Incidents
Number of Rescues: 0
Volunteer Hours: 0

Incident Report #54 2025
Sunday
25/05/25, 02:02
The team were alerted by Patterdale MRT, who had initially received a call by Cumbria Police, to two campers at Angle Tarn. On deeper investigation it was discovered that the campers were, in fact, at Angle Tarn in Great Langdale. The job was then handed over to LAMRT. Team members were dispatched to assist with taking down their tents and walking them back down safely to the valley floor.

Incident Report #53 2025
Saturday
24/05/25, 17:38
We were made aware of a walker who had got lost in the bad weather, they initially pitched their tent in an attempt to wait out the bad weather and descend in the morning. However, the tent began to leak so they requested our assistance. After a conversation on the phone with members of our team the walker was able to successfully navigate off the hill and was monitored remotely back to their vehicle.

Incident Report #52 2025
Friday
23/05/25, 20:51
We received a report from CUMPOL that two walkers were lost in the vicinity of Ore gap after low cloud had caused them to lose their way. The team made their way up and made contact with the lost walkers, who were not aware where they had parked. After looking through photos they had taken throughout their day the team were able to decipher where the walkers had parked and provided them with assistance back to the valley floor and then drove them to their vehicles.

Incident Report #36 2025
Tuesday
18/03/25, 18:13
A woman tumbled backwards while crossing a stream and hit her head. She suffered cuts and impaired consciousness at that point. The team was mobilised along with a Coastguard helicopter from Prestwick. After assessment by a team doctor it was established that she would be able to walk a down with assistance and the helicopter was stood down

Incident Report #33 2025
Saturday
15/03/25, 19:20
A young male was reported as ill and vomiting on Shelter Crags. With both ourselves and Kendal MRT already engaged with the previous two incidents, with concern fo the condition of the male, a Coastguard helicopter was requested to assist. With help from a couple of team members, helicpter was able to locate the make and evacuate him

Incident Report #30 2025
Wednesday
12/03/25, 10:07
A solo male scrambler was reported overdue from the previous day. Information pointed towards Pike O’StickleÂ
Likely areas were searched initially with binoculars and a drone before a Coastguard helicopter arrived and was able to locate man’s body in a gully high on the side of the crag. Team. Members were airlifted to the site and along with the winchman, were able to recover him to the valley, from where he was transported to AmblesideÂ

Incident Report #27 2025
Monday
03/03/25, 22:35
Team leaders were contacted by Keswick MRT with a request to provide assistance at first light on 4th March to continue a search for a missing male. Available team members were identified but ultimately not required when the missing male was located late onÂ

Incident Report #23 2025
Friday
21/02/25, 13:18
We were alerted to a solo male who was struggling on an ambitious route from Windermere railway station to Patterdale via Helvellyn. Having become exhausted he was unable to continue and was getting very cold. Investigation located him within Patterdale team area, so they were alerted, located him and escorted him down

Incident Report #14 2025
Friday
31/01/25, 11:29
We received a call from the iPone emergency call centre, and as is often the case, we received very limited information, consisting of a vague location and a report of a ‘traumatic injury’
The team attended and headed off to Mickleden, to be informed that the casualty had made his own way out and was being taken to hospital by a partner.
The team stood down and returned to base

Incident Report #9 2025
Saturday
11/01/25, 12:30
A male sustained a nasty ankle fracture when he slipped on an icy path. He was treated by the team and evacuated to an air ambulance for transport to hospital
With many of our team away training in Scotland, we were particularly grateful for Kendal MRT assistanceÂ

Incident Report #8 2025
Tuesday
07/01/25, 20:07
A group of three women became separated when they encountered deep snow. One of them ultimately made it back to the valley bottom alone and was located there. The other two were located and extracted via Coastguard Helicopter from Caernarfon and transported to Ambleside where they were reunited with their third party member and rewarmed and checked by paramedics before heading home
Sub-zero conditions and deep, fresh snow made for quite challenging conditions for all
#beadventuresmart #thinkwinter
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Incident Report #133 2024
Tuesday
31/12/24, 11:44
Two adventurous wild-campers got into difficulty in strong winds and heavy rain, one reporting a leg injury and chest pains. The team attended in challenging conditions and evacuated the two men
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#beadventuresmart
Ask yourself three questions:
Do I have the skills required?
Do I know what the weather forecast is?
Do I have the right equipment?Â

Incident Report #125 2024
Sunday
01/12/24, 14:36
One a group of three young males was reported as feeling dizzy, unwell and unable to continue their descent from Dove Crag. The group were encouraged to continue to descend, it being easier to keep warm while moving than stationary. We met them around High Pike and assisted them the remainder of the way. We were assisted by Kendal MRT
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Ask yourself 3 questions before you set off:
Do I have the right GEAR?
Do I know what the WEATHER will be like?
Am I confident I have the KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS for the day?
Be Adventure Smart
#beadventuresmart
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Incident Report #124 2024
Sunday
01/12/24, 09:50
We were forwarded an iPhone emergency centre activation with no information other than a location. We felt a need to investigate, so a small group was dispatched to Angle Tarn while attempts to make contact continued. Subsequently we were able to make phone contact to establish that the problem (unspecified) that had caused the activation had been resolved and we were no longer needed. The team returned to base

Incident Report #119 2024
Saturday
09/11/24, 17:16
On a second attempt to locate and climb Scafell,  two men became benighted on Long Top, Crinkle Crags… no torches and Google maps… they were located via SARLOC and assisted back to their car parked at Three Shires Stone… it’s OK Wasdale MRT, you can thank us laterÂ
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#beadventuresmrt
Ask yourself three questions…
Do I have the skills?
Do I have the right equipment?
Do I know what the weather will be?

Incident Report #114 2024
Tuesday
29/10/24, 17:31
A man was reported overdue from a paragliding trip. His partner had located his vehicle in Grasmere but he was not with it. An initial hasty search was organised, followed by a more prolonged and complex search involving team members, search dogs, and a Coastguard helicopter. This was unsuccessful, and ended around 2am. A further search was planned and implemented at first light, involving team members from multiple other Lake District MRTs, and search dogs from the Lakes, England and Southern Scotland, with the man being found around 10:15am, seriously injured. He was treated by MRT members, then lifted by Coastguard Helicopter to a location from where he could be transferred to an air ambulance and flown to hospital.

Incident Report #106 2024
Monday
07/10/24, 11:38
 Am male was found having fallen some distance in to Stickle Ghyll, sustaining multiple injuries. He was pulled from the water by passersby and then treated and evacuated with assistance from Kendal MRT, Northwest Air Ambulance and Coastguard Rescue 199

Incident Report #104 2024
Saturday
28/09/24, 11:33
A male was reported unwell, shaking and unable to continue on the path to Loughrigg. The team responded and he was evacuated to an ambulanceÂ
We were in the middle of a day hosting a group for Norwegian People’s Aid (Norsk Folkehjelp) who came along to assist… it’s rare to have such a well attended rescue!

Incident Report #78 2024
Saturday
17/08/24, 10:14
A male suffered a dislocated shoulder while ascending Jack’s Rake. The shoulder popped back put left our casualty in a lot of pain. They were recovered to the base of the Rake, from where they were assisted in walking the rest of the way down. We were assisted by a Coastguard helicopter and Kendal MRTÂ

Incident Report #76 2024
Thursday
15/08/24, 13:14
A dog slipped and fell down the waterfall at Stockghyll, landing in a pool at about half way, before climbing on to a ledge in between the two main columns of the fall.Â
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A protracted and technical rescue took please to successfully recover the dog and return to to it’s owner
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We were assisted by Kendal MRT

Incident Report #70 2024
Friday
26/07/24, 20:37
An Apple emergency alert was received by their call Centre in the USA. It filtered through the system and eventually ended up with us… We investigated and found nothing and were unable to contact the number provided. Eventually a ‘stand down’ filtered through as well… there’s definitely room for improvement with this!

Incident Report #62 2024
Saturday
20/07/24, 17:41
We were requested to search for a despondent male reported in Langdale. A search was organised and he was located by members of RAF Lemming MRT near Stickler Tarn in the early hours. We were assisted by Police, Keswick and RAF Leeming MRTs, and dears has dogs

Incident Report #53 2024
Wednesday
26/06/24, 13:27
A broken, dropped phone call suggested a casualty on Side Pike. We were able to get a location from the 999 call. Â We responded and located a woman with a knee injury. She was assisted from the hill and made her own way to hospital
We were assisted by Kendal MRT

Incident Report #50 2024
Monday
24/06/24, 00:04
We were requested to attend a multi-agency response to a report of three people in the water in Windermere. The team attended but the incident was resolved by other agencies
Ask yourself three questions
Do I know what the weather will do?
Do I have the skills?
Do I have the equipment?
#beadventuresmart

Incident Report #42 2024
Tuesday
21/05/24, 21:41
Two figured were spotted high on Loft/Raven Crag and reported as cragfast. A team members travelled hastily to try and get sight before it went dark, but could see nothing. After conversation with various witnesses it was decided to take no further action. One possibility is two climbers topping out, combines with a farmer gathering sheep, combined to give a confusing position… false alarm with good intent

Incident Report #41 2024
Tuesday
21/05/24, 19:50
Concerns were raised when a dog was located running free at School Knott. The team were asked to search for the man who hadn’t been heard from since around midday. A number of lines of enquiry were followed before it was identified that th missing was was the same person who had been airlifted unconscious by air ambulance around lunchtime, having been trampled by cows

Incident Report #38 2024
Monday
13/05/24, 15:57
A woman in a walking group felt unable to continue, so the group leader called for help. This was being organised when we were notified that she’d rallied and was able to walk down with assistance, so we stood down. We monitored their descent electronically to confirm they got down

Incident Report #35 2024
Wednesday
08/05/24, 10:25
A man reported himself lost and disorientated in the region of Crinkle Crags. A search was organised and team members were deployed when he made contact with other people who were confident that they could assist him. They guided him to Three Tarns and pointed him downhill. The team stood down

Incident Report #15 2024
Saturday
02/03/24, 16:35
A couple were unable to continue when they were overcome by snow and cold. They were located and assisted from the hill in very difficult conditions, during which a helicopter attempted to assist but was unable due to severe weather. Team members endured strong winds and heavy, deep snow. If we had not been able to locate them and get them down, it's fair to say the outcome could have been significantly different
#beadventuresmartÂ
Ask yourself three questions:
Do I know the weather forecast?
Do I have the right skills?
Do I have the right equipment?

Incident Report #13 2024
Thursday
29/02/24, 00:35
A young woman was reported missing with her last known location being reported as Pavey Ark on the 26th. A search was delayed until morning due to the time that had already elapsed, and the dangerous nature of the ground and poor weather. Sadly, a hasty team located the young woman's body around 9 amÂ
She was recovered to AmblesideÂ
Our deepest sympathies go to the young woman's family and friends

Incident Report #12 2024
Sunday
18/02/24, 11:09
In another uncharacteristic pre-lunch call Keswick MRT asked us to attend an incident just across the border between us. They were already committed to an incident on Helvellyn White Side (14) - Keswick Mountain Rescue (keswickmrt.org.uk)
A woman sustained a fractured ankle when she slipped in Wythburn
She was given pain relief and evacuated by stretcher

Incident Report #11 2024
Saturday
17/02/24, 15:25
A young woman phoned for help when overwhelmed by weather at Esk Hause. Very poor phone signal meant information was scant so we set off equipped for most eventualities. She was located uninjured at the bottom of Rossett Ghyll having been assisted down by two other people Â
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#beadventuresmart
Ask yourself three questions
Do I know what the weather will do?
Do I have the right equipment?
Do I have the skills?

Incident Report #6 2024
Sunday
21/01/24, 15:02
Questionable decision making led to a couple going on to the high fells despite warnings of the approaching storm Isha. Forced to abandon a heavy rucsack they found themselves unable to continue and called for help. With considerable difficulty they were recovered in a joint effort by LAMRT, Patterdale, and RAF Leeming and Valley MRTs. A Coastguard helicopter also attempted access but was unable due to extreme weather conditions
Ask yourself three questions
Do I know what the weather will do?
Do I have the skills?
Do I have the equipment?
#beadventuresmart Â

Incident Report #4 2024
Monday
15/01/24, 14:25
A woman reported double ankle injuries in a slip. She tried to continue to move but was unable. The team was called, with Kendal MRT assisting. The woman was winched in to Rescue 199 Coastguard helicopter and her husband and dog returned to the valley in the company of team members

Incident Report #109 2023
Tuesday
26/12/23, 16:44
A couple became benighted when they were unable to find their way down from Dow Bank, Langdale. They were located via SARLOC and recovered by the teamÂ
#beadventuresmart
Ask yourself three questions
Do you know the weather forecast?
Have you got the skills?
Have you got the equipment?
