Incident Report #69 2017
We assisted NWAS with the evacuation of a man who had been taken ill and fallen in the water at Grasmere weir
We assisted NWAS with the evacuation of a man who had been taken ill and fallen in the water at Grasmere weir
A woman tripped down a big step and fell against a tree, damaging her knee and banging her sternum. She was treated by team members and evacuated to an ambulance
An elderly male tripped and sustained a head wound. We assisted NWAS paramedics with his evacuation
A woman became separated from her walking partner and was subsequently reported missing. She was eventually located next day, having been accommodated near Esk Hause by a DofE from King Edward VI School, Stratford Upon Avon, having been safely accommodated in one of their tents overnight. Thanks to the 'Ruby' group for their help!! Not the first time a DofE group have helped out, and probably not the last
We were all just about to go home from the previous rescue when we were notified of a male who had collapsed, exhausted and unwell. He was treated by team members and evacuated to a point from where the air ambulance could take him on to hospital
Midges turned out in force
While the previous incident was ongoing we were also requested to assist NWAS in evacuating a male with a head injury from Rydal
A woman sustained a lower leg injury when she slipped. She was treated by team members and evacuated to the road, from where she travelledf to hospital for further investigation of her injury
A team member who is part of the Fix the Fells team was at work at the top of Far Easedale when she encountered a man struggling with an ankle injury. The situation was complicated by his wife struggling with an asthma attack. She and her colleague started to assist the couple down, and alerted the team to assist. We responded and assisted the couple to Grasmere
A second pair became lost on Crinkle Crags. Our not-so-secret, secret weapon, SARLOC didn't work on them, so we had to go old skool and search for them, as well as the previous pair (incident 56). They were located and escorted off.
A couple phoned for help when they became disorientated on Crinkle Crags. After attempts to contact them and talk them down failed, they eventually found their in to Eskdale
Young make sustained a lower leg injury. Treated by team members and evacuated.
A couple in their 70s took a tumbling fall, both sustaining head inuries.
They were both treated by team members and stretchered to a waiting ambulance
A couple became lost and wandered of the back off Crinkle Crags, becoming stuck above Moasdale. They werer located and escorted off
A woman sustained an ankle injury when she fell. Unfortunately she wasn't able to give a precise location, so a protracted search had to be mounted. She was located and evacuated from an very obscure place!
Male sustained head injury in a fall
Female sustained lower leg injury. Treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A woman sustained a suspected lower leg fracture when she slipped. She was treated by team members and evacuated to an ambulance
We were requested to assist NWAS with sccessing a man suffering chest pains near Crossgates, Elterwater
A man was reported as collapsed with CPR in progress.
The team attended along with air ambulance, but sadly the man was pronounced as deceased at the scene
A 65-year-old man collapsed. Despite attempts by passersby and team, team members and air ambulance paramedics, he was pronounced deceased. He was evacuated to Ambleside
A man sustained a lower leg injury when he slipped. He was treated by team members and stretchered to a team vehicle for transport to an anmbulance in Ambleside
An overseas female sustained a lower leg injury when she slipped
An 82-year-old man fell and sustained wrist and facial injuries. He was treated by team members and evacuated to a waiting ambulance for onward travel to hospital
A woman descending Far Easedale tripped and sustained a suspected wrist fracture, plus a possible bump on the head.
She was treated by team members and evacuated by air ambulance to Lancaster
A group of four males became exhausted after going a long way off thier intended route. We set off to retrieve them, onlt to discover that they'd been assisted from the hill by other people
A group of three, seperated from the rest of their party ground to a halt when darkness, fatigue and recurring injuries got the better of them. They were located using our SARLOC tool and evacuated to Grasmere
A male slipped and sustained a suspected knee fracture. He was treated by teh team and evacuated to an ambulance
An elderly male sustained a head injury in a fall. He was treated and evacuated to an air ambulance for evacuation
A woman sustained a lower leg injury when she slipped. She was treated by team members and evacuated.
A large group were reported missing in Langdale. They were quickly located with only limited involvement from the team