Incident Report #57
A man called for help using an emergency locator beacon, It was established that he had a fracture/dislocation of his ankle and was unable to continue.
He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A man called for help using an emergency locator beacon, It was established that he had a fracture/dislocation of his ankle and was unable to continue.
He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A woman sustained an ankle injury on Bowfell. She was treated by team members and evacuated by Coastguard helicopter
A woman sustained an ankle injury near the top of Dungeon Ghyll. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher with help from Kendal MRT
A man took a tumble and sustained a head and wrist injury. He was treated by team members and evacuated by air ambulance
A male sustained and injury to his foot. He was treated by team members and evacuated by air ambulance. We were assisted by Kendal MRT
A woman sustained a suspected ankle fracture near Easedale Tarn
A lone male slipped and sustained a lower leg injury. He was treated by team members and evacuated with help from Kendal MRT
A woman got her foot trapped on Heron Island, Rydal Water. She sustained painful injuries to both feet. Thankfully her friend and other island-dwellers were able to transport her back to the lake edge, where we treated her and handed her over to ambulance paramedics
Two women called for help when they were making very slow progress on their way to Grasmere. They were located by team members and assisted off.
A male had spoken to his wife earlier in the day, saying he had run out of water and was lost. The decision was taken to allow more time for the man to find his own way down. An hour later he phoned his wife to say he had found his own way
A woman descending from Pike How slipped and sustained a serious fracture/dislocation of her ankle. The dislocation was reduced by a team paramedic and she was evacuated by stretcher
A woman slipped and sustained a suspected sprain/fracture to her ankle. Treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher.
The first incident of a busy day. A man slipped sustained a suspected ankle fracture. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
Two women took simultaneous falls, one sustaining a suspected fractured wrist and the other an upper arm fracture. One was given morphine and stretchered off, the other managed to walk down with assistance
While the previous incident was still ongoing, we were requested to attend to an injured person who had reported themselves near Easedale Tarn. Investigation revealed that they were at Pike of Carrs on the other side of Far Easedale. We were assisted in a lengthy rescue by Kendal MRT
A young woman sustained a leg injury when she slipped. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A couple reported themselves lost and unable to continue. They were located and assisted down by team members
A small child fell from rocks near Rydal Cave. His head injury was treated by team members and he was evacuated to an ambulance
A young couple got reported themselves lost having set off from Langdale. They were located near Greenup Edge and escorted back down again
An 11-year-old girl sustained a nasty leg injury when she slipped on damp grass. She was treated and evacuated
We were called to assist a family four who had been overly ambitious and couldn't get back down from Stickle Tarn. They, along with quantities of camping kit were recovered to the valley
A woman took a short tumble down a dirt bank and sustained a leg injury. She was treated by paramedics and evacuated by the team
An elderly male was found dazed and with an obvious head injury on the summit of Brant Fell and help was called for him. He was treated by team members and the evacuated to a waitng ambulance
A woman slipped and sustained a lower leg injury. She was treated and evacuated by team members and referred to hospital
We assisted NWAS to recover a man who was fitting near Sweden Bridge
A man became cragfast when his attempt to descend very steep ground ended in him becoming stuck.
He was recovered by team members
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We were requested to assist NWAS with a man who had sustained a leg injury near the Coffin Route
He was recovered and handed over to NWAS
A man suffered a lower leg injury when he slipped
He was treated and evacuated by stretcher
A man was reported as collapsed due to cardiac arrest. He was treated by team members, paramedics and air ambulance crew and then transported to hospital by helicopter
A young male sustained an ankle injury while descending from Harrison Stickle. He was treated by team members and evacuated in extremely windy conditions
Unfortunately a team member took a tumble while helping carry the stretcher on the descent resulting in an injury that required investigation in hospital