Incident Reports (Advance)

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 competitor in a fell race sustained a suspected lower leg fracture when she slipped. She was treated and evacuated by the team

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

A walker injured his ankle. He was unable to raise the alarm due to lack of mobile signal so his friend went to the nearest farmhouse for help. The team was responding when we were contacted to say that the man had been assisted from the hill by other people and was now in his car.

A young male jumped from a bridge in Ambleside and broke his ankle 

We were joined by Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service, Ambulance and Police to resolve this

A man was reported as collapsed and drifting in and out of consciousness. He was attended by the team. Given his reported condition an air ambulance was requested to assist. He was assessed by their doctor and then stretchered to a waiting land ambulance

A woman sustained an lower leg injury. She was treated and evacuated by the team

A woman sustained an ankle injury on the shore of Rydal Water. She was treated and evacuated to a waiting ambulance

A man sustained a foot/ankle injury while walking on Lingmoor. He was treated and evacuated by stretcher

The team was asked to assist a woman who had sustained a fracture dislocated ankle near Grasmere Weir. We attended along with the air ambulance

A group of three became cragfast on Jack's Rake when they took a wrong turn. The team was mobilised to assist them and was en-route when the managed to downclimb and get back on the correct route and make it out

The team was able to stand down

The team was made aware of a male who had wandered into Eskdale while trying to find his way back from Scafell to Langdale. He was initially given advice by a Wasdale MRT team leader before passing the monitoring of his progress over to LAMRT 

He was sheltered overnight by an ML group who were camping overnight and finally pointed in the right direction to get off the hill

One of a party of two slipped on wet snow and sustained an ankle injury. After some initial confusion over their location he was treated and evacuated 

We were requested to assist Patterdale MRT when a member of their team was injured during a rescue

A woman slipped on the summit of Wansfell and sustained an ankle injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher

Two adventurers attempted to climb the snow covered face of Harrison Stickle. Inadequately equipped, they got stuck and called for help. The team set off to recover them but they contacted us to say they'd managed to get back on to safe ground themselves

We left them to it

We were requested to assist two care workers access a remote property when snow and ice made road conditions difficult 

A young woman reported that she was unable to locate a way down from Blea Rigg as darkness approached. Two team members were mobilised to retrieve her, but were able to stand down when she reported tha shed found the dam at Stickle Tarn and could find her way from there

A man fell from a tree while working and sustained back injuries. He was treated and transferred to an air ambulance

A woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped on frozen ground, She was treated and evacuated by stretcher

A woman slipped on an icy path and injured her hip and thigh. She was treated and evacuated by team ambulance

A male collapsed with a suspected stroke on the summit of Sergeant Man. Because of the urgent medical need, an air ambulance was requested. It was able to reach the casualty ahead of the team and airlift him to hospital

A woman suffered a suspected fractured femur when she slipped. 

We requested assistance from an air ambulance and Great North were able to attend, arriving ahead of the team and sparing us a lengthy stretcher carry

A woman fell from the Fat Man's Agony area, sustaining suspected back and rib injuries, She was treated by team members and evacuated by Coastguard helicopter 

A woman sustained a lower leg injury when she slipped on wet ground

A young couple were unable to locate their way off Silver How when mist descended.

They phoned for help, They were very poorly equipped so a small party went and retrieved them. 

Not the best way to spend a day on your honeymoon...

A solo walker reported themselves list on a walk from Grasmere. She was located and escorted down 

A woman was lucky to suffer only minor injuries when she fell around 20 metres into a ravine while trying to locate a route down.

She was recovered to better ground via a rope system and then assisted from the hill

A young male sustained a painful wrist fracture when he fell from the exit from the lower cave at Rydal

He was treated by paramedics  and evacuated by the team 

A man took a tumble from his mountain bike while descending from Jenkin's Crag. He sustained an injury to his knee

He was treated by team members and evacuated 

A woman tripped and sustained  a fractured wrist. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher

A woman was reported as having fallen around 15 ft and had suffered head and leg injuries. Upon arrival she was discovered to have fractured her femur and also sustained a suspected fractured pelvis, along with head injuries.

She was treated by air ambulance paramedics and team members and was then airlifted to hospital by a Coastguard helicopter from Caernarfon

A woman suffered a sustained bout of fitting on Fairfield summit. The team was called and were on route when we learned that a helicopter that had been requested to assist had managed to pick her off the summit

A woman sustained a suspected ankle fracture. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher

A local woman was reported overdue from a walk. A search was being organised when she reappeared at her home address

A group of three became lost and benighted on Loft Crag. They were located via SARLOC and then escorted off the hill by team members

 A woman sustained a suspected fractured shoulder. She was treated by a Coastguard paramedic and team members and evacuated by Coastguard helicopter

A woman descending from Bowfell suffered a dislocated hip. She was treated by team members and evacuated to a waiting air ambulance

Three males abandoned their campsite in bad weather, becoming lost trying to find the way down.

They called for help and were retrieved and escorted down by team members

Three men became cragfast around mid-height on Jack's Rake. They were recovered by team members and escorted down

We were requested to assist NWAS with a cyclist who'd crashed on Red Bank, with concern for ambulance access on the 30% gradient.

We were on route when we were stood down, reason "incident not as reported"

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

Two campers called for help after one started to suffer from cramp. Team members attended to assist, but the campers decided to stay put and make their own way down next day

A man took a tumble and sustained a head and wrist injury. He was treated by team members and evacuated by air ambulance

We assisted NWAS with the evacuation of a seriously injured male from a local viewpoint

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 climber took a significant fall from Raven Crag, Gt Langdale, sustaining serious multiple injuries. Having been lowered to the base of the crag by his climbing partners, he was treated and stabilised by paramedics, team doctors and cas carers, airlifted to the valley floor for further stabilisation then flown to Glasgow hospital

An 11-year-old male fell from his bike with the brake lever penetrating his leg causing a serious bleed. He was treated by the team along with paramedics and evacuated to an ambulance

A male sustained serious cuts to both feet as well as a suspected lower leg fracture at Buckstones Jump. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher

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

 A large dog collapsed in Far Easedale.. The team recovered the dog and its owners to Grasmere

It's as important to keep your animals hydrated as it is your humans

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 woman sustained a lower leg injury near Angle Tarn. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher with assistance from Kendal MRT

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 young woman sustained an ankle injury close to the summit of Wansfell. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher

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

A group of 6 hired mountain bikes in Windermere with plans to cycle to Wasdale Head. Despite being warned about the difficulty of the route and the weather by the staff at the bike shop they continued with their plan. They were subsequently reported overdue at Wasdale Head by another family member.

The decision to search was postponed until next morning and the group walked out around 8am having spent a cold, wet and unpleasant night out on the mountains while search teams were deploying. 

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

A young male sustained a shoulder injury when he fell off his bike. The team was called to assist, but we were stood down on route after he was assisted to a nearby property where an ambulance could reach

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 9 year old male suffered a head injury when he fell from his bike. He was treated by team members and evacuated to an ambulance

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 11-year-old male cut his foot when he became entangled in a barbed wire fence. We were requested to assist but were not ultimately required so we returned home

A male mountain biker sustained a suspected fracture/dislocation to his ankle when he took a low speed fall from his bike

He was treated by paramedics and evacuated by team members. 

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 fellrunner fell and sustained cut and got stuck on steep ground. He called for help but was vague about his location. In the process of trying to locate him and carrying out the essential initial COVID 19 risk assessment, he decided he could self-rescue and did so.

We stood down and went home

A fellrunner slipped on damp ground and twisted his knee, leaving him unable to continue. In a procedure new to us, he was COVID 19 risk assessed, treated by team members and evacuated. Fortunately his injury was not serious and the service of our over stretched ambulance service was not required for transport to hospital

The health and safety of our team members will always remain our first priority

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

#beadventuresmart

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 runner became lost and disorientated in poor weather near Fairfield summit. He was located and escorted down in very challenging weather conditions with help from Kendal MRT

#beadventuresmart

A 73-year-old man slipped and sustained soft tissue injuries to his back. He was treated by team members and then evacuated by strectcher over some 'challenging' ground for onward transport to hospital

 A couple became stranded on Wrynose Pass in snow and ice conditions. They were recovered by team vehicle

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

Four ambitious young men were attempting to wild camp near Easedale Tarn when the extreme weather got the better of them. 

They called for help and were assisted off by the team.

A young male in a group sustained an ankle injury and were trying to self-evacuate but encountered difficulty trying to cross Stickle Ghyll in severe weather. The team responded and met the group walking off

A cyclist came off his bike on Wrynose Pass. The team was requested to assist along with Coniston MRT

In the midst of Storm Ciara we were requested to convey a NWAS crew to a patient in Grasmere when their vehicle was unable to get through flood water 

She was treated and evacuated to an ambulance waiting on dry land

We were requested to assist NWAS to evacuate and relocate their vehicle from the ambulance station to our base after rising water levels started to threaten their building

A car was reported as in the river at Skelwith Bridge. The team responded along with Cumbria Fire Service, but the people had self-evacuated so no help was required. 

Storm Ciara was in full force

A female was reported as fallen with a head injury near Lang How. She was treated by team members and evacuated 

Two men became benighted when they lost the path and ran out of daylight. They gave their position using a word-based location app, but this placed them in Bolivia, so we ignored it and located them via other means and retrieved them

A male was located suffering from a shoulder injury. Investigation also revealed atrial fibrillation as well, so along with Kendal MRT, a coastguard helicopter was requested to speed evacuation

A woman sustained a serious fracture/dislocation of the ankle when she slipped on frozen ground 

A couple ran out of steam while returning from Scafell. They were located near Esk Hause and escorted down

A man tripped and sustained a head injury on Loughrigg

We received a report of someone in difficulty with a leg injury descending Pike O'Blisco. They were eventually located and directed to hospital to have soft tissue injuries checked over

We rescued a woman from near School Knott who had slipped on waterlogged, snow-covered ground and fractured her lower leg.

She was treated by team members and evacuated to an ambulance for onward transfer to hospital

We were requested by Patterdale MRT to assist with the recovery of a man injured in an RTC on Kirkstone Pass, Snow had made the road impassable and the RTC had further compounded the problem

A man slipped and suffered an ankle injury. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher

A woman slipped on an icy path on Loughrigg Terrace. She was treated by team members and evacuated for onward transport to hospital

A woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped on icy ground. She was treated by team members and evacuated from the hill

A man slipped on a frozen path and sustained a fractured tibia and fibula. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher

A man, walking alone, suffered an MI. He was able to request help and the team attended along with NWAS paramedics

An early start had us heading up to Easedale Tarn to assist a woman who had sustained injuries to her upper arm. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher with help from Kendal MRT.

A man slipped and suffered a thigh/knee injury. He was treated by team members and evacuated

A man slipped on the decent of Wansfell and injured his wrist. He was able to walk down with pain relief and some assistance from team members

We assisted NWAS with the evacuation of a casualty from rough ground in Ambleside

A male sustained a head injury when he tripped 

He was treated and evacuated by the team

A woman sustained a fractured ankle when she slipped on a wet path. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher

We recovered a male who had become benighted on Greathead Crag.

The team was called to a male who was reported as having collapsed on Gibson Knott. We requeste air ambulance to attend. Unfortunately the man was confirmed to have died at the scene, depsite the efforts of bystanders who had administered CPR

The team were requested to help NWAS with a cyclist who had crashed on the cattle grid at the bottom of the pass

A fellrunner went over on her ankle, hearing a  crack. She sustained a suspected fracture to her ankle and cuts to her other knee. She was treated and evacuated by stretcher

A woman was descending from Alcock Tarn when she slipped and sustained a suspected fracture/dislocation of her shoulder.

She was treated by team members and evacuated to Ambleside for ongoing transport to hospital

A woman slipped on wet ground and sustained an ankle fracture. She was treated by team members and evacuated to an ambulance

A woman sustained a serious ankle injury when she tripped. 
 

She was treated by team members then evacuated to hospital by Coastguard helicopter 

Two people became cragfast after poor route choice led them on to Hanging Knotts above Angle Tarn. They were recovered by team members and escorted down

A male sustained a back injury in a field above Ambleside

He was treated and evacuated by the team

A competitor in a long distance fell race ground to a halt after becoming disoriented. 
 

He was located using the race tracking system and then by team members and evacuated from the hill

A competitor in a fell race injured her knee when she took a tumble near the Bad Step. She was initially taken care of by race marshals and then treated by team members. She was evacuated by a Coastguard helicopter that was training in the area 

We were assisted by Kendal MRT

A female walker tripped and sustained a leg injury. The team was called to assist NWAS, but was stood down once the ambulance crew reached her and confirmed they would be able to walk her off

A woman fell on Orrest Head summit and sustained a serious leg injury

A woman took a tumbling fall on the coffin route. She sustained facial and wrist injuries. She was treated by paramedics and evacuated by team members

We rescued a woman who was taken ill on Loughrigg Terrace

The team assisted police with the search for an elderly local man who had gone missing from home earlier in the day. He was located by police as the team was assembling 

The team was called to assist a woman who had sustained an ankle injury near the stepping stones below Stickle Tarn. She was treated and evacuated with help from Kendal MRT

A couple reported themselves lost on Blea Rigg. We were in the process of trying to locate them when another walker came across them and was able to assist them down

A woman slipped and injured her ankle near Elterwater. The team located her and carried her to a waiting ambulance

A man ground to a halt at Three Tarns after trying to complete a very ambitious route. He was located using SARLOC and subsequently by team members and assisted from the hill

Two women reported themselves benighted. We located them and escorted back to civilisation. 

We were assisted by Kendal MRT on this one, being short of members ourselves due to a prior engagement in Langdale.

For clarity's sake, it's unlikely we'd recommend Burberry macs, Sketchers trainers or Gucci bags  for Lakes hillwalking

#beprepared #beadventuresmart 

A female sustained an ankle injury while descending Rossett Ghyll. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher to the valley for onward transport to hospital.

A young climber fell sustaining head, neck and lower back injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher. 

 A man walking his dogs slipped and sustained an ankle injury. He was treated by team members and evacuated from the hill.

A fellrunner sustained a suspected ankle fracture. He was treated by team members and evacuated 

A man sustained an ankle injury on Blea Rigg. He was treated by team members and evacuated via stretcher, ably assisted by Kendal MRT

A man sustained a serious ankle fracture/dislocation. He was treated by team members, but the need for ongoing manual traction applied to the ankle in order to maintain the blood supply to his foot meant that a stretcher evacuation was not the best option. A Coastguard helicopter was requested and was able to attend and winch the man and fly him to hospital

A woman was seen falling from Jack's Rake. The team attended along with Great North Air Ambulance. Unfortunately it was determined that she'd died of the injuries sustained in the fall. We were assisted in evacuating her body by Kendal MRT

A young boy fell from the cairn on Loughrigg summit, sustaining suspected spinal injuries. The team was called along with North West Air Ambulance. He was treated by paramedics and then evacuated to hospital

A teenage male became separated from his family as he proceeded ahead of them while descending to Stake Pass from Mart Crag Moor. They searched the area around Stake Pass, then called the team. A search was organised and he was located coming down from Rossett Ghyll. We were assisted by Keswick MRT and Lake District Mountain Search and Rescue Dogs

While the previous incident was ongoing we were alerted to a suspected cardiac incident on the slopes of Wansfell. A team was hastily dispatched and an air ambulance was requested to assist.The male was treated and flown to hopsital

A young female injured her ankle on the descent form Pike Howe. She was treated by team members and evacuated to the valley bottom for onward transport to hospital

A 70-year-old walker was reported semi-conscious and with breathing difficulties near Raven Crag, Walthwaite, Gt Langdale. The team was requested to respond, but were stood down on arrival because the person had made their way tp the road and was being assessed by paramedics