Incident Report #10 1990
61 year old woman slipped and fractured her leg.
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Incident Report #9 1990
44 year old woman fell 150 feet into the waterfall sustaining FATAL injuries. 3 team members flown direct from incident 8 by RAF Boulmer to recover body. Team assisted Kendal M.R.T.
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Incident Report #8 1990
25 year old man fell 250 FEET from Jacks Rake into deep snow and somehow survived with only minor head and other injuries. Airlifted to Ambleside by RAF Boulmer.
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Incident Report #7 1990
67 year old woman slipped on wet fellside and fractured her lower leg/ankle.
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Incident Report #6 1990
25 year old man slipped in North Gully and injured his foot and ankle.
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Incident Report #3 1990
71 year old woman lady slipped climbing a fence and fractured her arm and collar bone.
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Incident Report #2 1990
24 year old woman slipped on rock path and fractured her leg/ankle.
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Incident Report #1 1990
24 year old woman slipped on wet fellside and fractured her ankle.
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Incident Report #61 1989
A 72 year old man slipped on frozen ground and sustained hand and finger injuries.
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Incident Report #60 1989
A 55 year old man slipped on ice and sustained lower leg injuries.
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Incident Report #59 1989
A 16 year old youth fell 60 feet, sustaining multiple injuries including head injuries. The Team assisted by R.A.F. Stafford M.R.T. administered first aid then the casualty was flown by R.A.F. helicopter to hospital.
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Incident Report #58 1989
The Team assisted by Keswick M.R.T. and Search Dogs searched for two middle aged men reported missing. Located at Green Hole, Mosedale at 1.15 a.m. No injuries.
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Incident Report #58 1989
The Team received reports of 'flashing lights' on the Band. Upon investigation it turned out to be a group of 5 people benighted because they weren't carrying torches. The 'flashing light' was an electronic camera flash. Rescue teams could well do without this sort of incident; if people carried torches or got themselves off the hill before dark there would be no problem.
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Incident Report #57 1989
The Team received reports of 'flashing lights' on the Band. Upon investigation it turned out to be a group of 5 people benighted because they weren't carrying torches. The 'flashing light' was an electronic camera flash. Rescue teams could well do without this sort of incident; if people carried torches or got themselves off the hill before dark there would be no problem.
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Incident Report #56 1989
Team members were involved in a search for a lone walker who failed to return to the Old Dungeon Ghyll hotel where he was staying. Search called off at 12.00 p.m. when the man turned up in Eskdale.
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Incident Report #55 1989
Believe it or not, yet another lower leg fracture, this time to a 54 year old woman. Evacuated as usual by stretcher to waiting ambulance.
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Incident Report #54 1989
Yet another lower leg fracture, this time to a 59 year old man who slipped on the very wet fellside.
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Incident Report #53 1989
A 44 year old man slipped on the wet fellside and sustained a lower leg fracture. An R.A.F. helicopter which was in Ambleside at the time, flew Team members to the scene.
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Incident Report #52 1989
A 23 year old woman slipped and sustained a dislocated knee cap. The doctor at the scene put her knee cap back into place whilst she was under the influence of pain killers.
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Incident Report #51 1989
Whilst call-out No. 50 was in progress part of the Team were diverted to this second incident, where a 59 year old woman had sustained an open fracture of the ankle. Evacuated by Team's 4 wheel drive ambulance to Ambleside for transfer.
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Incident Report #50 1989
A 47 year old woman slipped and sustained a fractured ankle.
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Incident Report #49 1989
A 55 year old woman slipped and fell a short distance. She received pelvic, rib and leg injuries.
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Incident Report #48 1989
A 14 year old boy slipped and sustained leg injuries. Casualty's equipment was poor.
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Incident Report #47 1989
A 61 year old man collapsed with a heart attack. Team stretchered him off the hill to waiting ambulance. His condition was constantly monitored using the Team's defibrillator.
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Incident Report #46 1989
A 14 year old boy member of a Duke of Edinburgh group slipped and fell into the gill, sustaining leg injuries.
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Incident Report #45 1989
A 60 year old man collapsed (probable heart attack). Evacuated by Team to Team's ambulance and then transferred to County ambulance in Ambleside.
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Incident Report #44 1989
Another beck scrambling accident, this time to a 15 year old boy member of a youth activity group. He slipped and sustained a lower leg fracture.
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Incident Report #43 1989
A 68 year old woman slipped and sustained a lower leg fracture. Poor footwear may have contributed to this incident.
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Incident Report #42 1989
The Team were called to assist a 20 year old man who had pulled a rock onto himself and fractured his femur. He had lain there for 4 hours before passing walkers found him. He was flown by R.A.F. helicopter to Whitehaven hospital.
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Incident Report #41 1989
A 55 year old woman slipped and sustained a lower leg fracture.
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Incident Report #40 1989
A group of 3 climbers were reported overdue. The Team searched the crag and the surrounding area. They were eventually found in Middlefell Gully having become benighted on their descent.
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Incident Report #39 1989
A 63 year old woman collapsed and died whilst walking with friends. The Team recovered her body.
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Incident Report #38 1989
A 56 year old man collapsed and died. The Team recovered his body.
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Incident Report #37 1989
A 16 year old girl became ill whilst on a Duke of Edinburgh expedition. The Team helped her off the hill.
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Incident Report #36 1989
A 50 year old woman slipped and sustained a lower leg fracture. Poor footwear may have contributed to this accident.
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Incident Report #35 1989
A 50 year old woman slipped and sustained a lower leg fracture. Poor footwear may have contributed to this accident.
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Incident Report #34 1989
A 14 year old girl member of a youth activity group, slipped and fell whilst scrambling in Stickle Gill. She received spinal, pelvic and leg injuries.
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Incident Report #33 1989
A 34 year old man left his friend at Kirkstone at 3.00 pm. on 10/6/89. He was in a distressed state. Police alerted Team and Search Dogs searched the area for 3 hours. The man turned up in Keswick on 12/6/89.
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Incident Report #32 1989
A 61 year old woman slipped and sustained a fractured lower leg. Stretchered to Team's ambulance and then transferred lo County ambulance at Ambleside for the journey to hospital.
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Incident Report #31 1989
The Team, together with a helicopter from R.A.F. Valley went to the assistance of 3 teenage girls reported to be suffering from exposure on Fairfield. The Team were recalled at 5.45 p.m. when it was known that the girls were safely off the hill. The girls were on a Duke of Edinburgh practice expedition.
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Incident Report #30 1989
A 72 year old woman fell, receiving leg and chest injuries and possibly having a heart attack at the same time. By chance a helicopter was in the area and flew the woman to hospital. The casualty had a heart attack 3 weeks previous to this incident.
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Incident Report #29 1989
A 15 year old girl slipped and sustained an ankle injury. Carried off the hill to Team's ambulance and then to Ambleside Health Centre.
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Incident Report #28 1989
The Team assisted a 22 year old female member of a Duke of Edinburgh practice group, who received minor leg injuries. Taken to Ambleside Health Centre by Team ambulance.
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Incident Report #27 1989
A 36 year old woman slipped at the bottom of a ladder stile and sustained a fractured lower leg.
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Incident Report #26 1989
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.
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Incident Report #25 1989
The Team, assisted by Kendal M.R.T. and a helicopter from R.A.F. Boulmer, searched the Crinkle Crags area for 5 hours after two people heard light aircraft noise followed by a crash which they assumed was the aircraft crashing. There was thick mist at the time. Nothing was found. False alarm with good intent.
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Incident Report #24 1989
Passing walkers found a 53 year old man collapsed on the path. The Team went to the scene and a helicopter from R.A.F. Boulmer flew the casualty to hospital. Diagnosed as a diabetic coma.
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Incident Report #23 1989
A 55 year old man slipped on wet grass and fractured his tibia and fibula.
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Incident Report #22 1989
A 73 year old man collapsed and died while out walking with his family; the Team recovered his body.
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Incident Report #21 1989
Two teenage girls, part of an A.T.C. group, went down with exposure in poor weather conditions. One slipped and sustained head and spinal injuries. Both girls were stretchered off the hill.
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Incident Report #20 1989
A 54 year old woman slipped and sustained a lower leg fracture.
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Incident Report #19 1989
Over 250 personnel from various M.R.T.s and an R.A.F. helicopter searched for a school group comprising 13 girls (aged 16-17) and 3 adults, after one of the girls was reported to have collapsed from exposure in the Calf Cove area. They were found at 8.00 p.m. near Styhead tarn. One girl was taken to hospital with exposure, the others were fit enough to walk down. The weather conditions were atrocious, blizzards, bitterly cold, strong winds, thick mist. The group was lucky, had they remained in the Calf Cove area the outcome could have been much more serious.
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Incident Report #18 1989
A 39 year old man was recovered from Jackdaw Crag after becoming cragfast.
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Incident Report #17 1989
A 54 year old man collapsed with severe chest pains thought to be a heart attack but later found to be acute angina. Stretchered off hill to waiting ambulance.
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Incident Report #16 1989
A 17 year old girl fell 25 feet whilst climbing under instruction on her first day rock climbing. She sustained a dislocated elbow, spinal injuries and fractured ankle.
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Incident Report #15 1989
Five teenage members of a youth group suffered mild exposure after gales and heavy rain destroyed their tents. Team members escorted them off the hill.
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Incident Report #14 1989
Team assisted a 59 year old woman who slipped and suffered a fractured lower leg.
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Incident Report #13 1989
A 44 year old female member of a rambling group suffered a fractured lower leg. Stretchered to Team's 4 WD ambulance in Mickleden and via County Ambulance Service to hospital from the O.D.G. Poor footwear probably a major contributory factor.
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Incident Report #12 1989
Team members, 6 Search Dogs and Patterdale M.R.T. searched for a young couple long overdue on a walk, located safe and well near Red Screes at 2.00 a.m. This was a very wet and windy night.
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Incident Report #11 1989
The Team recovered the body of a 23 year old Kendal man who had fallen whilst climbing alone receiving fatal injuries. This man was a very experienced climber and it was an especially sad occasion as he was well known to many Team members.
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Incident Report #10 1989
The Team assisted by Kendal M.R.T. and a helicopter from R.A.F. Boulmer went to recover a 15 year old youth who had fallen 10 feet onto a ledge sustaining an ankle injury. It transpired that he was one of two brothers who decided to climb Jack's Rake, half-way up the Rake the elder brother bet £1.00 for the other brother to climb the rock face above the Rake! The challenge was duly taken up and he became 'cragfast' and then fell off onto a ledge. He was very, very lucky not to fall the remaining 300 feet with the inevitable consequences. Experience nil and clothing abysmal.
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Incident Report #9 1989
The Team extracted a 19 year old woman from the river (which was in flood) who had broken both legs in a Canoeing accident.
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Incident Report #8 1989
A 21 year old man hit a stone wall whilst sledging and received head, arm and pelvic injuries. He was stretchered off the hill and taken to hospital by ambulance.
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Incident Report #7 1989
The Team assisted a 52 year old man off the hill who had slipped on steep snow covered ground sustaining superficial arm and head injuries.
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Incident Report #6 1989
A 66 year old woman fell and broke her wrist whilst on a walk with her family.
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Incident Report #5 1989
The Police requested the Team's assistance to recover the body of a 57 year old woman from the fells around Windermere.
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Incident Report #4 1989
Two male climbers in their twenties were reported overdue by friends. A local farmer heard shouts and saw flashing lights on Gimmer Crag. A helicopter from R.A.F. Boulmer winched the two men (who had become cragfast and were now suffering from exposure) from the rockface. Both men had either little or no experience.
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Incident Report #3 1989
The Team were called to assist a 77 year old gentlemen who had fainted several times. The Team took the man to Ambleside Health Centre for a check-up.
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Incident Report #2 1989
A 56 year old man received a lower leg fracture after slipping on wet ground.
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Incident Report #1 1989
A 58 year old man was reported overdue after leaving the rest of his party to descend by himself. A Search Dog found the man at the base of a 50 foot crag some distance from the path. The man had fallen over the crag whilst descending in darkness (no torch found) and had sustained fatal injuries.
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Incident Report #67 1988
Two walkers found the badly decomposed body of a man. The Team recovered the body believed to be that of the gentleman who went missing in Aug/Sept (call-out no. 45).
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Incident Report #66 1988
A man reported static lights on Jack's Rake. A small party went to investigate as the informant was sure somebody needed help. Nobody was found in need of help and no lights were seen.
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Incident Report #65 1988
The Team and other teams provided transport and communication facilities for both SARDA (England) and SARDA (Scotland). SARDA search dogs accounted for 111 bodies found over a wide area, in a disaster which claimed the lives of 269 people.
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Incident Report #64 1988
'Static' lights were seen by 3 people in Ambleside. A small party investigated but found nothing.
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Incident Report #63 1988
A 30 year old man was reported missing by his girlfriend. Two small search parties and one SARDA member searched the Crinkle Crags area but found nothing. The man turned up safe and welt the following day (1 /12/88) having spent the night on High Raise, Great Langdale.
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Incident Report #62 1988
Two people heard what they thought were cries for help. The Team searched the area but found nothing. It transpired that local farmers had been gathering sheep in that area.
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Incident Report #61 1988
Another fractured lower leg/ankle, this time to a 58 year old woman. Evacuated by Team Landrover.
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Incident Report #60 1988
A 59 year old man slipped on an ice covered path and sustained a fractured lower leg /ankle. Stretchered to waiting ambulance.
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Incident Report #59 1988
A 27 year old woman became cragfast on frozen scree covered with ice and snow. She was escorted off the hill. Experience a little dubious.
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Incident Report #58 1988
A lone walker heard what he thought were cries for help. A small party searched the area but found nothing.
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Incident Report #57 1988
The Team went to the assistance of a 66 year old woman who had slipped and sustained a fractured ankle.
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Incident Report #56 1988
The Team went to the assistance of a 66 year old woman who had slipped and sustained a fractured ankle.
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Incident Report #55 1988
Severe gales and heavy rain destroyed the tents of 5 teenage girls camping at Angle Tarn. Most of their clothing etc. was also blown away. Two girls raised the alarm and the Team and an RAF helicopter brought the remainder of the party off the fells. They were suffering from exposure.
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Incident Report #54 1988
A 63 year old woman fell and received serious head injuries. The informant dialled 999 at 5.10 pm but due to circumstances beyond the Team's control, the Team was not called until 6.37 pm by which time the casualty had been escorted off the hill.
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Incident Report #53 1988
'Flashing' lights were reported, on investigation they turned out to be from a group of college students camping. Nothing to worry about.
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Incident Report #52 1988
A 63 year old woman fell off the top of a stile receiving back and pelvic injuries. Evacuated to waiting ambulance.
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Incident Report #51 1988
A 65 year old man collapsed and died on a walk. The Team recovered his body.
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Incident Report #50 1988
The Team assisted a 60 year old woman who had slipped on a wet path and sustained a fractured left ankle.
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Incident Report #49 1988
The Team assisted by Wasdale MRT, Keswick MRT, Eskdale OBMS and SARDA, searched for a party of 5 adults and 4 teenage girls who failed to return from a walk to Scafell. They were found by search dog at Broad Stand near Scafell. They were attempting to complete Ben Nevis, Scafell and Snowdon within the weekend, although they had already failed on Ben Nevis due to the poor weather conditions. Poor judgement by the teachers was main cause of this incident.
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Incident Report #48 1988
A 30 year old woman collapsed with exposure. Carried to waiting ambulance. This was another wet, windy and cold day.
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Incident Report #47 1988
A 15 year old youth developed exhaustion/exposure during a fell running event. A small party of Team and Kendal MRT members carried him off the fell. This was a very wet and windy day.
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Incident Report #46 1988
A 50 year old woman (who has helped the Team on many occasions with her culinary skills), left home suffering from depression. The Team searched roads, laybys etc. She returned home later that evening safe and well.
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Incident Report #45 1988
A 43 year old man had gone missing from home on 7/8/88, his car was found at the Stickle Barn car park 22/9/88. The Team assisted by many other teams and SARDA, involving some 90 personnel, searched the area with negative results.
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Incident Report #44 1988
'Flashing' lights were seen on Scout Crag. A small party went to investigate and found 4 women climbers (aged 40-60) who had finished their climb rather later than anticipated. All were unhurt and nobody was in any difficulty.
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Incident Report #43 1988
A 23 year old woman member of a party of 6, was hit by falling rocks as she was ascending the gully, sustaining serious head, chest and back injuries. The Team lowered the stretcher for 150 feet down the gully then carried her to waiting ambulance.
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Incident Report #42 1988
The Team and Keswick MRT responded to a report that a middle-aged gentleman was very ill. He was located by RAF helicopter at the head of Far Easdale, flown to Ambleside Health Centre for check up. Possible virus infection.
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Incident Report #41 1988
A 27 year old man fell 150 feet whilst descending the screes, receiving a broken arm and head injuries. He was escorted off the hill and taken to the ambulance station by Team ambulance.
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Incident Report #40 1988
A 16 year old girl, under instruction, slipped while crossing the gill, suffering a lacerated knee and injured knee cap. Evacuated to awaiting ambulance.
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Incident Report #39 1988
An 81 year old woman slipped and sustained a fractured lower leg.
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Incident Report #38 1988
A 17 year old female member of group collapsed from heat exhaustion, mainly due to the fact that her rucksack was very heavy and she was somewhat unfit. The Team was unable to contact the group's 'supervisors' until 6 hours later.
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Incident Report #37 1988
In wet conditions a 60 year old man slipped and broke his ankle. Stretchered off the hill and taken to hospital by private car.
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Incident Report #36 1988
The Team attended yet another fractured lower leg, this time to a 63 year old woman.
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Incident Report #35 1988
Poor footwear may have caused a 51 year old woman to slip and sustain a fractured lower right leg.
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Incident Report #34 1988
The Team assisted a 51 year old man who had slipped and sustained a fractured lower leg.
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Incident Report #33 1988
A 55 year old man slipped and fell about 50 feet in very wet conditions receiving head, spinal and neck injuries.
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Incident Report #32 1988
the Team, SARDA. and Keswick MRT mounted a search for two 18 year old men who failed to return to Langdale from a walk to Scafell. They returned to Langdale at 2.30 am 24/7/88 having gone down to Borrowdale at 7.30pm the previous evening! Very limited experience and very poor equipment featured strongly in this call out.
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Incident Report #31 1988
The Team, assisted by Kendal MRT, went to the assistance of 6 young people aged 17-24 years, in very wet cold conditions. One person had minor leg injuries and the rest suffered from exhaustion/exposure. Limited experience and poor judgement probably caused this incident.
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Incident Report #30 1988
A 30 year old man decided to make his way off Pavey Ark by one of the climbs, becoming cragfast 40 feet above Jack's Rake. He was lowered to the Rake and escorted off the hill unhurt but very lucky.
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Incident Report #29 1988
A 24 year old man fell whilst scrambling and dislocated a shoulder. He was given pain reducing drugs and conveyed to waiting ambulance.
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Incident Report #28 1988
A 57 year old woman slipped and fractured her lower leg. Conveyed to waiting ambulance.
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Incident Report #27 1988
Whilst rescue no. 26 was in progress, 9 Team members had to be diverted to assist a 68 year old woman with a fractured lower leg.
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Incident Report #26 1988
25 Team members were involved for 3 hours when a 33year old man fell 40 feet from 'F' route, sustaining back, leg and buttock injuries.
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Incident Report #25 1988
The Team were called in the early hours to a 17 year old youth suffering from acute kidney pains. He had already been treated for the same illness 2 months previously.
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Incident Report #24 1988
The Team were requested to assist Police to recover the badly decomposed body of a Windermere man missing for about 6 weeks.
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Incident Report #23 1988
During rescue no. 22 we were informed that a 44 year old man had torn knee ligaments in both knees. Part of the Team were diverted to this incident.
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Incident Report #22 1988
The Team went to the assistance of a 21 year old man who dislocated his knee cap. They administered pain reducing drugs and conveyed the man to Ambleside ambulance station.
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Incident Report #21 1988
A 37 year old man slipped on a stone, fracturing his left ankle. Stretchered to Old Dunqeon Ghyll.
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Incident Report #20 1988
A 61 year old Ambleside woman fell off the path and sustained arm and knee injuries. Taken to hospital by ambulance.
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Incident Report #19 1988
On a day of persistent severe electrical storms, reports that a party of four people had been hit by lightning reached the Team. Upon the Team's arrival it was found that one person had died and the others were suffering from minor injuries/burns. A RAF Helicopter assisted with the evacuation.
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Incident Report #18 1988
Twenty-two Team members went to the assistance of a 'large gentleman' (reputed to be 6 feet 4 inches and 17 stone) who had slipped and fractured his right lower leg/ankle.
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Incident Report #17 1988
The Team was called to a 12 year old girl member of a school party who had a serious asthma attack. She recovered enough to walk down.
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Incident Report #16 1988
A 49 year old woman slipped on wet grass and sustained a broken lower leg. She was carried off the hill and transported to the Team's Base by Team ambulance and transferred to county ambulance.
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Incident Report #15 1988
Inexperience probably led a 17year old London youth to 'have ago' at scrambling. The resulting 180 feet fall down a rock face left him with two broken lower legs/ankles (one compound), spinal and head injuries. The Team gave First Aid to the casualty and evacuated him to an awaiting ambulance.
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Incident Report #14 1988
The Team gave First Aid to a middle-aged woman who had slipped and broken her right ankle. Transported to hospital by private car.
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Incident Report #13 1988
A 14 year old youth slipped breaking his left arm; the informant gave incorrect location and travelled 2 miles more than necessary before raising the alarm, resulting in a considerable delay.
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Incident Report #12 1988
A 25 year old woman collapsed at Stickle Tarn and was carried part way down Mill Gill by friends. The Team stretchered the casualty off the hill. (Possible virus infection.)
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Incident Report #11 1988
Two climbers were reported to have been avalanched in North Gully. The Team was called to investigate, nothing found but other climbers said that two climbers were avalanched 500 feet and walked away unhurt.
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Incident Report #10 1988
A 20 year old man, part of an Outward Bound Group, slipped on snow and ice at Ore Gap sustaining head injuries from his ice axe. He continued down suffering bouts of unconsciousness before finally collapsing. Search dogs assisted in locating the casualty who was flown to hospital by RAF Helicopter.
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Incident Report #9 1988
During heavy rain a 60 year old man fell in Browney Gill receiving serious head and spinal injuries. The Team assisted by KendalMRT performed a very difficult and prolonged evacuation, hauling the stretcher out of the gill and crossing flooded rivers to reach the road.
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Incident Report #8 1988
Many people from several Teams were involved in the search for the search dog 'Loch' who went missing during incident 7. Loch, whose handler is a member of LAMRT, was found safe and well.
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Incident Report #7 1988
The Team along with other Teams and a Helicopter, assisted the Patterdale Team in a massive search for a 57 year old Liverpool man who failed to return during the blizzards of the previous day. Incredibly after being missing for 24 hours he was found alive but unfortunately died shortly afterwards.
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Incident Report #6 1988
The Team was requested to take baby food to the Kirkstone Pass Inn where two families had been stranded in the blizzards of the previous day. The Team's specially equipped Land Rover reached the pass and brought the families back to Windermere Police station.
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Incident Report #5 1988
Three middle-aged men were reported to be in difficulties in atrocious weather conditions. The Team found them at Thresthwaite Mouth suffering from exhaustion/exposure, they were escorted to safety.
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Incident Report #4 1988
Team members assisted Coniston MRT when three people fell a considerable distance down a gully in blizzard conditions. Two were uninjured and the third sustained a broken leg and back injuries. A Helicopter from RAF Boulmer flew the injured to hospital.
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Incident Report #3 1988
A 39 year old Ambleside man fell 50 feet down a snow filled gully sustaining a compound fracture to an ankle. The Team stretchered the casualty to waiting Ambulance in Patterdale.
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Incident Report #2 1988
Flashing lights were seen on Wansfell by numerous people. On investigation it was found that two boys had been flashing the distress signal. Nobody was in need of assistance but the Team escorted the group off the hill.
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Incident Report #1 1988
Two flares were seen in the Low Pike area by a local man. Team members searched the area but nothing was found. Search called off at 11.30 prn.
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Incident Report #59 1987
A father and son from Formby were reported missing. 14 search dogs from Lakes, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cleveland areas called to assist and flown to the area by a helicopter from RAF Boulmer. Found about midday safe and well, had been totally lost. Wasdale and Keswick teams also assisted.
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Incident Report #58 1987
Whilst collecting holly, a 58 year old man from Preston fell 15' from a tree. Team found the casualty being walked down, he was rather confused and drowsy. Possibly been unconscious for some time. Later revealed he sustained a hairline fracture to his skull.
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Incident Report #57 1987
The Wasdale and Keswick teams requested our assistance when 2 schoolboys were reported missing. Searchdogs checked the Rossett Gill, Angle Tarn, Esk Hause areas. At first light small group of team members airlifted to Scafell by a helicopter from RAF Boulmer about mid day, boys found safe and well in Eskdale.
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Incident Report #56 1987
The manager from the ODG reported constant flashing lights on thcfcllside. A small party with search dogs found the problem on Pike Howe. A fire, that had been smouldering on a path had 'f!ared-up'. Path repair gang working nearby during the day.
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Incident Report #55 1987
A small group of team members and the AIB flown to crash site by a helicopter from RAF Boulmer. By late afternoon, with site investigations completed, the wreckage was made secure — trundled down the gulley to screes below. Everyone flown back to Ambleside.
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Incident Report #54 1987
A helicopter from RAF Boulmer flew team, police, RAF MRT's and the Department of Transport Aircraft Investigation Branch to site to recover the pilot's remains. Assisted AIB with examination of wreckage etc. Airlifted to Ambleside Rugby field late afternoon.
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Incident Report #53 1987
Cumbria Police notified the team a light aircraft was missing. Then fellwalkers reported it had crashed in low cloud at top of gulley and exploded. When the team found the wrecked 'Saratoga', the intense fire had burnt the pilots body beyond recognition. Guarded overnight by RAF Linton and RAF Stafford MRT's. Helicopters from RAF Boulmer and Valley forced back due to adverse weather conditions.
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Incident Report #52 1987
Two youths at ODG campsite reported lights on the fell. A small group investigated lights and informants. False alarm with good intent. Rest of team on stand by at Ambleside base.
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Incident Report #51 1987
During a training hike, a 14 year old youth from Essex collapsed. He was rested then the group pressed on. The youth collapsed again suffering from exhaustion/hypothermia. Given 'hot air' therapy and stretchered to team vehicle. Seen by team doctor at ODG base, then taken to High Close YHA.
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Incident Report #50 1987
Because of wrong information and location, the team was on the Loughrigg side of Rydal Water looking for a 16 year old female from Morecambe. Ankle bootees may have caused her to fall and sustain a fracture to her right leg. Stretchered to Hart Head Farm to an awaiting ambulance.
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Incident Report #49 1987
A search was mounted when a 64 year old man from Kendal was reported missing by his wife. Search dogs checked the usual paths and tracks. Eventually found at Brotherilkeld, Eskdale safe and well. 2 other 'lost' walkers also found at same location.
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Incident Report #48 1987
Fellrunners reported a competitor had fallen and injured his leg. Team responded and 'medical sac' was despatched onto the fell. Then notified the 30 year old man had been assisted down. Team returned to base.
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