Incident Report #58 2021
A male sustained an ankle injury on Gibson Knott. He was treated by team members and evacuated to the valley
A male sustained an ankle injury on Gibson Knott. He was treated by team members and evacuated to the valley
A woman sustained a nasty gash to her head when she took a tumble while walking on the Coffin Route. She was treated by team members and evacuated to an ambulance waiting at the roadside
Two people lost their way and became cragfast on steep ground at Tarn Crag above Easedale Tarn. They were located via SARLOC and recovered to the valley floor
A woman sustained a suspected ankle fracture when she slipped
She was treated and evacuated by the team
A female walker suffered breathing difficulties while descending.
Her friends called for help. She was treated by team members and evacuated
A man took a fall near Three Tarns, sustaining a serious head injury. We requested helicopter assistance and Great North Air Ambulance were able to attend. The man was stabilised and transferred to the helicopter, then flown to hospital
A man suffered a leg injury when he slipped and was unable to continue. He was treated and evacuated by the team
A woman became unwell while ascending Loughrigg. She was treated by team members and assisted from the fell and referred to her GP
A woman was reported with a lower leg injury. She was treated and recovered by the team
A woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped. She was treated by team members and evacuated to an ambulance
A male with a history of cardiac events was reported as suffering from dehydration and exhaustion near Bright Beck. The team was mobilised but because of the nature of the problem an air ambulance was requested to assist.
The casualty was airlifted to hospital and the team returned. It was a very hot day
A woman sustained a lower leg injury when she slipped. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A woman fell and sustained a head injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A woman sustained an ankle injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated by air ambulance
A woman became cragfast when crossing Meg's Ghyll. She was recovered, uninjured, by the team
A male sustained a lower leg injury. Luckily he was airlifted off before we got there, sparing us a long, hot carry
A young male sustained a dislocated ankle
He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A young child was reported separated from his family group and missing near Whorneyside Force.
The team was responding to search for him when he turned up
A man sustained a dislocated shoulder when he fell while walking. He was assisted by a group of passersby and then treated and evacuated by stretcher
A man suffered a hip and leg injury in a fall on Troutbeck Tongue. He was treated and evacuated by the team
A man fell and sustained a head injury. The team responded along with an air ambulance. The air ambulance was able to evacuate the man before we arrived, but the team assisted the man's partner down
We rescued a woman with a suspected fractured ankle
A woman was reported shouting for help. She had sustained a head injury and had abdominal pain. She was treated by team members and evacuated by air ambulance
A young male became stuck in a bog and was unable to get out.
With many of the team committed to the ongoing rescue a couple of team members were mustered to attend. The man was assisted out of the bog by two passers-by while they were on route and the team members were able to stand down
A woman suffered a collapse while walking. She was treated and evacuated by the team
Two men were unable to continue when they descended in to the Upper Esk by mistake.
In a joint operation with Wasdale MRT, they were recovered and returned to Langdale
A woman slipped on steep muddy ground and sustained injuries to her shoulder and leg. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A walker sustained an ankle injury when she slipped. She was treated by team members and evacuated to the valley
Two people became separated from the rest of their group on Crinkle Crags. They were inadequately equipped to navigate their way off, especially as it was going dark. They were located and escorted off by team members
A group of five elderly walkers were recovered having succumbed to hypothermia when forecast poor weather struck. They were assisted to the valley bottom with help from the team and a local farmer