Dungeon Ghyll

Are you sitting comfortably, because this is a good one!
(I suggest a beer and some crisps as a minimum) We were called to assist a 53-year-old male and a 47-year-old female who where benighted in the area of Harrison Stickle. It seemed a simple matter of finding them, and walking them down. They'd given us a fairly good idea where they were, and finding them wasn't difficult. In fact we located them about 11.30pm. The team members who got to them first were greeted by complaints that they had walked past, despite their shouts.

A 42-year-old man slipped on the path and sustained a suspected fracture to his left ankle. We did the usual stuff, and removed him to place of safety.
 

A 44-year-old woman fell from the path near the top of Dungeon Ghyll. She fell approximately 80ft into the bed of the ghyll, sustaining serious multiple injuries. Sadly, despite prolonged attempts by her friends to revive her, she died. We were assisted in the rescue by a helicopter from the RAF.
 

A woman slipped and sustained a lower leg injury.
 

While dealing with the first incident we were notified of a second incident at Dungeon Ghyll. A woman had slipped and sustained a suspected fractured ankle. At this stage Kendal MRT were called to assist. She was treated and evacuated to the valley. Later information revealed that she had sustained three fractures to her tibia and fibula.

A 33-year-old man slipped on an icy path and sustained a lower leg injury.

A 31-year-old woman sustained a suspected fracture to her left tibia and fibula.

A man stepped up to the edge of Dungeon Ghyll to take a photo and the edge gave way.

A man in his 50's, who was part of a larger group, suffered a panic attack on the path at the upper end of Dungeon Ghyll. There was a little confusion as to whether they were in Stickle Ghyll,

A 64-year-old man was hit by rockfall in the bottom of the ghyll.

Man, 25 years, slipped and fell in Upper Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale. He sustained head injuries and was taken to County Hospital after being brought down off the fell by the team.

Male, 52 years, walking in Dungeon Ghyll above the intakes

Woman aged 22 years, from Cheshire, was descending Upper Dungeon Ghyll, when she slipped and sustained a suspected fracture of the left ankle. Brought down by team. Taken by Ambulance to County Hospital. Appeared to be well clad and shod.

Three members of a party of 4 were injured when one fell while scrambling up Dungeon Ghyll. An air ambulance had been called, but was unable to access the casualties due to the steep-sided ravine and the fact that hey were trapped some 20 metres up the rock face.

A woman sustained a lower leg injury when she slipped at the top of Dungeon Ghyll. While our initial response was under way we were made aware of incident 73. Our resources were split and we continued with this rescue, splinting the injury and stretchering her down, assisted by Kendal MRT.

A woman slipped sustained a suspected fractured lower leg. She was treated by team members (not already committed to the previous rescue) and evacuated by stretcher, with assistance from Kendal MRT.

In atrocious weather conditions, the team was called to assist a man who had become separated from his walking companion. Unfortunately he was discovered fatally injured at the bottom of the ghyll, seemingly having fallen some 70 metres from the path. We had requested the assistance of an RAF SAR helicopter, but they were unable to reach us in the prevailing weather conditions.