Fellwalking

A man was reported missing in the Blea Tarn area. A search was organised with assistance from seven SARDA dogs. He was located, unharmed just after midnight.

A 15-year-old boy was reported as suffering from hypothermia in the Langdale Combe/Stake Pass area. The people who reported him at the valley head had taken over two hours to walk down, and the young man had got fed up of waiting, warmed up and had been helped down to the valley by companions. We met him in Mickeleden.

A man in his 40s sustained a dislocated shoulder when he slipped on frozen ground. We were en-route up the Band when we made aware that a helicopter that had been assisting Keswick MRT in Allen Crag Ghyll had reached the casualty and uplifted him. He was taken to Furness General Hospital.

A man slipped and sustained a knee injury. We were able to drive to Rydal Cave, and barely had to walk any distance at all. He was evacuated back to Ambleside and transferred to an ambulance.

A 58-year-old woman slipped and sustained an injury to her ankle. She was treated by team members and carried down. If you've got to loiter waiting to be rescued, you might as well do it on a beautiful winter’s day, with a view of the lake and surrounded by the first snowfall of the season.

A flare was sighted by a passer-by, who was familiar with flares, in the vicinity of Loughrigg. A small search was organised, but nothing was found. It was probably the sun reflecting of a high flying jet.

We were called out to look for a man who was lost on Fairfield. He had phoned for help with his mobile phone. A search was organised in conjunction with SARDA and Patterdale and Kendal MRTs. He was located at Hartsop above How after a couple of hours’ searching. He was escorted off by members of Patterdale MRT.

A 54-year-old woman sustained an ankle fracture and suffered the effects of the cold weather between Mart Crag Moor and Pike O'Stickle. The team attended, and with help from a helicopter from RAF Boulmer she was rescued and airlifted to Carlisle hospital.

A large-scale search was organised when a man was reported missing overnight in the Langdale area. He had phoned home late the previous evening saying he was benighted, but was OK and would make his way down next day. When he didn't appear a search was organised. We were assisted by seven SARDA dogs. He was located at 13.30, unharmed.

A 58-year-old female from Scotland slipped and sustained an ankle fracture. She was treated by team members, stretchered from the fell and transferred to an ambulance for onward transport to hospital.

A group of three became lost on Crinkle Crags. They were unable to find their way off, and weren't exactly certain were they where, so phoned for help. A group of team members located them by homing in on their whistles and torch flashing, and they were escorted down.

While enjoying the walk down from the previous incident we were alerted to another incident on Helm Crag. A man had sustained a lower leg injury.

A woman suffered a nasty fracture/dislocated ankle high in Far Easedale. We treated her injury, and she was evacuated by air ambulance, removing the need for a long carry down. We were happily trekking down when were alerted to another incident on Helm Crag.

A man slipped on the steep path coming down the path at the side of Dungeon Ghyll. He sustained injuries his hip and lower back.

We were called to assist a young man who had spent the night out, having left home after a domenstic argument.

We were made aware of a scout group of consisting 8 children and 2 adults who had got into difficulty near the Priest Hole, Patterdale. This is not our area, but in contacting Patterdale MRT to make them aware, our assistance was requested. Eleven team members and Paddy (dog) went to assist. The group had been attempting to reach the Priest Hole to camp there, but had been overwhelmed by severe weather. We found a group of very cold children, some without footwear. The weather was variable, ranging from still moonlight to force 8 winds and driving snow, but generally deteriorating.

A man phoned for help having succumbed to the cold conditions while walking from Borrowdale to Grasmere. After all, it is summer! We got the minimum information from the initial call,

Are you sitting comfortably, because this is a good one!
(I suggest a beer and some crisps as a minimum) We were called to assist a 53-year-old male and a 47-year-old female who where benighted in the area of Harrison Stickle. It seemed a simple matter of finding them, and walking them down. They'd given us a fairly good idea where they were, and finding them wasn't difficult. In fact we located them about 11.30pm. The team members who got to them first were greeted by complaints that they had walked past, despite their shouts.

We were called to investigate reports of cries for help in the Great Slab area of Bowfell. The 200 sheep and accompanying dogs appeared to be getting down without need of assistance!
 
 

A man phoned to say he was lost on Crinkle Crags. We attempted to talk him down, but were not confident of his navigational ability. A search was instigated, and he was located quickly, well, but exhausted at Brotherikeld. We were assisted by SARDA and Wasdale MRT.
 

Team members assisted with a search covering a large area for a man overdue from a walk on High Street. Our base was manned and a number of personnel and dogs assisted Kendal MRT, Patterdale MRT, Penrith MRT and SARDA. Sadly the man was found dead around 2am near the summit of High Street.
 

We were requested to assist Wasdale MRT with a search for group overdue from Scafell. The search was in it's early stages when we got a message confirming that they had turned up.

We went to the aid of a 41-year-old man, who had slipped and suffered a suspected fractured ankle. He was given pain relief, and stretchered to an ambulance.
 

A 76-year-old man collapsed with a suspected heart attack. Sadly he died, despite the efforts of ourselves and the Air Ambulance, which had also been called.
 

A 24-year-old man slipped and sustained a suspected spinal injury. The man was treated at the scene, and carried to our ambulance, then transported to hospital
 

We were requested to assist the ambulance service with the evacuation of a 47-year-old man who had slipped and sustained a leg injury. They treated him, we carried him down. Teamwork!!
 

An 11-year-old boy slipped and sustained a bad gash to his knee. He was treated at the scene by the group leader, a Furness MRT member, and a Paramedic who was called, and carried to an ambulance by stretcher, by ourselves and Kendal MRT, who had also been called.
 

A 65-year-old woman slipped and sustained a suspected wrist fracture. She was treated at the scene, and carried to an ambulance by stretcher.
 

A 42-year-old man slipped on the path and sustained a suspected fracture to his left ankle. We did the usual stuff, and removed him to place of safety.
 

A 15-year-old girl slipped and sustained an injury to her pelvis, while descending the path just below the dam. She was treated on scene, and flown to hospital by a helicopter form Royal Navy Gannett.