Incident Report #12 2003
A man in his 50s slipped and dislocated his ankle near the summit.
A man in his 50s slipped and dislocated his ankle near the summit.
A 26-year-old woman slipped and sustained an ankle fracture. She was treated, given pain relief and evacuated.
A competitor in the annual Wansfell Race sustained a suspected left ankle fracture while descending.
We were called to help a couple lost on Wansfell.
A woman slipped and sustained a suspected ankle fracture.
A 75-year-old man suffered a head injury after a fall while descending Wansfell Pike.
A woman sustained a wrist injury when she slipped near the summit of Wansfell.
A man and his partner phoned for help when they were unable to locate the way down from Baystone, Wansfell. There's little more can be said.
A man and a boy became cragfast on a steep, bracken-covered slope after losing the way down from Wansfell. They were from overseas and had a disproportionate fear of the local wildlife, which is much less dangerous and aggressive than they imagined.
Small party of team searched Wansfell after a report was received by police that flares and torch lights had been seen.
60 year old man slipped on wet fellside and fractured his leg. Luckily we're "getting the hang" of this sort of thing.
24 year old woman slipped on wet fellside and fractured her ankle.
A woman sustained a lower leg injury when she slipped on wet ground just below the summit of Wansfell. She was treated by team members and evacuated to the valley for onward transport to hospital
A woman was reported overdue when she failed to return home at the expected time. There was concern for her welfare, so a search was organised. SARDA were called as well, and she was located around midnight, by a dog handler, with a minor leg injury. She was returned home.
A 54-year-old male slipped and sustained a lower leg injury. He was treated by team members then evacuated to an ambulance waiting at the roadside.
Walkers reported a sheep stuck in a bog on Wansfell. Two team members, walking in the area, investigated and found a sheep stuck in a bog. Equipment was brought up to allow people to get on to the bog surface without sinking, and the sheep was hauled out. It failed to express any noticeable gratitude, and ran of followed by its hungry lamb.