Far Easedale

A man, walking with his freinds, collapsed in Far Easedale.

A woman slipped and fell, sustaining head injuries.

Two young lads, being spoken to by the police on a seperate matter revealed that in fact they had family members overdue from a walk.

An R.A.F. team on exercise found a Preston couple who had been benighted due to injuries
sustained whilst carrying bicycles from Borrowdale to Grasmere. The man, aged 49, had a
fractured leg, chest and hip injuries. The female aged 36 was suffering from severe
exposure. The team and the RAF Linton M.R.T. stretchered both casulaties to safety.
Weather conditions: cold, gale force winds, rain, heavy snow showers.

The team were called to assist an 11 year old boy who collapsed with severe abdominal pains. It was noted the boy was recovering from an appendix operation he had 2 months ago.

A 14 year old schoolboy from Chorley fell 80ft. off a grass terrace, and suffered head, back and leg injuries. Smooth soled boots caused the accident to this poorly equipped party.

A woman in her 50's slipped and sustained a leg injury. She was treated and carried out on a stretcher. 
 

A woman suffered a nasty fracture/dislocated ankle high in Far Easedale. We treated her injury, and she was evacuated by air ambulance, removing the need for a long carry down. We were happily trekking down when were alerted to another incident on Helm Crag.

A man phoned for help having succumbed to the cold conditions while walking from Borrowdale to Grasmere. After all, it is summer! We got the minimum information from the initial call,

A man sustained a knee injury in Far Easedale. We were given a location by a passer-by. A second informant gave us another location, which he was adamant was correct. He was completely wrong (and is probably still up there, if his map reading skills are anything to go by!). The casualty was treated by team members and carried down with assistance from Kendal MRT. More substantial footwear may have given him more support and prevented the damage.

A 38-year-old German woman sustained a suspected ankle fracture. This resulted in her spending the night out in a tent. Her friend was able raise the alarm first thing, next day. The team treated her injury and the she was evacuated to Furness General Hospital by air ambulance. Kendal MRT also assisted.

A man in his 70s collapsed while descending Far Easedale. He was described to us as stumbling and delirious. Initial reports of his location were contradictory, but he was quickly tracked down and evacuated to West Cumberland Hospital by a helicopter from RN Gannett. He was diagnosed at hospital as having a heart condition.

A 15-year-old girl sustained a suspected fracture to her ankle. She was part of a well organised and equipped group of Air Cadets. She was treated and evacuated with help from Kendal MRT. They wrote us a very nice thank you letter.

A couple walking the Coast to Coast became lost. Keswick MRT were initially alerted, then we were called to assist.

A Canadian father and son, walking from Borrowdale to Grasmere became disoriented and lost  in the Greenup Edge area.

A woman phoned, unable to locate a way of what she thought was Tarn Crag. She had become disorientated

While escorting the remainder of the party down, one of them succumbed to the cold, having been one of the people who'd taken a swim earlier.

The team was paged to assist a 68-year-old American woman who had sustained an ankle injury up near Greenup Edge.

A 61-year-old woman tripped and sustained a suspected fractured wrist.

A young male phoned for help when he became very wet and cold at the end of Far Easedale. He was able to give us an approximate grid reference.

Two students, 18 years, on a mountain expedition were suffering from slight exposure in Far Easedale, one with an injured knee. Assisted off the fell by the team.

15 year old woman, part of a Girl Guide group, collapsed with exhaustion.

 Three walkers reported hearing clear shouts for help on the other side of the valley. Area searched with no result. False alarm with good intent.

62 year old woman slipped on wet footpath and fractured her ankle.

 Man, aged 18 years, walking on a path in Far Easedale on an organised Club Ramble. Sustained fractured kneecap. Brought down by Landrover and seen by local Doctor and conveyed by Ambulance to Kendal Hospital.

 Two women were walking down Far Easedale. Woman 'A' left woman 'B' to make her own way down because 'B' was "too slow" and made no arrangements to meet up again.

65 year old man walking the Coast to Coast slipped and injured his leg.

24 year old woman slipped on rock path and fractured her leg/ankle.