Moasdale

Incident Report #108 2017

A man separated from his friends to continue to Bowfell while they returned to the valley. When he hadn't returned by 7pm a search was organised.

Luckily he was located by some mountain leaders, who where carrying out a night navigation exercise in the same place (commonly known as The Middle Of Nowhere!) as he went to ground, cold, hungry and very wet. They were able to contact police and pass their location and plan was hatched whereby they would walk him down to Lingcove Bridge, where he would be met by a Wasdale MRT group who had deployed to search that area. 

Man Hours
8 team members fo r6 hours
Incident Type
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NY230050

Incident Report #49 2012

Two men were reported overdue from a lengthy walk, having missed a number of agreed rendesvous en route. A search was being planned and other affected teams were being contacted when they were located by police walking on a road, near their finish point, some four hours overdue.
Man Hours
6 team members for one hour, with SARDA and Coniston notified
Incident Type
OS Grid Reference
NY332067

Incident Report #71 2011

A couple became separated on Crinkle Crags... one of them made it back to their vehicle and reported the other missing. The other, it transpired had been searching the rridge for his missing partner, eventually becoming exhausted and benighted near Swinsty Ghyll. He was found here by team members and escorted to safety. We were assisted by Wasdale MRT and search dogs.
Man Hours
10 team members for 4.5 hours, plus Wasdale MRT
Incident Type
OS Grid Reference
NY242043

Incident Report #11 1981

The Team assisted by R.A.F. Leeming M.R.T. struggled in gale force 8 conditions to reach a 52 vear old female from Grimsby, reported to be suffering from exhaustion/exposure on Shelter crags. A protracted search ensued as casualty not at location given. Found at 11.15 p.m. in Rest Ghyll and evacuated by stretcher to Langdale.

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