Incident Report #24 2017
A man sustained a leg injury while walking near Tarn Crag. He was treated by the tream and then evacuated with assistance from a Coastguard S92
A man sustained a leg injury while walking near Tarn Crag. He was treated by the tream and then evacuated with assistance from a Coastguard S92
A man suffered a fracture/dislocation of the ankle when he slipped
We assisted with a search for 4 people overdue from Scafell Pike. They were located cold but OK.
A 65-year-old woman slipped and sustained a suspected ankle fracture
We were requested to assist the ambulance service with the evacuation of a 69-year-old who had slipped down a steep bank.
A teenage male with a sprained ankle was recovered from above Rydal Water
A 51-year-old female sustained a suspected ankle fracture when she slipped. She was treated by team members and evacuated
A man slipped and sustained a supected fracture femur.
While involved with the previous search, we were made aware of a male who had collapsed with a suspected CVA. Kendal MRT were requested to assist due to our prior involvement with a search.
We were requested to assist with a large scale search of the Central Fells for a couple who had been missing overnight. They were located by members of Kirby Stephen MRT, cold and wet
A mother and daughter became seperated from the rest of their party near the summit of Pike O'Blisco. A search was organised. They were located when they made their own way down to Langdale
A poorly equipped male was retrieved from Steel Fell.
An elderly man became exhausted and cold in poor weather on Silver How. He was located by team members and stetchered off
We were requested to assist Coniston MRT with an incident on Coniston Old Man. A woman had dislocated her knee. A Coastguard S92 also assisted
Two people became lost of Gt Rigg. They were located by other people on the summit of Fairfield who knew where they were, so wer able to guide them off. We monitored their progres until they were able to confirm that they were safely down
A couple became lost inmist. They wee located using SARLOC and given advice on how to get down. They progress was monitored to make sure they got down
A woman slipped on wet grass and sustained a lower leg injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A couple became lost and stuck on steep ground. They were located using SARLOC (twice, because they moved, despite being told to stay put) and escorted off
A male sustained a head inury when a prior medical condition led to him fainting and falling to the ground
An early start to the new year and an unfortunate incident for our casualty. A male sustained a suspect fracture/dislocation of the hip when he slipped on a damp rocky path. Treated by team members and evacuated to Ambleside for transfer to hospital by air ambulance
A woman slipped and sustained a suspected ankle fracture. She was treated by team members and evacuated to an ambulance in Ambleside
An 80-year-old woman fell and sustained a suspected fractured neck of femur. She was treated by team members and evacuated to Ambleside forward transport to hospital
A man sustainded an ankle injury. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher to an ambulance
A woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped on steep grass near the summit of Loughrigg.
The team were paged for a couple who were lost and benighted, supposedly in Far Easedale, and attempting to get from Rosthwaite to Grasmere. Since we were just about to sit down to our annual dinner, we passed the incident on to Kendal MRT, who had kindly provided cover for us. The size of the search escalated as it became obvious the couple were not where they thought they were, and they were eventually they were located cold and wet near Rosthwaite.
The team was calle dto rescue a woman who had sustainied a nasty fractured to her humerus when she slipped and fell. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A group of 10 were delayed when one of their number was slowed down by injury, cold and fatigue. They were located near Red Tarn and assisted down
We were requested to assist Wasdale MRT with a large area search in the Central Fells. Five people had become separated from a very large group and failed to return. They were located near Styhead Tarn around midneight, cold and wet, by members of Keswick MRT.
A woman slipped on steep grass and suffered a possible lower leg fracture. She was treated by the team and evacuated by stretcher.
We were requested tp assist NWAS in revoering a woman who had slipped and sustained a suspected lower leg fracture