Local Incident

A dropped call to NWAS suggested that someone was in difficulty in the water at Blea Tarn. We attended along with Fire and Rescue, Police and NWAS. A search of the area revealed nothing, and we were able to stand down when a call was received confirming that the person we were looking for was on the way to hospital in a car

A female took a tumble when her wheelchair slipped off the edge of a path. She sustained multiple cuts and bruises. She was extracted and handed over to ambulance crew for ongoing transport

A male was found fitting on the Grasmere lake shore path. He was treated by paramedics and evacuated by team members

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

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

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"

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

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

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 Beast II’ arrived and wreaked havoc across the county. We were requested to assist NWAS with the evacuation of a person suffering chest pains from a house in Windermere. We transferred her and a paramedic to RLI for treatment

We searched a number of areas while looking for a vulnerable young male, missing in the Grasmere area. Unfortunately nothing was found. At the time of writing, police enquiries continues

We were requested to assist wit the recovery of a male whohad fallen down a steep bank on the riverside in Ambeside

We assisted NWAS to recover an ambulance from a steep, slippery track in Troutbeck

We were requested to assist with the recovery of a man's body from the stream that runs through a deep channel in central Ambleside

We assisted NWAS with an unconscious young female at a proprty in Bowness

We were requested to provide urgent assistance to an eldery couple who were stuck on a snow-covered Wrynose Pass. They were reporting that they unable to stop the car sliding down the road. We sorted them out... 

A young woman was found by a passing walker at the base of a small crag with serious injuries. She was treated by team members and paramedics and evacuated by air ambualnce to a major trauma centre 

A vulnerable male was reported a spossibly in the Orrest Head area. A search was being organised when he walked in to Windermere police station

There was initial confusion over the location of this incident, with NWAS reporting it at Troutbeck and Police reporting at Storrs. The team as responding when we were notifiied by police that incident could be resolved at Storrs without our help. We went home to bed...

We were requested to assist police in a search for a vunerable woman in the Skelwith Bridge area.

A young couple exploring the Lake District in search of snow found it... and got their car stuck in it. We succeessfully recovered them and their car back to more level, snow free roads

A tent and various other items were reported abandoned near Blea Crag, Langdale. The equipment was recovered and over two days, couple of searches were mounted to check that occupants were OK.

The team was paged to assist NWAS with the evacuation of a 4-year-old boy who had reportedly sustained back injuries in a fall on Post Knott, Windermere. He was located on Brant Fell, and after examination by paramedics, was passed fit to walk off.

We were requested to assist police with a search for a high risk missing person in the Little Langdale area. He was located after a prolonged search

A small group of team members assisted Patterdale MRT with an incident in their area. Our Autopulse was deployed and our team doctor flew to hospital in a Royal Navy Seaking with the casualty and Autopulse. Keswick MRT, Cumbria Fire Service, NWAS and police were all involved.