Incident Report #38
A woman slipped and sustained a suspected sprain/fracture to her ankle. Treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher.
A woman slipped and sustained a suspected sprain/fracture to her ankle. Treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher.
A woman walking with her family suffered the gradual onset injury to her knee, making progress increasingly slow, eventually grinding to a halt at the top of Nab Scar. The woman's injury was splinted and she was stretchered to the valley bottom.
A lone, foreign female became benighted after becoming lost. She was located using SARLOC and then by a team member and assisted from the hill.
A woman sustained a knee injury while descending Nab Scar. She was treated by team members and stretchered from the fell
A group of three became seperated in snow and poor visibility. They managed to regroup and make their way down as a search was being organised.
A 69-year-old woman collapsed with heat exhaustion. She was treated with intravenous fluids and oxygen and taken by helicopter to Furness General Hospital.
A 62-year-old local woman slipped while descending and suffered a suspected ankle fracture. There's a cracking view from up there!
Because of wrong information and location, the team was on the Loughrigg side of Rydal Water looking for a 16 year old female from Morecambe. Ankle bootees may have caused her to fall and sustain a fracture to her right leg. Stretchered to Hart Head Farm to an awaiting ambulance.
The team assisted by RAF Linton and RAF Stafford MRT's went to the aid of a 60 year old female from Hampshire who slipped on wet fellside and fractured her left leg. Stretchered to roadside. Private transport to hospital.
During heavy rain and gale force winds, a 17 year old female from Bury collapsed with exhaustion and hypothermia. Treated with the 'Reviva' (hot air re-warming device) at the scene. Patterdale MRT assisted with the evacuation down to Deepdale.
An 11 year old girl from Hartford stumbled and crashed into a fence post. She was unconscious for 10 minutes. Stretchered to an awaiting ambulance.
A 67 year old female from Keighley whilst out walking with a C.H.A. party slipped on frosty fellside and sustained a fractured ankle.