Incident Report #61 2010
A woman tripped and sustained an injury to her wrist.
A woman tripped and sustained an injury to her wrist.
An exhausted female walker was assisted from Stake Pass and returned to Ambleside
A male walker collapsed with a suspected heart attack.
A male walker sustained a dislocated his shoulder on the summit of Thornthwaite Beacon.
No rest for the wicked. We'd barely packed up from the previous rescue when we were presented with another. A 19-year-old male
A woman sustained an arm injury after a fall.
An elderly woman sustained an ankle injury after a slip on icy ground. An ambulance was called, but couldn't find her.
An elderly woman sustained an ankle injury after a slip on icy ground. An ambulance was called, but couldn't find her.
A couple walking above Grasmere, near Silver How phoned to say they couldn't find their way off. They could see Grasmere and the A591, but couldn't find a way down.
Two men were unable to find their way off Red Screes after taking longer to complete their walk than planned, and became stuck in the dark.
A group of four phoned for help after becoming lost in mist.
A man slipped and sustained a serious open fracture on the summit of Helm Crag.
A woman sustained a serious fracture and dislocation of her lower leg when she slipped while descending Red Screes.
A man phoned the Police after he lost the path on Crinkle Crags. He had previously lost his map, and had no compass or torch.
We were alerted by the air ambulance that they were attending a collapsed male walker on Little Castle Crag, and they requested our help.
A man and his partner phoned for help when they were unable to locate the way down from Baystone, Wansfell. There's little more can be said.
A man and his partner phoned for help when they were unable to locate the path from the 'Hole in the Wall', at the bottom of Loughrigg Terrace, back to the car park at White Moss.
A man and his partner phoned for help when they were unable to locate a path down from Harrison Stickle.
A 64-year-old woman slipped and sustained a suspected dislocated shoulder.
A man sustained a suspected fractured ankle near the top of The Band.
Two days on....No torch....no daylight....no dinner.....again....but that would have been so simple.
A couple became lost and benighted when the went for a walk without a torch, whistle, compass or adequate clothing.
A 70-year-old woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped on a damp path.
A couple phoned for help because they were struggling getting down from Helm Crag without a torch.
A woman felt faint, clammy and suffered breathing difficulties ascending Stickle Ghyll.
A young couple had completed the scramble of Jack's Rake, but had become disorientated having tried to walk from there to Harrison Stickle.
A man suffered a suspected ankle fracture near the summit of Harrison Stickle, continuing the trend our casualties seem to be developing for injuring themselves as near to the top of mountains as possible.
A man stepped up to the edge of Dungeon Ghyll to take a photo and the edge gave way.
A man was found fitting and unconscious on the summit of Loughrigg. The team was called and went to his aid.
And then again. It's not funny! This time four people, but essentially exactly the same problem.