Search

A man was reported missing overnight. A search was organised, and he was located in Borrowdale, cold and shaken, but OK.

A young male was reported overdue at his destination in Langdale. He had set off from Wasdale, but not arrived. A search was organised, involving SARDA, Keswick MRT, Wasdale MRT and ourselves. He was located at 04.45, cragfast at Hanging Knotts. He was cold and wet, but otherwise unharmed. He was escorted to Langdale by members of Langdale MRT and then repatriated.

The team was requested to assist Keswick MRT in a search of the central fells for four walkers who had reported themselves lost in mist by mobile phone. They were located on Allen Crags, way off their intended route. Team members got home around 2am.

The team was asked to assist in a major operation to find and rescue a large number of cockle pickers from the sands in Morecambe Bay. They had been caught by a fast advancing tide. A number of people made their own way to safety, several were rescued, but tragically nineteen drowned. The team sent vehicles, personnel, search dogs and specialist radio equipment. On 15th February another body was located on the sand near Morecambe. One of the problems encountered at the time was that nobody knew how many people were out on the sand.

The team was asked to assist the Police with a search of an inaccessible stretch of river bank in connection with the discovery of a young woman's body.

While the previous incident was under way, we were made aware of a father and son who were overdue from their walk in the Bowfell area. Fortunately they turned up in Borrowdale before we had to go and look for them.

Kendal MRT called us to assist them with a search for two missing people overdue on a walk from Kentmere to Troutbeck. They were reported missing by their mother, when they failed to show up at the pub that she was waiting in. They were located in another pub. We all went home.
very high winds and heavy rain.

Five team members assisted with a search carried out by Keswick MRT for two people overdue from a walk.

A group of four descending the Band spotted a light, apparently signalling for help across the valley on Mart Crag Moor.

The search panel called all teams in Lakeland to search for two teenage boys from the Barrow-in-Furness area, who were missing on a walk from Eskdale to Borrowdale.

The previous search merged into a second one when we were made aware of two men missing on Sergeant Man.

A couple phoned the Police when they became lost in mist on Crinkle Crags.

Three people were reported overdue from a walk to Scafell.

We were called to help a couple lost on Wansfell.

The team assisted Keswick MRT with a search for a man overdue from a walk.

A 57-year-old volunteer conservationist had set out on the previous day to perform some maintenance work, supposedly on the Rossett Ghyll path.

A 32-year-old woman walking with her partner sustained a knee injury and was unable to walk.

A guest staying at the Kirkstone Inn reported her husband overdue from what should have been a two-hour walk.

A woman was reported missing by her husband after they became separated while walking in the vicinity of Harrison Stickle.

A young man was reported overdue at his campsite, where he was due to meet his friends.

We were called to assist two women, one with a minor head injury, who were struggling to locate a route off the hill by the light of a mobile phone.

We were asked by Patterdale MRT to assist with the search for a family with young children,

Team members assisted Police divers as they searched several tarns in connection with the previous days search.

The search resumed, with more widespread areas searched.

The search was resumed with areas originally searched at night rechecked in daylight and new areas covered still without success.

We were requested to search the Langdale area for a man reported missing from home. There was concern for his safety.

An 80-year-old women was reported missing from home by family members.

A solo male walker called for help after becoming disorientated in the Thornthwaite Beacon area.

Two men phoned for help when they became lost on Silver How.

The team were contacted by the Police about three men who had been reported overdue at their Ambleside guesthouse.