LAMRT Incident Report

Incident/Location	Date/time	LAMRT manhours	What happened
1. Mountain Biking Garburn Track Windermere	19th January at 14.00	11.5	A 17-year old male sustained a serious pelvic injury when he fell off his mountain bike. He was evacuated from the fell and transferred to an ambulance.
2. Fellwalking Kirkstone Pass area Ambleside	27th January at 19.07	18	A woman was reported as injured and in need of help. She had been up on the hill for a while, and had been found by the Police who requested our help because she had a back injury and was very cold. She was evacuated to the road and transferred to an ambulance.
3. Fellwalking Crinkle Crags Gt Langdale	28th January at 20.21	56, plus Wasdale MRT and 2 SARDA dogs	Two men were reported overdue back at their hotel in Keswick by their wives, having set off from Langdale to complete a trip over Crinkle Crags. They failed to return. Their car was located in Langdale and a subsequent search, assisted by Wasdale MRT and SARDA located the men near Heron Crag, Eskdale. They were found by members of Wasdale MRT finding their way by the light of their mobile phone and making very slow progress. They were returned to their car for the journey back to their hotel. Team members were able to return to their beds around 1am.

4. Fellwalking Crinkle Crags Gt Langdale	29th January at 15.14	63, plus Kendal MRT	A man reported his two companions as suffering from hypothermia on the summit of Crinkle Crags. A search was organised, because he was uncertain exactly where they were, which is no surprise, since they were eventually located on Bowfell. The two casualties were cajoled on to their feet and all were escorted down The Band. We were assisted by Kendal MRT. A combination of poor judgement, poor equipment, and poor navigation combined to cause this incident.
5. Local incident Kirkstone Pass Ambleside	2nd February at 13.20	7.5	Snow and freezing conditions combined to render Kirkstone Pass impassable. This didn't stop the drivers of several vehicles trying to cross it, despite the 'Road Closed' signs. This resulted in a number of minor accidents and a number of people stranded when they could make no further progress. Vehicle trapped included a 4-wheel drive. Those who chose were recovered to Ambleside to await a thaw.
6. Fellwalking Crinkle Crags Gt Langdale	8th February at 18.04	112.5, plus SARDA and Wasdale MRT	A tale of two men, two mountains and two days. Sometimes you go up one mountain and by some quirk of fate, accidentally climb another. Two men went up Crinkle Crags on Friday, became disorientated and reported themselves lost, cold and unable to find a way down. An initial search of Crinkle Crags was organised, followed by a more extensive search of Bowfell as well, after we failed to locate them. With four SARDA dogs and Wasdale MRT helping out, they were eventually located at the north end of Bowfell. They had worked out that a bearing of north from where they thought they were would take them to Three Tarns and safety, however in the poor visibility they missed Three Tarns and climbed Bowfell. One of the clues we used was that they reported walking through snow, of which we found none on Crinkle Crags. There was plenty on Bowfell. They were escorted to the valley floor, cold and tired and wiser for their experience, but otherwise unharmed, on Saturday morning about 3am.
7. Fellwalking Far Easedale Grasmere	17th February at 13.33	22.5, plus Kendal MRT	A woman from Warrington, part of a large rambling club, slipped on a wet path while descending from Bracken Hause and sustained a suspected fractured ankle. She was treated and stretchered to the valley floor, then transferred on to hospital.
8. Fellwalking Orrest Head Windermere	18th February at 14.09	24	A woman slipped and sustained a serious ankle fracture while descending Orrest Head. An ambulance was initially called, and an air ambulance was tasked and we were requested to attend to help with treatment and to move the casualty from the accident site to the air ambulance.
9. Fellwalking Crinkle Crag Gt Langdale	1st March at 18.24	90, plus 12 from Wasdale MRT and 4 SARDA dogs	Two poorly equipped men became stuck somewhere on Crinkle Crags and phoned for help. They only had lightweight fleeces and waterproofs and the weather was as poor as predicted, with very strong winds and heavy rain. They had been heading north to Three Tarns, but having got in to difficulty around the Bad Step, decided to retrace their route to Red Tarn. They then became lost. They were located on Little Stand, some distance from their last known position and very cold and wet. Their evacuation was complicated by their cold and fatigue and a couple of swollen river crossings. They were reunited with their car at 02.45am. It's refreshing to see that we're carrying on in '08 exactly as we ended in '07. Went up on e mountain, got lost and accidentally climbed another trying to find a way down.
10. Fellwalking Ore Gap Gt Langdale	10th March at 17.30	48, plus Kendal MRT	A man phoned for help after apparently suffering a leg injury near Ore Gap. He was in mist, and not entirely sure of his position. The team was mobilised, and due to the extreme weather that was forecast, we requested assistance from a RAF helicopter. The helicopter managed to get to the man through a break in the mist and lift him off, saving us from having to go all the way up. Despite his leg injury, he managed to walk to the helicopter, and out at the other end, so it would seem that the mist and uncertain location was closer to the real problem. The bad weather didn't materialise, but it did snow lightly.
Don't try this at home (or on the public highway)
We finally conceded it had gone dark, and put head torches on. Is there a collective noun for a group of slightly overweight, middle-aged men?
11. Fellwalking School Knott Windermere	12th March at 15.06	24	A woman sustained a suspected ankle fracture when she slipped on wet ground. She was treated by the team and taken to hospital by her husband on their own car.
12. Local incident Rydal Valley	15th March at 14.10	4	Shouts and a dog barking were reported from the ridge above the valley. An investigation revealed hounds and associated activity. A false alarm with good intent.
Local incident Ambleside base	15th March at 15.00	1	While we were attending to the previous incident, a group of mountain bikers arrived requesting help with their companion who had sustained a nasty head injury in a fall. The first aid that had been carried out was adequate, so arrangements were made for a visit to hospital for some stitches.
Fellwalking Crinkle Crags Gt Langdale	15th March at 17.00	1	A couple phoned for help when they got lost on Crinkle Crags, after backtracking when they couldn't descend the Bad Step. They were guided to Three Tarns and found their own way off from there.
Fellwalking Hanging Knotts Gt Langdale	16th March at 11.22	1	A man reported finding a slightly injured dog near Angle Tarn. Concerned that its owner was lying injured somewhere, he phoned the Police. After a discussion, it was decided that it was probably a lost working dog, and if left alone would find its own way home. It seemed unlikely that anyone was injured.
13. Fellwalking Red Screes Ambleside	16th March at 15.06	22.5	A couple became cragfast on their first walk in the Lake District. They were guided back to the path and escorted down.
14. Local Incident Bowness on Windermere	23rd March at 2.34	7.5	We were called to assist the ambulance service when snow made local roads conditions difficult. A 2-year-old boy was transferred to Furness General Hospital with breathing problems.
15. Fellwalking Silver How Grasmere	23rd March at 12.27	25	A young male collapsed while walking with a group. It was difficult to work out exactly what was wrong with him, so he was evacuated by air ambulance to Carlisle after initial treatment by team members.
Treatment administered
Air ambulance arrives
More treatment administered
Off to hospital.
16. Fellwalking Windermere	23rd March at 12.48	11.25, plus 14 Kendal MRT	A man slipped on wet ground and sustained a suspected ankle fracture. He was treated by team members, and evacuated with help from Kendal MRT
17. Winter Climbing Bowfell Gt Langdale	23rd March at 20.25	4.5	Lights were reported, stationary for about 2 hours, high on Bowfell. We went to investigate, and found that after observation, the lights reached the summit and started to make their way down The Band. We left at that point, satisfied that the owners of the lights would be able to look after themselves from this point.
18. Fellwalking Grasmere	24th March at 11.35	12	A man in his 70's collapsed feeling faint and nauseous on the path up to Helm Crag. An air ambulance was called and the team attended. After checking over he was persuaded to walk down with us and go to hospital with us.
19. Fellwalking Red Screes Ambleside	25th March at 20.00	90, plus 6 SARDA, 1 trailing dog from Lancashire and Patterdale MRT	A man was reported several hours overdue from a walk. His car was traced to Kirkstone Pass car park by Police, and a search was organised. The trailing dog was able to point us to the Red Screes side of the road. Sadly, after a search of the area, a man's body was located, high on the fellside, around 11pm. He was recovered to Ambleside.
Fellwalking Rydal Water Rydal	27th March at 11.55	1	We were requested by the North West Ambulance Service to assist on Rydal lake shore. We were stood down en-route after the casualty was able to walk to the ambulance.
20. Fellwalking Ill Bell Windermere	31st March at 14.45	15	The team was requested to assist Kendal MRT with a casualty on Ill Bell with serious chest injuries. The man was airlifted off by RAF helicopter.
21. Fellwalking Moment Crag Grasmere	2nd April at 14.37	26	A party of three men were halted when one of them was unable to continue because of a reoccurrence of an old leg injury. We located them and stretchered the injured one down to the valley. It was a fine spring day!!
On the way up
At the casualty site.
The evacuation.
It was a little wet under foot.
22. Scrambling Jack's Rake, Pavey Ark Gt Langdale	3rd April at 19.00	6	A party climbing Jack's Rake came across an abandoned rucsac, with a hot flask and no identification with it. Concerned that someone may have fallen, they informed the Police. We searched around the area, but found nothing. In addition, some people camping at the tarn and who had been there since mid-afternoon, were questioned and reported seeing nothing. The bag is now in the care of the Police, awaiting its owner to claim it.
23. Fellwalking Crinkle Crags Gt Langdale	4th April at 14.06	78	A woman phoned for help after becoming lost on Crinkle Crags in mist. She was given directions to try and find Three Tarns. Three hours later she had made little or no progress to anywhere useful, and was becoming cold and distressed, so we gave up and sent the team to look for her. She was located at 7pm just north of Long Top and escorted back to civilisation.
24. Fellwalking Three tarns Gt Langdale	12th April at 13.52	28	A man was reported as collapsed from hypothermia at Three Tarns. He was in a sleeping bag and bivvi bag. The team was dispatched and a helicopter was requested. We were overtaken by the helicopter while on The Band and the casualty was airlifted off.
25. Fellwalking Codale Tarn Grasmere	16th April at 22.30	22.5	A woman was reported as suffering suspected appendicitis, complicated by being pregnant. They were camped at Codale tarn, as part of a large group. The team was mobilised and set off. A helicopter was requested and overtook us as the first team members approached the Tarn. The woman was airlifted to Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle.
26. Fellwalking High Pike Ambleside	20th April at 16.00	32.5	Sometimes you take people's word for things and other times you have reason to distrust them. A man reported his friend as having sustained a suspected fractured ankle near the summit of Fairfield. In fact just a few hundred metres south of the summit. Maybe it was that the man didn't have a map, or maybe it was the description of a location near a wall, but something made us doubtful that he knew what he was talking about. We located them just below the summit of High Pike and the injured man was treated by team members. He was flown to Furness General Hospital by RAF helicopter that was training in the area. They were 4km away and 250 metres lower than where they thought they where. Sadly this will propagate the myth that if you have an accident you will be quickly located and spirited away in a helicopter, when actually you were just very lucky not to suffer a cold, prolonged and painful experience.
27. Fellwalking Hart Crag Ambleside	26th April at 12.15	127.5, plus 9 Patterdale MRT, 10 Kendal MRT, 2 Penrith MRT and 2 SARDA (that's a lot of people!)	A man phone to say he was cragfast. Speaking to him suggested that he might be on Heron Pike. We were able to determine that he was probably on a north facing slope. After a prolonged search involving 4 mountain rescue teams and 2 SARDA dogs, he was located on very steep ground below Hart Crag. He was very cold and very stuck. He was evacuated up to better ground and then escorted off. The weather was very poor, being very wet and windy. Many other parties were encountered abandoning their routes, some of whom were heading in the wrong direction. Amongst the words being uttered in Ambleside tonight is 'epic'. Others are not repeatable on a website that may be read by children.
28. Fellwalking Scafell area Gt Langdale	27th April at 07.45	30	A group of five youths set off late to climb Scafell from Langdale. They were warned by people in the valley about their late start, but chose to ignore the advise. They phoned for help around 5am, having become lost, cold and very distressed. It was a combined effort by Wasdale MRT, Kendal MRT, ourselves and a helicopter from RAF Valley. They were located by Wasdale team members near Cowcove Beck, 3km south of Scafell and airlifted to Furness General Hospital for treatment for hypothermia.
29. Rock climbing Gimmer Crag Gt Langdale	6th May at 14.00	144, plus Kendal MRT, Patterdale MRT Doctor, Cave Rescue Organisation (CRO). RAF Boulmer helicopter.	We were contacted to assist a female climber with her leg jammed in a crack on A Route on Gimmer. See wasn't injured, but was well and truly stuck. The team was mobilised and all seemed straight forward until....
30. Fellwalking Gibson Knott Grasmere	6th May at 14.36	12, plus Kendal MRT	We were requested to assist a woman who had sustained a knee injury near Gibson Knott. A few remaining team members were dispatched to start this rescue, with backup provided by Kendal MRT.. ...Having completed this rescue, it became obvious that the earlier one was not going to be easy. Having gained access to the ledge, it was proving very difficult to extract the woman without inflicting masses of pain. Kendal MRT had joined us to assist and the specialist expertise on rock removal was requested from Clapham based Cave Rescue Organisation. Their equipment and personnel were lifted up by RAF helicopter to speed things up, with darkness now approaching. Assistance was also requested from a Patterdale MRT doctor, with a view to being able to anaesthetise the woman to extract her without pain. Before this plan was put into action the CRO efforts paid off and the woman was freed. Everyone was returned to the valley and a very lengthy and difficult rescue ended.
The trapped woman, centre, left of picture. Team at the top of the crag, lowering down.
Equipment is organised at the base of the crag
Plan A! Washing up liquid and grease...modelled by man unqualified in the use of either...allegedly
Plan B! Plugs and Feathers
Kit airlifted up.
Winching from a helicopter isn't something you want to happen with someone you're not on first-name terms with
While washing-up liquid is applied some distance below, plan C is discussed.
Plan C... a high-lift jack...being male and therefore not having read the instructions, there was a danger that it would be taken too literally.
The most cared-for knee in Cumbria.
31. Rock climbing Gimmer Crag Gt Langdale	8th May at 14.04	78, plus Kendal MRT	Gimmer again! This time for a 62-year-old male who fell while climbing on Gimmer Crag. He fell about 10 metres, breaking his ankle ankle in the process. He was treated and lowered off the crag and then evacuated to the valley floor for onward transport to hospital. It was a fine day for climbing...there's never a good day for falling!
Fellwalking Elterwater Common Gt Langdale	11th May at 13.20	1	A request from a a member of another team to assist while waiting for an ambulance to arrive to aid a man who had fallen a short distance from the road and suffered a suspected arm fracture and shoulder dislocation.
32. Fellwalking Lower Brock Crag, Sweden Bridge Ambleside	11th May at 15.28	20	A woman collapsed fainting and vomiting. The team attended, treated her and evacuated her back to Ambleside.
The trip back down again
33. Fellwalking Easedale Tarn Grasmere	15th May at 14.50	20	A solo female walker suffered a suspected dislocated ankle near Easedale Tarn. The team was mobilised and two team members were picked up and taken to the scene by air ambulance. The woman was treated and loaded in to the helicopter for onward transport to hospital.
34. Mountain Biking Central Fells Gt Langdale	24th May at 01.25	51, plus SARDA and Keswick MRT	A solo male mountain biker was reported overdue after setting off late in the afternoon. Working with Keswick MRT, a search was organised including the bridleways across the central fells, and Greenup Edge, Grasmere. He turned up at his accommodation in Grasmere at about 4am, having had something of an epic day, including a couple of minor falls and a navigational error that meant he returned via Keswick.
35. Fellwalking Fairfield Ambleside	28th May at 18.21	65, plus Patterdale and SARDA	A couple phoned for help after becoming lost on Fairfield. Attempts to talk them down appeared to have failed, but we were fairly certain they were heading down to Patterdale. Patterdale MRT were requested to assist, as were SARDA. They were located just above Hartsop above How. They had a torch and compass, but were struggling to navigate with any certainty.
36. Mountain Biking Loughrigg Terrace Grasmere	29th May at 16.15	11	A man sustained serious shoulder injuries when he fell from his mountain bike. We were called to assist the ambulance service with his evacuation to Great North Air Ambulance for transport to West Cumberland Hospital.
37. Fellwalking Crinkle Crags Gt Langdale	30th May at 14.15	60, plus Kendal MRT	A woman sustained a suspected fractured ankle near the top of Gunson Knott. It was a long, hot haul up to assist her. Kendal MRT were called to help because of the lengthy evacuation. As is often the case things became complicated when incident 38 occurred before we'd finished.
38. Fellwalking Three Tarns Gt Langdale	30th May at 16.15	12, plus Kendal MRT, and RAF Leconfield	As we stretchered casualty 37 to Three Tarns we encountered three men on their slow and painful way down from Scafell Pike. One of them was suffered severe pain in his knee and was struggling. Already a little busy, we left a couple of Kendal team members with him. They strapped the knee, administered pain relief and started the very slow walk down. Once we'd got the previous casualty safely to the valley, another stretcher was organised and team members started the long, sweaty haul back up. As we met up with the group hobbling down, a helicopter having previously been tied up on Scafell with a serious incident involving Wasdale MRT, flew past. The man was picked up and airlifted to West Cumberland Infirmary.
39. Fellwalking Browney Ghyll Gt Langdale	6th June at 16.15	27.5	A woman was reported as having a suspected lower leg fracture on the descent from Red Tarn to Oxendale. She was treated by team members and evacuated to Ambleside for transport to hospital.
40. Fellwalking Stickle Ghyll Gt Langdale	8th June at 11.30	18.6	A woman slipped and sustained an ankle injury near the outflow of Stickle Tarn. We attended, splinted her ankle and she was airlifted to West Cumberland Hospital by air ambulance.
You won't get a view like this with Ryan Air
41. Fellwalking Rossett Ghyll Gt Langdale	14th June at 16.40	48	A 16-year-old male sustained a lower leg injury. He was treated and stretchered down to the valley.
42. Fellwalking Stickle Ghyll Gt Langdale	16th June at 14.00	26	A woman tripped sustained a suspected broken nose and a lower leg injury. Team members were airlifted up by Great North Air Ambulance, the woman was treated and carried uphill to the waiting helicopter. She was evacuated Royal Lancaster Infirmary.
Tom Cruise and Robert De Niro to the rescue
Great North Air Ambulance lands above the casualty at Stickle Tarn
Casualty is carried uphill to helicopter
And then flown back to the valley
43. Fellwalking Stickle Tarn Gt Langdale	16th June at 14.00	4	A group of 45 became separated in bad weather. The problem was compounded by poor mobile phone contact with the informant. Team members went to meet the informant in Langdale, and located the 'missing' people in a pub.
44. Fellwalking Stickle Ghyll Gt Langdale	16th June at 14.00	2	While trying to work out who, if anyone was missing from the previous incident, we were notified of a second missing pair, unrelated to the first group. This time we managed to speak to them quickly, and having worked out where they where, we were able to direct them to within sight of Stickle Tarn, from where they were able to locate a way down.
Fellwalking Bowfell Gt Langdale	28th June at 17.06	1.5	A group of 6 managed to find their way onto Bowfell, while trying to navigate from Scafell Pike, back to Seathwaite, Borrowdale. With the aid a car sat-nav which gave a position in latitude/longitude, which we converted to OSGB and establish where they where, they were guided by phone to the top of The Band, from where they found their way down to Langdale.
Fellwalking Crinkle Crags Gt Langdale	28th June at 18.34	1	A group of 5 became stuck in what they describes as a 'white-out'. After speaking to them their priorities seemed to lie with maintaining a good mobile phone signal, rather than getting off the hill. They were persuaded otherwise, and after following directions, located Three Tarns and found their way down to Langdale.
45. Fellwalking Gibson Knott Grasmere	29th June at 14.35	42	A woman sustained a hip or pelvic injury when she slipped on the path near Gibson Knott. They attempted to walk off, but the lady was in too much pain. The team was called out, and the lady was stretchered down to the valley for onward transport to hospital.




46. Fellwalking Dunney Beck Rydal	3rd July at 11.48	30	A male and female went a little off-route and the woman slipped, falling about 5 metres, suffering a kneecap dislocation and lower spinal injuries. She was stabilised at the site, given pain relief and then airlifted to Carlisle by RAF Boulmer.
Casualty's eye view of helicopter
47. Fellwalking Far Easedale Grasmere	14th July at 21.00	25	A man, walking Coast to Coast, became unable to continue after aggravating an old knee injury and becoming exhausted. He was treated for pain and evacuated from the fell.
48. Fellwalking Loughrigg Terrace Grasmere	15th July at 14.14	13.5	A 15 year old girl sustained a knee injury while walking as part of a group. She was treated and evacuated to an ambulance.
49. Rock Scrambling Jacks Rake Gt Langdale	16th July at 11.07	47	A man fell from Jack's Rakes while scrambling with friends. He sustained very serious, multiple injuries. A helicopter was requested to assist, and the team attended, but sadly the man died. His body was recovered from the base of the crag and flown to the valley floor. His companions were escorted from the fell by team members.
50. Fellwalking Esk Hause Gt Langdale	19th July at 11.07	8	We were requested by Keswick MRT to assist them with a casualty with a serious head injury at Esk Hause. A helicopter had been requested, but there was some doubt as to its availability. Team members were just about to set off from the end of Mickleden when we were notified that helicopter from RN Gannet had picked up the injured person and taken them to hospital.
51. Rock Climbing Raven Crag Gt Langdale	20th July at 17.20	26	A climber fell from the descent route sustaining serious multiple injuries. He was treated by team members and evacuated to hospital by RAF Boulmer helicopter. Sadly he died the following morning in Intensive Care at West Cumberland Infirmary.
52. Fellwalking Robin Lane Troutbeck	21st July at 15.34	20	We were requested to assist the ambulance service in reaching a man who was suffering chest pains while walking. He was evacuated to hospital by ambulance, but sadly, later died.
53. Fellwalking Crinkle Crags Gt Langdale	23rd July at 18.00	40	Search for a family lost in mist on Crinkle Crags. Located about 9.30 near Rest Ghyll and returned to the valley. Assisted by SARDA
54. Fellwalking Bowfell Gt Langdale	23rd July at 20.19	1	While also involved in the previous search, we were alerted to a family separated at Three Tarns. Two were unaccounted for. Resources were diverted from the previous search, but the missing people turned up at Cockley Beck before becoming too much of a distraction.




55. Fellwalking Stickle Tarn Gt Langdale	25th July at 16.00	27	A woman sustained a lower leg injury near Stickle Tarn. She was treated by team members and evacuated by Great North Air Ambulance.
56. Fellwalking Far Easedale Grasmere	26th July at 13.07	3	Reports of shouts for help were heard in the Far Easedale area. An investigation found only a shepherd gathering sheep. False alarm with good intent.
57. Local incident Skelghyll area Ambleside	26th July at 15.50	8	Requested to assist the ambulance service with finding and accessing a remote Ambleside address to attend a man who had been taken ill.
58. Fellwalking Stickle Tarn Gt Langdale	26th July at 17.15	13.5	A man was reported as suffering a head injury near the tarn. We set off up the hill, but the man out-flanked us and made his own way to the car park. We went home.
59. Fellwalking Orrest Head Windermere	3rd August at 12.05	13	We were requested to assist Cumbria Ambulance Service to evacuate a casualty with a leg injury from Orrest Head.
60. Fellwalking Browney Ghyll Gt Langdale	3rd August at 17.10	39	A group descending came across a 68-year-old man who had sustained a leg injury during a fall. They called or help and we treated the man and evacuated him from the fell.
61.Rock Scrambling Jacks Rake Gt Langdale	4th August at 14.30	68	A young woman fell about 5 metres when the muddy ledge she was standing on gave way. She landing with minor injuries on a small terrace. She was unable to get back up, and was perched over a drop of over 100 metres. She was recovered back up to Jacks Rake and assisted down to the valley. It would be fair to say she was very lucky. Rumours that she landed on a 4-leaf clover are yet to be confirmed.
62.Fellwalking Langdale to Scafell Gt Langdale	9th August at 23.30	56	Two groups, one of 4 and one of 5 and part of the same organisation, set off separately from Wasdale to walk to Langdale. One of the groups contacted friends at about 6.30pm from Scafell summit. Both groups were reported overdue at 11.30pm. A search was organised involving ourselves, Wasdale MRT, and a number of search dogs. They were located at 5am, having come together and walked out to Brotherilkeld. Another Three Peaks walk bites the dust(or mud, given the weather).
63.Fellwalking Tongue Ghyll Grasmere	10th August at 16.00	52	A man slipped crossing a stream and suffered injuries to his pelvic and hip area. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher.
64.Fellwalking Far Easedale Grasmere	15th August at 15.41	6	Two dogs were reported as barking for a prolonged period near Deer Bield crag. We investigated, found two hounds, but no sign of anyone in trouble. We were unable to persuade the dogs to come down, so left them to make their own way down when they were hungry
65.Fellwalking Esk Hause Gt Langdale	16th August at 21.58	2	A participant in a 24 peak charity challenge left his companions behind on the hill and came down to Langdale. He then went back looking for them and panicked when he couldn't find them. Instead of reporting to the organiser, who seemed to have things under control, he dialled 999. A quick check with the organiser revealed that all people were accounted for, although some were being assisted down from Esk Hause by event marshalls. We went home. Have you noticed how many plans work, until you put humans in, who just bugger them up?
66. Fellwalking Pike O'Blisco Gt Langdale	17th August at 13.58	7	Four children were allowed to become separated from their parents at the summit of Pike O'Blisco. The parents returned to the car and the children weren't there as expected. We were called to find them and they were located by police at the roadside 1km from were they should be. We then had to find the father, who had gone back up to find try and find them. He was located and we all went home.
67. Rock Scrambling Megs Ghyll Gt Langdale	18th August at 12.22	12	A girl of eleven sustained knee injury when scrambling with an organised group. Initially it was uncertain how serious the injury was, but when we arrived it was clear that she was being escorted out by instructors, and was suffering from a bruised knee.
68. Fellwalking Stickle Ghyll Gt Langdale	19th August at 16.08	12	A man fell and sustained rib and chest injuries. He was treated by team members and escorted down to the valley to make his own way to hospital if necessary.

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