Incident Report #3 1994
25 year old man reported missing by his friend. Found safe and in good spirit by LAMRT. The informant was assisted off the fell by RAF Leeming.
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Incident Report #2 1994
Concerned father raised alarm after becoming separated from his family in mist. All were found safe and well, but cold at White Moss Common.
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Incident Report #1 1994
37 year old man slipped on snow and ice fracturing his ankle. Stretchered down by team.
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Incident Report #76 1993
This 46 year old woman sustained a broken ankle whilst sledging.
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Incident Report #75 1993
A 71 year old man slipped on an icy path and sustained pelvis injuries.
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Incident Report #74 1993
This 58 year old woman slipped on an icy path and badly fractured her arm.
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Incident Report #73 1993
A 57 year old man suffered a Heart Attack. A small group, with a 'Propaq' monitor went to assist Kendal MRT with treatment and evacuation.
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Incident Report #72 1993
This 57 year old woman slipped and sustained back and arm injuries. She was imbolised in a vacuum splint and taken to hospital.
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Incident Report #71 1993
This 17 year old boy was seperated from his companions. He was last seen at 12.00 noon. He was found at 5.38pm walking along the road towards Ambleside.
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Incident Report #70 1993
A 13 year old girl slipped and fell down a rock face that she had just climbed up. She sustained knee and leg injuries.
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Incident Report #69 1993
A 44 year old man was treated by the team and then helicoptered to hospital after suffering a heart attack.
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Incident Report #68 1993
This 57 year old man slipped, in smooth soled shoes, and sustained a lower leg fracture, while walking on wet, slippery fellside.
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Incident Report #67 1993
A report was recieved from the leader that his party of twelve 60-80 year old walkers were making very slow progress down Far Easedale in darkness, without torches. Four team members went to investigate,
but found nothing. A check revealed that all made their own way down in dribs and drabs.
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Incident Report #66 1993
Members of the team assisted in the search for a 25 year old French woman missing from her guest house in Seatoller. Sadly, she was found dead at 10.54am the next day near Mickledore, Scafell.
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Incident Report #65 1993
Six students from Sussex became cragfast after being caught halfway up a very wet 'Great Gully' with only one torch between them. A late start, combined with lack of experience may have played a part.
Six hours later we went home.
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Incident Report #64 1993
A 47 year old woman slipped and broke her ankle.
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Incident Report #63 1993
A 23 year old man slipped and fell about 15ft while taking a photo of his fellow climbers. He sustained neck and leg injuries.
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Incident Report #62 1993
This 29 year old man was unable to continue on his walk and took shelter in deep bracken. Two of his friends went for help. He took a while to find, but warm drinks at Rydal Hall saw everyone well again.
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Incident Report #61 1993
This 65 year old local woman slipped, in smooth soled shoes,on a steep wet and icy path and fractured her ankle.
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Incident Report #60 1993
A 67 year old local woman was 'attacked' by a herd of bullocks after they were panicked by a stray dog. She suffered severe multiple injuries.
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Incident Report #59 1993
A 57 year old man suffered a fatal heart attack.
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Incident Report #58 1993
A 42 year old man slipped and dislocated his shoulder.
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Incident Report #57 1993
A 67 year old man suffered a fatal heart attack.
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Incident Report #56 1993
A 57 year old man slipped, injuring his knee.
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Incident Report #55 1993
A 65 year old woman fell and injured her ankle. She also suffered shock. When we got there she had been helped to Rydal Hall by her husband, so it took a while to find her.
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Incident Report #54 1993
A 63 year old woman slipped and broke her arm, She was also suffering from high blood pressure. She was stretchered off and taken to hospital in Kendal.
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Incident Report #53 1993
This 65 year old German woman slipped in smooth soled shoes and tumbled 60ft down steep fellside. She sustained multiple injuries. She was stretchered to the valley bottom, with the help of
Kendal MRT and then helicoptered to hospital.
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Incident Report #52 1993
A 72 year old man suffered a heart attack and we went to assist the ambulance crew evacuate him from the fell.
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Incident Report #51 1993
Five people observed a light near the waterfall. After it hadn't moved an hour later, they called the Police. A search turned nothing up.
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Incident Report #50 1993
A 55 year old woman slipped and fractured her ankle. A passing helicopter saved us the job of stretchering her off the hill.
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Incident Report #49 1993
This 46 year old woman collapsed with the symptoms of a heart attack. Her condition was stabilised on the hill and she was flown, with the team doctor, to hospital.
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Incident Report #48 1993
The gentleman who made this call, claiming his friend was in need of our assistance, had already made a similar call to Kendal MRT earlier in the day. He was later caught by local police
in a car stolen from Manchester. He appeared before local magistrates the next day. He was ticked off and ordered to be detained until the end of the Police Sergeant's shift and then released.
He was given lunch. Must be an example of short, blunt shock.
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Incident Report #47 1993
A 59 year old woman slipped and fractured her lower leg.
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Incident Report #46 1993
A 32 year old woman slipped and fractured her ankle.
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Incident Report #45 1993
A 28 year old local man fell 100ft while leading a rock climb. He landed in a tree, sustaining mulitple injuries, including serious head injuries. His helmet probably saved his life.
His second recieved nasty rope burns to her hand and arm. The Sun newspaper carried photos and diagrams of this one.
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Incident Report #44 1993
This 39 year old man sustained serious head injuries when he slipped whilst scrambling on wet rocks.
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Incident Report #43 1993
A 30 year old man slipped and fractured his lower leg.
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Incident Report #42 1993
A 54 year old man slipped and broke his ankle.
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Incident Report #41 1993
A 41 year old man slipped and injured his ankle.
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Incident Report #40 1993
Smooth soled shoes may have contributed to the slip which caused a nasty break and dislocation to this 65 year old woman's left leg.
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Incident Report #39 1993
Having just got down one hill, we had to drive around and run up another one and retrieve a 17 year old boy who had collapsed from an unknown condition. He may have 'given up'.
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Incident Report #38 1993
A 15 year old American boy had an uncontrollable asthma attack. He was treated at the scene and then stretchered off to a waiting ambulance.
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Incident Report #37 1993
A 53 year old woman with a broken ankle.
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Incident Report #36 1993
The location of this incident was given as 'between Stickle Tarn and Grasmere'. Surprisingly we took a while to find this woman and enlisted help of a passing helicopter. When we found her, she had knee ligaments and kneecap injuries.
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Incident Report #35 1993
A 15 year old boy fractured his left ankle after a slip.
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Incident Report #34 1993
Smooth soled shoes may have contributed to the slip that broke this 39 year ld lady's left ankle. Her friend was escorted off a very wet spillery hillside in similar footwear.
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Incident Report #33 1993
A 25 year old woman collapsed with breathing difficulties. The situation was worsened by her anxiety. She was helicoptered to Barrow for treatment. We are now able to confirm that a vicious breed of midge with very big teeth inhabit this are in June.
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Incident Report #32 1993
This 21 year old man had not been seen since 2pm by his friends. It was rumoured that he had badly blistered feet and was not wearing his spectacles, and therefore would have not gone too far. He turned up at 1am outside a hotel, 20 miles away! Once again, I leave you to draw your own conclusions.
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Incident Report #31 1993
A 16 year old girl slipped and fractured her ankle. Her friends carried her some of the way, leaving us the last, easy, two mile, downhill stretch.
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Incident Report #30 1993
An 11 year old boy slipped and sustained and ankle injury. His friends carried him over a mile on a makeshift stretcher until we arrived and carried him the rest of the way.
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Incident Report #29 1993
A man driving to Keswick at 10.30am observed two figures stationary on steep fellside. On his return he noticed they were still there. He quite reasonably thought they might be in need of help, so we went to take a look.
The two men were photographing low flying aircraft.
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Incident Report #28 1993
The team was called to assist the ambulance crew in evacuating a 62 year old woman with an ankle fracture down a steep bank to the roadside.
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Incident Report #27 1993
A young girl on an ATC expedition was hit on the head when a stone fell off a cairn. When the team arrived, in addition to the head injuries, all five were suffering from hypothermia. All five had to be stretchered off the fell.
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Incident Report #26 1993
The team were called after an injured person was reported on Side Pike. A search revealed nothing. Any injured person there must have been removed from the fell by persons unknown. This afternoon's excursion was made more
interesting by hailstones, strong wind and lightning strikes.
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Incident Report #25 1993
A 26 year old woman fell onto a section of shed she was carrying, sustaining a puncture wound to her knee. She continued to work for 4 1/2 hours, until the pain became too much. The N.T. supervisor (and team member) on scene summoned the team using M.R. radio.
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Incident Report #24 1993
Two men were reported after failing to 'check in' after a long distance walk. We couldn't find them, which is not surprising since they'd gone home to Wetherby in Yorkshire much earlier, without telling anyone.
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Incident Report #23 1993
Three team members took our 'Propac' monitor to Kentmere to assist Kendal MRT in the rescue of a 10 year old boy who has sustained head, neck and spinal injuries in a fall.
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Incident Report #22 1993
A couple reported seeing flashing lights on Raven Crag. A search revealed nothing in the area, however lights were seen in another area. This turned out to be 8 members of a D of E group struggling down in the dark.
They were escorted to the National Trust campsite in Great Langdale, where they spent the night.
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Incident Report #21 1993
This 13 year old boy attempted to catch us out by doing himself a mischief before lunch. he sustained injuries to his back, legs and pelvis. We sorted him out before our sandwiches had gone curly.
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Incident Report #20 1993
Walkers came across the body of a 70 year old man on the footpath. Team members attempted to resuscitate him, but were unsuccessful.
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Incident Report #19 1993
A 71 year old man slipped and fell 20ft into the ghyll sustaining mulitiple lacerations and a thorough wetting. His companion's quick action in removing him from the water
and changing him into dry clothes avoided further complications.
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Incident Report #18 1993
A 58 year old man slipped on wet footpath and broke his lower leg. It snowed a bit.
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Incident Report #17 1993
A well intentioned man reported seeing a man shouting for help. Believing that a climbing accident may have occurred on Pavey Ark, team members searched the area, with the assistance of a helicopter. Nothing was found so the search was called off. While descending Mill Gyhll, team members saw three youths 'raving' to a portable cassette player. They ran away when approached. Draw your own conclusions.
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Incident Report #16 1993
A massive search was undertaken for a 50 year old couple who had seperated from their companions and failed to reach their rendevous at Kirkstone Pass. The man found
his way off the fell the next morning and a helicopter located the body of his wife on The Knott soon after. She is thought to have died of hypothermia. The search
lasted 16 hours and 150 personnel from 8 Mountain Rescue Teams and a Helicopter took part in appalling weather conditions.
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Incident Report #15 1993
A 65 year old man collapsed. possibly suffering from a hernia. With help from Patterdale MRT he was stretchered to Patterdale. A thoroughly wet time was had by all.
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Incident Report #14 1993
A 17 year old girl slipped and went 'head over heels' sustaining head and facial injuries. With the assiatsnce manpower fro RAF Stafford and a Helicopter from
RAF Leeming she was 'rescued'.
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Incident Report #13 1993
A 26 year old blind woman being led round the Fairfield Horseshoe. collapsed, possibly as a result of a viral infection, suffering from cramps and anxiety.
She was stretchered off the fell and taken to Ambleside Health Centre.
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Incident Report #12 1993
The team was asked to convey the body of a 66 year old man to the roadside and waiting ambulance after he had collapsed and died, possibly of a heart attack.
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Incident Report #11 1993
A 55 year old man slipped on icy fellside and fractured his leg.
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Incident Report #10 1993
A 20 year old diabetic man became exhausted and ill as a result. The team was called but his friends had already got him to the roadside and into a vehicle.
He was taken to see a G.P. in Coniston.
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Incident Report #9 1993
Two male climbers were reported missing after climbing on Gimmer Crag. they were located making their own way down Mill Ghyll, without torches.
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Incident Report #8 1993
Our glorious leader informed us that it would be a 'quick' job to evacuate a 45 year old gentleman. He'd slipped on steep fellside and sustained back injuries.
Three and a half hours later we all got to go home again.
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Incident Report #7 1993
A 25 year old woman collapsed with heat exhaustion near the summit of Crinkle Crags. She was stretchered off, and her compainions were escorted off the fell.
Although the brand used was unknown, the woman's eye make-up remained un-smudged during her ordeal.
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Incident Report #6 1993
Asked to assist Keswick MRT in a search for two men who were overdue following a walk. Found at Taylorghyll Force at 11.05pm.
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Incident Report #5 1993
A 60 year old woman slipped on steep footpath and fractured her ankle.
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Incident Report #4 1993
A 34 year old man became detached from his party. His known lack of equipment amd knowledge of the area and poor weather conditions was cause for concern so a search was
instigated. He was found 2 hours later having suffered no harm.
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Incident Report #3 1993
The team was asked to assist Wasdale MRT in the search for a missing aircraft. It was found at 3.30pm with both pilots dead.
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Incident Report #2 1993
48 year old lady slipped on icy fellside and fractured her left leg. A prior engagement left us a bit short of numbers, so the chaps from RAF Stafford helped out.
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Incident Report #1 1993
A young man, climbing a steep rock pitch n the ghyll, fell some 50ft as he tried to place a runner.
His friend and belayer very kindly broke his fall. Both sustained nasty head, back and leg injuries and multiple cuts.
Both were wearing helmets, one of which was badly damaged. They were stretchered out of the ghyll and then were flown to hospital
by RAF Bolumer. Their lives were probably saved by their helmets.
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Incident Report #83 1992
16 year old boy went missing. Found safe and well.
Incident Report #82 1992
25 year old man slipped and fractured his leg. Team assisted by RAF Boulmer.
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Incident Report #81 1992
62 year old woman slipped and fractured her leg.
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Incident Report #80 1992
59 year old woman slipped and fractured her shoulder.
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Incident Report #79 1992
44 year old man slipped and fractured his leg.
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Incident Report #78 1992
A man spotted a 'red flare'. Strange to see things in the sky this close to bonfire night.
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Incident Report #77 1992
A group of three went missing. Found with one suffering from exposure.
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Incident Report #76 1992
40 year old woman ... go on, have a guess. I'll give you a clue ... its happened before!
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Incident Report #75 1992
35 year old woman slipped and fractured her leg.
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Incident Report #74 1992
38 year old woman slipped and fractured her leg.
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Incident Report #73 1992
50 year old man slipped and fractured his leg.
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Incident Report #72 1992
80 year old man was having difficulty getting off the fell, so we helped him.
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Incident Report #71 1992
43 year old man fell from the second pitch up Bilberry Buttress and broke his wrist and badly
cut his arm.
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Incident Report #70 1992
29 year old man collapsed with a 'panic attack'. And that was before he saw us.
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Incident Report #69 1992
71 year old woman slipped and, in a stunning break with tradition, broke her arm.
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Incident Report #68 1992
Two groups reported hearing 'positive' cries for help. Nothing found. The farmer and local hunt had been in the valley. I believe one of the farmers has a sheepdog called Help. Nothing else can explain the frequency of this type of incident
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Incident Report #67 1992
64 year old man slipped and fractured his leg.
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Incident Report #66 1992
64 year old man suffered a heart attack. Team assisted by RAF Leconfield.
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Incident Report #65 1992
60 year old man went missing. Nothing found - he'd booked into a B and B and hadn't told
anyone.
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Incident Report #64 1992
36 year old man slipped, and, as we've come to expect, broke his leg.
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Incident Report #63 1992
'Flashing lights' were seen on Middlefell Buttress. No one was in need of help.
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Incident Report #62 1992
45 year old woman slipped, etc. etc.
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Incident Report #61 1992
38 year old woman slipped and did the usual. It's a long carry to the road.
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Incident Report #60 1992
58 year old man collapsed with a heart attack. Team assisted by RAF Leconfield.
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Incident Report #59 1992
60 year old woman slipped and fractured her leg. RAF Leconfield came and took a look.
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Incident Report #58 1992
Three 13 year old boys missing on an expedition. Found after 12 hours.
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Incident Report #57 1992
53-year-old woman slipped, etc. We don't want to boast but we're awfully good at leg splints.
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Incident Report #56 1992
4 lads, 3 aged 14 and one 28, decided to climb Middlefell Buttress despite not having any experience. They became cragfast and were lowered off. Described as being 'less than sensible'.
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Incident Report #55 1992
49 year old man collapsed and died.
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Incident Report #54 1992
59 year old man slipped and broke his ankle.
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Incident Report #54 1992
59 year old man slipped and broke his ankle.
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Incident Report #53 1992
49 year old man collapsed and died.
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Incident Report #52 1992
51 year old woman slipped and fractured her leg.
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Incident Report #51 1992
18 year old man, part of a D of E group, collapsed with exhaustion.
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Incident Report #50 1992
47 year old man slipped and fractured his leg.
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Incident Report #49 1992
44 year old woman slipped and as you'd expect, fractured her ankle.
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Incident Report #48 1992
52 year old man slipped and fractured his ankle. Team assisted by RAF Boulmer.
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Incident Report #47 1992
32 year old Scout leader fell 250 feet from Jacks Rake with FATAL results. Team assisted by RAF Boulmer.
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Incident Report #46 1992
60 year old woman slipped, fracture, etc.
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Incident Report #45 1992
54 year old woman slipped and fractured her leg-Team assisted by RAF Boulmer and RAF Stafford.
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Incident Report #44 1992
22 year old woman fell 150 feet down steep fellside sustaining head and leg injuries.
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Incident Report #43 1992
60 year old woman slipped on a footpath and. as you would expect, fractured her leg.
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Incident Report #42 1992
A couple in a car heard shouts for help between, and I quote, Hardknott Pass and Blea Tarn. A cursory glance would have revealed farmers gathering sheep.
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Incident Report #41 1992
A D of E group took the wrong route and ended up exhausted at Rossett Ghyll at midnight! Team escorted them off and played nursemaid until their supervisor could be bothered to collect them the next morning.
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Incident Report #40 1992
77 year old woman slipped on quarry stones and injured her pelvis.
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Incident Report #39 1992
70 year old woman slipped on steep path and fractured her ankle.
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Incident Report #38 1992
40 year old woman fell, possibly over a crag end, and sustained spinal injuries and a broken arm. Team assisted by RAF Boulmer.
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Incident Report #37 1992
47 year old woman slipped on a footpath and fractured her ankle.
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Incident Report #36 1992
78 year old man collapsed and suffered head injuries. Team assisted by Bowland Pennine MRT.
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Incident Report #35 1992
65 year old woman slipped and it was out with the leg splint.
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Incident Report #34 1992
46 year old woman slipped on footpath and fractured her ankle.
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Incident Report #33 1992
49 year old woman slipped and fractured her ankle.
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Incident Report #32 1992
37 year old man collapsed with heat exhaustion. Not a common complaint in Cumbria.
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Incident Report #31 1992
60 year old man 'tripped up' and sustained head and shoulder injuries. Usually it's the leg that goes.
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Incident Report #30 1992
Several people reported seeing flashing lights on Bowfell Buttress. It was a sponsored climb of 'classic rock'. They could have informed someone.
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Incident Report #29 1992
14 year old boy slipped on a path and injured his leg.
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Incident Report #28 1992
16 year old girl slipped on greasy rock and fractured her leg.
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Incident Report #27 1992
42 year old woman collapsed and suffered head injuries.
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Incident Report #26 1992
Two Team members injured by rock fall during training session.
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Incident Report #25 1992
44 year old woman slipped and fractured her leg.
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Incident Report #24 1992
21 year old man slipped on very rough ground and suffered multiple injuries. Team assisted by RAF Boulmer.
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Incident Report #23 1992
69 year old woman slipped and fractured her leg. Not the first, not the last.
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Incident Report #22 1992
Man returned late from a walk. He turned up after last orders.
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Incident Report #21 1992
45 year old man slipped on wet fellside and sustained pelvic, back and rib injuries.
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Incident Report #20 1992
20 year old man fell 30 feet whilst climbing and sustained spinal and pelvic injuries.
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Incident Report #19 1992
72 year old woman slipped and damaged her leg tendons.
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Incident Report #18 1992
4 girls and D of E expedition became Very frightened' walking down Troughton Ghyll. Call me an old cynic, but I bet they got the award. Team assisted by RAF Boulmer.
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Incident Report #17 1992
28 year old woman slipped and fractured her leg.
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Incident Report #16 1992
The Team had dried off from the last rescue when we had to jump into a river to rescue a canoeist who had fractured both legs when his canoe 'folded'.
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Incident Report #15 1992
16 year old boy, part of a D of E group, came down with exhaustion/exposure in vile weather conditions. An accurate grid reference was most useful in the prevailing conditions. Team was assisted by Kendal MRT.
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Incident Report #14 1992
75 year old man was reported feeling 'very sick' by the leader of his walking party.
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