Incident Reports 2005

The team was asked by the ambulance service to assist with a woman who was suffering from chest pains in Bowness.

A 33-year-old man slipped on an icy path and sustained a lower leg injury.

A man slipped on an icy path and sustained a lower leg injury.

A woman walking with a family group slipped on an icy path and fractured her tibia and fibula.

A competitor in the annual Wansfell Race sustained a suspected left ankle fracture while descending.

Snow and freezing rain fell on frozen ground, causing very slippery conditions on every surface.

After an overnight high level camp a group of three young men were descending the Band when one of them became separated from the other two.

A local man, aged 83, stumbled and fell as a result of problems with his hips.

Five team members assisted with a search carried out by Keswick MRT for two people overdue from a walk.

A man in his 70s collapsed with suspected epilepsy.

A group of four descending the Band spotted a light, apparently signalling for help across the valley on Mart Crag Moor.

A young man on a night walk slipped and sustained a suspected ankle fracture.

A woman sustained a suspected ankle fracture after she slipped.

A couple in their 40s from Settle, with two dogs, phoned to say that they were lost on the Crinkles, with darkness rapidly approaching.

The team was paged to respond to three men who where cragfast on Raven Crag.

A woman with her 10-year-old son was reported as overdue from their walk.

The team was called to assist a couple who had become cragfast on Kettle Crag, above Blea Tarn.

We were called to the aid of a 15-year-old boy who had sustained a suspected fractured ankle above Easedale Tarn.

A 68-year-old woman sustained an suspected ankle fracture in a slip.

A man sustained a head injury while walking.

A woman slipped and sustained a fractured wrist.

A 69-year-old man became unwell on a walk to Silver How.

A man slipped and sustained a knee injury.

Two walkers descending towards Blea Tarn came across the body of a man.

A 48-year-old man slipped and sustained an ankle injury.

A person was reported as shouting and waving for help high on the side of Lingmoor, overlooking the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel.

The previous search merged into a second one when we were made aware of two men missing on Sergeant Man.

A couple phoned the Police when they became lost in mist on Crinkle Crags.

A man collapsed, unconscious on the path up to Stickle Tarn.

A 22-year-old man from Leeds dislocated his knee while climbing Route 2.

A woman sustained an ankle injury while walking on Silver How.

Three people were reported overdue from a walk to Scafell.

We were called to help a couple lost on Wansfell.

The team assisted Keswick MRT with a search for a man overdue from a walk.

We were contacted regarding a woman who had sustained facial injuries in a fall and was suffering a severe nosebleed.

We were asked to assist the ambulance service who were treating a man who had collapsed.

A man fell while on Jack’s Rake, suffering a suspected dislocated shoulder.

A man collapsed while walking.

A woman collapsed while descending Nab Scar.

A young boy sustained an injury to his ankle on the hillside above the Hall.

A man collapsed while under instruction on Harrison Stickle.

A man collapsed, feeling faint and unwell.

We were asked to assist the Ambulance Service with the evacuation of a man who had collapsed.

While returning from the previous incident we were requested to assist Kendal MRT with the third of the three simultaneous rescues the were involved in. A woman had fallen in to a river and sustained arm and back injuries

We were called to assist Kendal MRT with one of the three simultaneous rescues they were involved in.

A woman collapsed due possibly due to a previous condition and hot weather. Assisted by SAR helicopter and Kendal MRT.

Two people collapsed due to heat exhaustion.

A woman slipped and sustained a suspected ankle fracture.

A man slipped and tumbled about 25 feet, sustaining an ankle fracture and suspected lower spinal injuries.

A 60-year-old American man suffered a suspected heart attack while on a walking holiday.

A climber hit the ground from about fifteen metres after he fell and his runners failed.

A climber fell while abseiling and sustained an open fracture to his leg.

A 38-year-old woman was reported as suffering from chest pains on Lord Crag.

We were asked to assist Kendal MRT with the rescue of a woman who had sustained a leg injury after slipping on wet rock.

Two competitors were assisted during the Grasmere Gallop.

A 75-year-old man suffered a head injury after a fall while descending Wansfell Pike.

A man suffered a leg injury at Slaters Bridge.

We were called to assist a 14-year-old girl who was reported as having collapsed on the descent of Side Pike towards the campsite. 

Five team members went to assist Kendal MRT with the rescue of a woman with a suspected fractured ankle at Nan Bield Pass.

A 65-year-old woman slipped and sustained a suspected fracture of her wrist.

The team has been rescuing people for over 30 years, so we don't do many things for the first time anymore. Today was different.

A 57-year-old volunteer conservationist had set out on the previous day to perform some maintenance work, supposedly on the Rossett Ghyll path.

A 32-year-old woman walking with her partner sustained a knee injury and was unable to walk.

A guest staying at the Kirkstone Inn reported her husband overdue from what should have been a two-hour walk.

We were called to assist a woman who had slipped and sustained an ankle injury.

A woman was reported missing by her husband after they became separated while walking in the vicinity of Harrison Stickle.

A woman sustained a nasty head injury when she slipped and fell on rocks.

A young man was reported overdue at his campsite, where he was due to meet his friends.

We were called to assist two women, one with a minor head injury, who were struggling to locate a route off the hill by the light of a mobile phone.

We were asked by Patterdale MRT to assist with the search for a family with young children,

The subject of our previous three days of searching was located.

Team members assisted Police divers as they searched several tarns in connection with the previous days search.

A woman slipped and sustained a suspected ankle fracture on steep wet ground.

The search resumed, with more widespread areas searched.

The search was resumed with areas originally searched at night rechecked in daylight and new areas covered still without success.

We were requested to search the Langdale area for a man reported missing from home. There was concern for his safety.

We were asked to assist the ambulance service with the evacuation of a 49-year-old with an ankle injury and a badly twisted wellington boot.

An 80-year-old woman slipped and sustained an ankle injury on a very wet path.

A man collapsed with a suspected heart attack near Gibson Knott. Passers-by administered CPR, and the team and a helicopter (in the area) were called.

We were requested to assist the Police with the recovery of a man’s body from woodland near Ambleside.

We were then requested to recover two climbers who had become cragfast on White Ghyll slabs.

A 57-year-old woman slipped on snow and ice and sustained a suspected ankle fracture.

A 19-year-old man became stuck on his abseil rope when he got stuck on a knot.

A woman slipped from a stile and fell, aggravating an old back injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated to a waiting ambulance.

A woman tripped and fell forward. She injured her shoulders and was in great pain.

Lights were reported on Raven Crag.

A couple walking the Coast to Coast became lost. Keswick MRT were initially alerted, then we were called to assist.

A man was reported with a head injury in the Blea Rigg area. A search was organised, but we were unable to find him.