A couple were unable to continue due to fatigue and darkness
They were located and retrieved by team members
#beadventuresmart
Ask yourself three questions
Do I have the skills?
Do I have the right equipment?
Do I know what the weather will do?t
An unusual early start for this type of injury… a woman slipped and sustained a suspected ankle fracture. She was treated and evacuated with assistance from Kendal MRT
Two women walking from Patterdale to Grasmere reported themselves lost and unable to continue. With involvement from Patterdale MRT they were located in Tongue Ghyll and assisted from the fell
A male sustained an ankle injury
He was treated and evacuated by stretcher with help from Kendal and Coniston MRTs
A woman suffered a lower keg injury
She was treated and evacuated with help from Kendal MRT and a passing member of Coniston MRT
A woman sustained an ankle injury. She was treated and evacuated by the team
A group of people walking came across a collapsed male. The team, along with air ambulance attended but the man was declared deceased at the scene. He was recovered to Ambleside
A female sustained an ankle fracture when she slipped. She was treated and evacuated by stretcher
A young man suffered a suspected epileptic seizure. He was evacuated by team members
Two males were unable to continue due to bad weather and inadequate equipment. They were recovered by team members
#beadventuresmart
A man suffered a fracture/dislocation of the ankle. He was treated by team members and evacuated to the valley, for onward transport to hospital
A man was unable to descend from Orrest Head after suffering back pain. He was assisted down by team members
Four 16-year0old males were assisted down from Nab Scar after their they abandoned their tents in a storm
Three 16-year-old males on a camping trip were reported missing by parents. After a brief investigation, they were located and returned to them
#beadventuresmart
Two people were unable to find their way off Crinkle Crags and they were not going to get off before dark, so with no map, compass or torch it was decided they needed retrieving.
A small group went up, located them and brought them down
A woman in a party of three tripped and sustained a fractured wrist. She was treated and stretchered from the fell
A male descending from the Fairfield Horseshoe slipped and sustained an ankle injury at Lower Brock Crag. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher.
A man suffered a knee injury. He was treated and evacuated
A woman on a led walk slipped and sustained an ankle fracture. She was treated by the team and evacuated with help from Kendal MRT
A woman slipped and sustained a wrist fracture. She was treated and evacuated with help from Kendal MRT
An Apple emergency alert was received by their call Centre in the USA. It filtered through the system and eventually ended up with us… We investigated and found nothing and were unable to contact the number provided. Eventually a ‘stand down’ filtered through as well… there’s definitely room for improvement with this!
A man was found struggling to descend from Stock Ghyll. He was assisted down and returned to family for debriefing
We attended a male suffering dizziness and stumbling. He was assisted down
A walker took a fall sustaining head, back and hand injuries
He was treated and airlifted to the valley floor for transfer to ambulance
A woman returning from a swimming trip slipped and sustained injuries to her ankles and hip. She was treated and evacuated
A woman complained of dizziness shortness of breath while climbing Stickle Tarn. The team attended and recovered her to the valley
A man was reported as concussed at the end of Mickleden. We responded and located the man at the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, having managed to make his own way that far
A woman slipped and sustained an ankle injury
She was treated and evacuated
A second incident was reported on Esk Pike with another DofE participant succumbing to hypothermia. We were assisted on this rescue by a Coastguard helicopter
A DofE participant suffered a suspected ankle injury. He was treated and evacuated with assistance from Kendal and Duddon & Furness MRTs. This help was essential as wee were also dealing with another incident that commenced 10 minutes later
