Nick Owen, LAMRT Team Leader was present at the recent Cumbria Tourism Awards to accept an award on behalf of ALL Lake's teams for their innovation in the use of modern technology, for the benefit of visitors to Cumbria.
The award was created by sculptor, Chris Brammall, whose dad, Andy, was actually an LAMRT member and search dog handler in the past
We were requested to assist Kendal MRT with a search for an elderly woman missing in the Scout Scar area of Kendal. Team members went through to assist, but thankfully the lady was located safely.
With most of Kendal MRT committed to a search in the Howgill area, we were requested to assist them with an urban search for a missing despondent male. Nothing was found following a search of open ground, playing fields and housing estates
We were requested to assist Kendal MRT with the rescue of a horse rider who had fallen from her horse, breaking her leg. We arrived at the same time as the Air Ambulance, so left it to them.
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.
We were requested to assist Kendal MRT with a search for a person missing in the Scout Scar area.
