Incidents
Number of Rescues: 0
Volunteer Hours: 0

Incident Report #105 2023
Saturday
02/12/23, 15:30
We were tasked to assist other emergency services when heavy snow hit the area.
During this period we dealt with various incidents incuding:
Potential cardiac arrest
Suspect CVA
Head injuries caused by an assault
An elderly male in need of help after carers were unable to attend him
A suspected spinal fracture from a sledging accident
And several urgent medication requests

Incident Report #103 2023
Saturday
25/11/23, 16:38
A man was reported as having become separated from his boat with the boat still circling him on Windermere. A multi-agency response was initiated. We were able to stand down while responding when it was confirmed that he had been recovered from the water

Incident Report #102 2023
Saturday
11/11/23, 12:34
A climber reported himself cragfast after soloing part way up Crescent Climb on Pavey Ark before encountering wet rock. Unable to retreat he called for help. Having time to reconsider his position, he then contacted us to say that with help from another climber, her was able to get off. At this point we were able to stand down

Incident Report #100 2023
Wednesday
01/11/23, 16:45
A group became benighted on Esk Pike. The initial call went to Wasdale MRT who were happy to pass it to us! They were recovered from Ore Gap and assisted down, cold and wet but unhurt
#BeAventureSmart
Ask yourself three questions
Do I know what the weather will do?
Do I have the right skills?
Do I have the right equipment?

Incident Report #95 2023
Friday
06/10/23, 08:50
We were requested to assist in a search for a solo walker who hadn’t been heard from while doing the Coast to Coast walk. We checked the ‘normal’ route through our area, failing to locate him. He was subsequently located outside our area, trapped between two swollen rivers and having made the sensible decision to wait for water levels to drop. He was recovered

Incident Report #94 2023
Monday
02/10/23, 15:10
A man tripped and sustained fractured wrist very close to the summit of Bowfell. The wrist was deformed and very painful. A discussion was had and the casualty and friend they agreed to attempt to keep moving towards Angle Tarn. The team were on the way when we were notified that an air ambulance had managed to uplift the casualty

Incident Report #92 2023
Friday
29/09/23, 15:41
We’d only just completed the previous rescue when we were notified of a second incident on Long Top, Crinkle Crag. We attended, along with members of Kendal MRT. The female casualty had sustained a suspected lower leg fracture. She was treated and then evacuated below the cloud base and picked up Coastguard helicopter. An air ambulance had attempted to assist but was unable due to high winds

Incident Report #69 2023
Sunday
06/08/23, 16:37
A woman reported herself lost near Sergeant Man. She was located using SARLOC and given directions to find her way to Stickle Tarn. Team members were tracking her progress when we were notified that she had come across another group who offered to see her down. We stood downÂ

Incident Report #66 2023
Tuesday
01/08/23, 17:29
While investigating the previous incident a team member was flagged down for assistance with a man who was fitting and suffered a head injury on the roadside... the team member (also a paramedic) assisted the bystander (also a paramedic) with the man, who subsequently discharged himself from their care...Â

Incident Report #65 2023
Tuesday
01/08/23, 13:56
Sometimes we have an incident that just leaved you baffled and perplexed... a family group 'lost' a 19-year-old member when she 'wandered off' on the way to Loft Crag. Our 'normal' procedure in these circumstances is to contain the remaining group and locate the missing person, however this does require a certain level of cooperation from the group and this was not forthcoming... by 1830 all members of the group had been accounted for with the original lost person turning up in Langstrath, and another one who'd gone 'searching' for her located at Stake Pass... sometimes people just have to take a bit of responsibility for their actions. things like knowing where you've parked your car and what route you were taking can be really helpful pieces of information... and telling us you need a helicopter won't necessarily get you one!
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Incident Report #52 2023
Sunday
09/07/23, 16:11
A man and woman became separated while walking over Crinkle Crags. The man waited at Three Tarns then reported the woman missing. She eventually turned up at the Old Dungeon Ghyll car park having somehow passed him at Three Tarns and continuing her walk over Bowfell in the hope of catching him up... which, given he had descended The Band when he gave up, was pretty unlikely. We can only assume the drive home was a tense one...Â

Incident Report #47 2023
Friday
30/06/23, 14:29
Witnesses saw a dog fall from Jack's Rake and were concerned for the dog and its owner who was trying to descend to reach it. The team were called and responded but were stood down once it was established that the owner was OK and didn;t require our help to recover his dog

Incident Report #45 2023
Saturday
10/06/23, 20:59
The team were called to a male who had jumped from rocks in to shallow water at Buckstone's Jump. He sustained fractures to both ankles. One of these was serious and limb-threatening, so after treatment by the team, he was evacuated to hospital via Coastguard helicopter.Â
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Lightening strikes and a massive midge swarm saw the team exposed to noteworthy danger and considerable discomfort!

Incident Report #32 2023
Sunday
16/04/23, 14:32
A group of four plus a dog became disorientated in mist. Without map and compass, they phoned for help. With the aid of SARLOC they were located and given guidance to get them down. With the previous serious incident ongoing a team member monitored their progress until they were safely downÂ
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#beadventuresmart ...Â
Ask yourself three questions:
Do I know what the weather is going to do?Â
Do I have the skills?
Do I have the right equipment?

Incident Report #23 2023
Sunday
19/03/23, 19:42
A phone call was received by police stating a problem finding a way off Bowfell. The call was dropped and no further contact was possible. We monitored the situation overnight, but when there was no further communication by mid-morning we escalated the incident and organised a search. Thankfully a chat with staff from the Old Dungeon Ghyll alerted us to 4 young men who they had seen around midnight, cold, wet and trying to get back to their holiday accommodation. We located them and confirmed that they were the same people who had made the 999 call. We were able to go home
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The moral of this story is that if you dial 999 for help, you also need to advise when you no longer require help!

Incident Report #18 2023
Sunday
12/03/23, 14:08
In a remarkably similar incident to previous, two women were unable to locate a way off Blea Rigg. A small team was assembling to retrieve them when a passing fellrunner was able to intervene and guide them to an obvious path down. We were able to stand down
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#beadventuresmart

Incident Report #15 2023
Wednesday
08/03/23, 14:23
Someone working in Troutbeck spotte what appeared to be a human shape stationary for a prolonged period on the hillside. Concerned that it was a person, we were requested to investigate.Â
We recovered a waterproof rucksack cover!Â
False alarm with good intent

Incident Report #82 2022
Sunday
25/12/22, 12:05
The team were called to a person who had suffered a cardiac arrest at Buckstones Jump. We attended along with a Coastgurad helicopter, an North West Air Ambulance having aborted due to the weather conditions. The casualty was treated, placed on our Autopulse device and airlifted to West Cumberland Infirmary. Sadly they were declared to have died at the hospital.
Our best wishes are extended to all involved and thanks to all who assisted including NWAS, Cumbria Police, HM Coastguard and team members who attended

Incident Report #55 2022
Sunday
17/07/22, 09:08
The team were called by NWAS to an incident at Angle Tarn. Details were vague but with one casualty injured and having difficulty breathing and a second unaccounted for, we requested the assistance of the Coastguard. Great North Air Ambulance also mobilised. They were able to get close to the anticipated casualty site fairly quickly. They were unable to locate any injured persons. Simultaneously we finally managed to make phone contact with the informant, who revealed that the actual location was Angle Tarn, Patterdale. Patterdale MRT were informed and helicopter resources where redirected. LAMRT members were able to stand down

Incident Report #22 2022
Tuesday
22/03/22, 17:54
A man was reported as suffering from severe abdominal pains and repeated vomiting near Angle Tarn. The team set off, along with Keswick MRT from the north. He was airlifted off by a Coastguard helicopter and his friends were recovered to Seathwaite by Keswick team members

Incident Report #17 2022
Saturday
05/02/22, 12:02
T'was a windy and very wet day when a man slipped and sustained a fractured lower leg when he slipped just below the summit of Loughrigg. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher. An air ambulance that was dispatched by NWAS had to turn back due to the weather

Incident Report #5 2022
Friday
07/01/22, 15:40
Two people were reported stranded on Wrynose Pass in the snow and ice and with a puncture they were unable to repair. Two team members in a vehicle checked the road and found the car (along with another one) but it was empty. The occupants were later located in a safe place

Incident Report #101 2021
Thursday
30/12/21, 15:15
A woman was reported as having slipped and sustained a leg injury. We were unable to recontact the informant and SARLOC requests went unheeded. Ah hour of searching turned u nothing until we eventually received a message that they had self-evacuated and were on their way to hospital

Incident Report #99 2021
Thursday
30/12/21, 09:00
The team were requested to assist multiple other Lakes team with a search for a missing father and son. Many had been out all night and our role was to check Rossett Ghyll, Angle Tarn and up to Esk Hause. Four team members were carrying out this task when the two were located having managed to walk out unaided in daylight

Incident Report #98 2021
Saturday
25/12/21, 16:14
A solo female walker reported herself unable to find her way off Long Top, Crinkle Crag. A telephone conversation revealed that she had no torch nor functional compass (unable to operate the one on her phone due to cold hands) so we had little choice but to send a small group up to locate her and assist her down
A torch, map, compass, spare warm clothes and plenty of high energy food are essentials in the mountains as well as an understanding of your own abilitiesÂ

Incident Report #97 2021
Thursday
23/12/21, 13:30
The team was requested to assist Keswick MRT in locating a solo male walker who had reported himself lost near the summit of High Raise
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A small group was assembled, and along with a search dog from Kendal MRT, departed from Stickle Barn Langdale. They hadn't got too far when the male was located and were able to stand down and returnÂ
