20 p.m. at Leverswater, Coniston, 2 miles from original reference.
A 51 year old man from Manchester suffered a FATAL hear attack whilst out walking with his family. The Team conveyed his body down the fellside.
The Team were called to evacuate a 19 year old Essex girl after being thrown from her horse. She suffered severe head injuries and was unconscious. She was in critical condition for several weeks.
The Team were called the assistance of a 19 year old youth from Norfolk, who collapsed after being ill for some days with a virus infection.
A 14 year old schoolboy from Chorley fell 80ft. off a grass terrace, and suffered head, back and leg injuries. Smooth soled boots caused the accident to this poorly equipped party.
The Team were called to assist a crag fast climber. Top roped off by Local Climbers, before Rescue Personnel arrived at the Crag.
A 24 year old man from Blackpool suffered severe leg and back injuries when he fell in gulley.
A man suffered a possible Epileptic fit, but recovered. The Team escorted him down to a waiting ambulance.
A search was mounted for 7 retarded/semi blind adults lost on a walk. Found Mickleden, unharmed but very tired. (Apologies for the terminology, transcribed directly from 1980 report, and hopefully demonstrating how things have changed!!)
The Team were called to assist a 60 year old female from St. Albans, who slipped on a muddy footpath and suffered a fracture of the lower leg.
The Team went to the assistance of a 79 year old man from Sussex who collapsed on a walk. Torrential rain and cold weather aggravated his condition.
Two schoolgirls aged 17 from Wigan and Leigh suffered exposure and exhaustion. Both were weak due to poor feeding at camp. A poorly equipped schoolparty.
A search was mounted for a 14 year old girl from Hawkshead, missing since tea-time. Found at 3.00 a.m. dazed and shocked. Thrown from her horse at 7 p.m. Forestry workers assisted.
A 14 year old girl from Carlisle stumbled and fell 30ft. into open quarry hole. She suffered spinal and leg injuries. Team evacuated her through flooded sections of the quarry.
A 24 year old male from Leicester fell 250ft. to the base of the crag and sustained severe head, spinal, pelvic and leg injuries.
A 14 year old girl suffered from an asthmatic attack. When the team reached her, she had recovered. A 13 year old boy in the party had injured his ankle, and had to be evacuated by stretcher.
The Team were called to assist a 17 year old youth from Marlow who lost control whilst descending screes and suffered head, back and leg injuries.
The Team were called to assist a 13 year old A.T.C. cadet from Leyland who suffered shock, head and leg injuries when he fell on screes. Poor footwear a possible cause of accident.
The Team went to the assistance of a 62 year old female from Birkenhead, who fell whilst descending over boulders. She suffered a fractured left leg, lacerations to both legs, shock and mild exposure.
During a cadet exercise, a 16 year old youth stumbled on snow covered boulders and suffered a fractured ankle. The Team were called to assist, as Wrynose Pass was blocked by snow.
A 38 year old man from Loughborough fell 30ft., and sustained severe bruising and shock whilst trying to climb fresh snow. The Team were called to evacuate the inexperienced party, who had no ropes or crampons, from the top section of the Gulley.
A search was mounted for a 19 year old female from Cornwall. S.A.R.D.A. and Patterdale Team assisted. Found by search dog at 4 a.m. suffering from advanced exposure. A helicopter from R.A.F. Boulmer flew her to Whitehaven Hospital.
A massive search involving many Rescue Teams to find a male fellwalker with severe exposure on Great End. A five day search ended when the body was located under 4ft. of snow off Ill Crag by one of the dogs.
The Team and RAF Leeming M.R.T. assisted Police to recover the body of a Kendal woman and injured child from wreckage of a car, which skidded on heavy snow and rolled down a 60? embankment.
A search was mounted to find 4 climbers overdue from Great End Gulleys. Assisted Wasdale Team, and searched Sty Head to Langdale. Found Brotherikeld, Eskdale.
A search was mounted for a male climber reported overdue. The Team, assisted by Kendal and Keswick Teams searched Great End and Bowfell areas. Found unharmed 9.30 a.m. on 14th January 1980.Lost in darkness, no torch carried.
The Team were called to assist a 41 year old female from Ormskirk, who sustained a fractured lower leg when she slipped on snow/ice covered track. Located on the Tongue Ghyll path, Grasmere.
The Team were called to assist a 48 year old female from Blackpool, who sustained a fractured right leg when she slipped and fell on an ice covered path.
