Grasmere

A man sustained leg injury on the summit of Helm Crag. He was treated by team members, and stretchered down with help from Kendal MRT.

A woman got left behind when she failed to keep up with her party. They reported her missing when they got back. She was reported as having a heart condition. A search was organised, but she turned up back at their hotel, in a taxi, just as we prepared to start. We never did find out where she'd been!

A woman slipped and sustained a leg injury. We were able to drive to her and didn't have to expend too much energy.

A 19-year-old man slipped and banged his head. He was okay for a while, but then lapsed into unconsciousness. We were called and found him conscious but not quite with it. He was treated with oxygen and evacuated to Carlisle Hospital in an RAF helicopter.

A 33-year-old male slipped and sustained a suspected fracture to his shoulder. He was treated by team members and carried down the fell, and then transported to Ambleside for onward transport to Lancaster. We were assisted again by Kendal MRT.

A male walker contacted us to say that he had sustained a leg injury in the vicinity of Heron Pike. When we got there we found that he had a head injury well. He was drifting in and out of consciousness and this was cause for concern. A helicopter was requested to assist, but this had to make a 'precautionary emergency landing' when it suffered a suspected mechanical failure. Eventually it picked up the casualty from near Alcock Tarn. Kendal MRT assisted us as well. His companion, who had gone for help, took some finding, but that's another story.

A 71-year-old woman was reported missing from Grasmere. A search was organised and she was eventually located near Loughrigg Tarn.
 

A woman was reported as suffering from severe abdominal pains. Her location was given as Lord Crag, but she was found at Great Rigg, 2.5km away. She evacuated by an RAF helicopter.

A 66-year-old man slipped and sustained an knee injury. He was treated at the scene and was airlifted to hospital by a helicopter working in the area.

A man was found half-dressed and without shoes, sitting on the side of Easedale Tarn. He may have been there for several days, and appeared to have not eaten. He was escorted from the fell and taken to hospital for further help.

A 13-year-old boy became separated from his family group after they failed to keep up with him. He was located at their planned destination! More a case of parents becoming separated from the kids!

We were asked to assist Patterdale MRT with a search for a man reported as ill in a tent in the Helvellyn area. He was eventually located at Red Tarn, suffering from mild hypothermia.

A 73-year-old woman was reported as overdue. We spent some time searching around the area. She turned up safe and well.

A 9-year-old girl fell from a tree and sustained a deep puncture wound in her leg. We did our stuff, but not as high up the hill as is usual.

A woman slipped while descending, and sustained a suspected fracture to her lower leg. A dozen of us trekked the short way up the fell and did our stuff. I doubt our victim really appreciated the trip down, but the weather has been great recently, not withstanding the previous callout, of course! It was a pleasant round trip.

A young girl slipped and banged her head. She was stabilised by her companions and then treated by the team. She was evacuated to hospital by an RAF helicopter.

A couple phoned to say they were lost somewhere in the Great Rigg area. We were just organising a search, and finishing off dealing with the previous casualty, when they were found by people who did know where they where, and how to get down. They led them off. Just as well, because it was getting busy.

A 46-year-old man slipped and sustained an ankle injury. Luckily (for us!) he was close to the bottom of the track, so we didn't have to go to far.

A young woman with learning difficulties was reported missing from an organised coach tour.

A 36-year-old man from Leeds was swimming in Easedale Tarn, and slipped while getting out.

A woman slipped near the top of Loughrigg, and sustained a suspected fractured ankle.

A woman slipped and sustained an ankle injury.

A paraglider landed heavily after falling around 20 feet. He sustained injuries to his lower back.

Our services were required to help pull an ambulance out of a ditch. It can happen to the best of us! Trust me, it can!

A woman slipped and sustained a suspected ankle fracture on very wet ground. She was treated and evacuated.

In a repeat of the previous incident we were requested to assist the ambulance service with the recovery of a woman who had sustained an ankle fracture when she slipped on steep ground.

An 81-year-old man sustained a shoulder injury when he slipped and fell over. He was treated and evacuated with help from Kendal MRT.

A 70-year-old man collapsed. The air ambulance was mobilised and we were called to help. Sadly the man died at the scene. His body was recovered to the valley floor along with a family member.

A man sustained a knee injury in Far Easedale. We were given a location by a passer-by. A second informant gave us another location, which he was adamant was correct. He was completely wrong (and is probably still up there, if his map reading skills are anything to go by!). The casualty was treated by team members and carried down with assistance from Kendal MRT. More substantial footwear may have given him more support and prevented the damage.

A group of five got into difficulty on Bracken Hause, Helm Crag, when they missed the path and became cragfast. A small group of team members went to their assistance and escorted them down. Nobody was injured.