Incidents

A party of three reported themselves lost and on the wrong side of a river in the Troutbeck area. Their position was provided via the Emergency Call Location Information service and they were recovered by team members

Two people became lost and cragfast on the back of Crinkle Crags. One reported at gash to the hand in addition. They were eventually located by Kendal MRT members while we were looking on Crinkle Crags. They were walked off

A fellrunner sustained multiple injuries in a fall. Having been located by his friends he was treated by team members, then evacuated to hospital by Coastguard helicopter

Our team doctor was requested to assist Coniston MRT with a difficult medical issue.

A woman slipped on damp ground and sustained a nasty ankle injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher to an ambulance

A woman missed the path and became lost and benighted on Wansfell. She was located and returned to her accommodation

A 77-year-old man collapsed while walking. He was treated by paramedics and evacuated by the team

A male was reported with a leg injury at the top of Dungeon Ghyll.

Young female slipped sustaining a back injury

Male competitor in long distance fell race was reported with a head injury. Examination by team members identified hypoglycaemia. A helicopter was requested to assist but was unable to help due to the extreme weather

Vulnerable male reported missing, possibly in our area. A search was organised, but nothing was found

Requested to assist occupants of a vehicle which had come off the road at the top of Wrynose Pass.

A woman walking the coast to Coast slipped and sustained suspected fractures to her tibia and fibula when she slipped on very wet ground She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher with help from Duddon and Furnes MRT

Male with medical issues reported overdue. Located in early stages of search

A woman sustained an ankle injury near Three Tarns. Having confirmed her location via SARLOC, she was treated and evacuated with assistance from our Norwegian volunteer rescue friends who are visiting the area for a few days. Their help was much appreciated!

People misplaced on Long Top and unable to find way down. Located via GPS on their hone and given advice on route down

A family of five including a 2-year-old child became benighted at the top of Pavey Ark as darkness. They were quickly located via phone GPS and then subsequently by a team member and then evacuated to the valley floor by Coastguard helicopter. The final rescue of a long day...

A woman sustained a suspected fractured tibia when she slipped at Sour Milk Ghyll, Grasmere

We were requested to assist Patterdale MRT to recover a group of 4 who had become lost and benighted when they failed to locate their planned bivi site at Priest Hole

A couple reported themselves lost having set off to walk to Cold Pike. They were located at the top of Hell Ghyll and escorted off

A male reported himself as unable to walk due to lower leg injury. The team attended and he was located making slow progress below Three Tarns. He was assisted the rest of the way off

A lone male was reported overdue from a walk to Scafell. Team leaders monitored the situation overnight and a search was planned first thing. The man was located as teams were deploying

Family cragfast on Jack's Rake in poor weather. Recovered to the top

Male with knee injury in quarry on Loughrigg

A young male was unable to continue after suffering a hip injury. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher with help from Kendal MRT

A young woman dislocated her knee

A males sustained a head injury in a fall on Esk Pike. He was treated by team members and evacuated by Coastguard helicopter

Female slipped and sustained ankle injury

A male sustained a head injury in a fall near Stickle Tarn dam. He was treated by team members and then carried to a waiting air ambulance

A young woman was reported fitting and unconscious. She was treated by team members and evacuated by Coastguard helicopter

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A young male sustained a deep laceration to the knee. He attempted to walk down, but the pain was too much, so he was stretchered down the remainder of the way

A man suffered a leg injury while walking. He was stretchered off the hill on a very hot afternoon

We were requested to assist NWAS to evacuate a young female with a head injury from near Miller Ground

Shouts and "screams" for help turned out to be three sheep, which when interviewed, claimed to be in no difficulty whatsoever.

We went to the aid of a woman with a fracture dislocated ankle. She was treated by team members and evacuated by air ambulance

A search was organised for a male who was reported overdue from a walk from Rosthwaite to Grasmere. He was eventually located in Grasmere, his phone battery having gone flat, and had forgotten where he was supposed to be staying and was trying to find a someone who could lend he a phone charger. We were assisted by Keswick MRT

Requested to assist NWAS with suspected overdose in Bowness

A woman sustained a head injury in a fall on Bowfell. he was treated by team members and evacuated by Coastguard helicopter

Assisted a man with dislocated ankle. Treated and evacuated

Requested to assist a multi-agency response to a fire on board the Windermere car ferry. All passengers evacuated without injury

A male mountain biker sustained a fractured femur in a fall. He was treated by team members and evacuated

A woman skipped on steep ground and sustained a painful wrist fracture. She was treated by team members and evacuated to Ambleside for onward transport to hospital

Assisted NWAS with treatment and evacuation of a woman with an ankle injury

A woman fell from the wall at a popular viewpoint, falling 3 to 4 metres and sustaining a serious shoulder and elbow injury

A fellrunner was taken ill while running with friends. He was treated by team members then evacuated.

Requested to assist Kendal MRT with incident in Kentmere. Casualty with ankle injury

A woman sustained serious multiple injuries when she fell from a ledge at Fat Man's Agony on Side Pike. She fell as she attempted to make space for a group to pass the confined space. She was treated by air ambulance personnel and then evacuated by the team for airlift to Preston

Male taken ill on Nab Scar. Treated by team members and evacuated by air ambulance

Male taken ill. Treated by team members and evacuated

A woman sustained an ankle fracture when she slipped on wet ground. She was located by SARLOC, treated by team members, and evacuated by stretcher It's very useful in these circumstances if you can tell us where you are. Descriptions such as "we can see Rydal Water" aren't particularly helpful! Thankfully our SARLOC tool is very good, but it's doesn't work every time and not knowing where you are delays rescue!

A young male spent the night out on Esk Pike. He was located by with the SARLOC tool and team members treated him for the effects of cold before he was evacuated to Keswick by helicopter. We were assisted by Duddon and Furness and Keswick MRT and a helicopter from Prestwick

A 61-year-old woman sustained a lower leg injury. Unfortunately they struggled to give us an accurate location which delayed the rescue. She was located using the SARLOC tool, treated and evacuated

Male with suspected ankle fracture near Stythwaite Steps, Grasmere

A man slipped and sustained a knee injury. He was treated by team members then evacuated by air ambulance

Concern for the safety of a male seen on Helm Crag. The team deployed in limited numbers, but the male had moved on and nothing was found

A male climber fell from the crag, suffering multiple injuries. Despite efforts from bystanders and the team, sadly he was declared deceased at the scene. His body was recovered to Ambleside

A young male, part of a large group, sustained a hip injury and was unable to continue. To the group's credit, they managed to carry him a significant portion of the way down

We assisted NWAS in accessing and evacuating a walker with a fractured ankle in Troutbeck

A woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped on steep ground. After some difficulty locating her she was treated and evacuated

A competitor in an orienteering event slipped and sustained a nasty wrist fracture. He was located with some difficulty, treated and then evacuated by stretcher.

A man suffered a hip injury when he slipped on a steep stony slab. He was teared by team members and evacuated by air ambulance

We received a call to assist a teenage female who was suffering a severe allergic reaction. We requested air ambulance to assist. The girl was airlifted to hospital and te rest of the party were assisted down, two with minor ankle injuries sustained while trying to help their friend

A body was located by a passing walker. We were unable to recontact so the team mobilised along with Great North Air Ambulance. Once on scene it was confirmed that the casualty was deceased and her body was flown to the valley floor for onward transport to Ambleside

A drive reported himself as skidded off the road and car hanging over the edge on Wrynose Pass. Apparently. Team attended. Driver had self-rescued and disappeared

Two men reported themselves lost on 'Rydal Mountain'. There isn't a 'Rydal Mountain', so a search of various locations was organised. We failed to locate them before we received a phone call from them on their way back to Manchester.

We were requested to assist police with a search for an elderly female who had wandered off from the house her family were holidaying in. She was located by police nearby while a larger search was being planned

Two men reported themselves benighted near Three Tarns, with one of them feeling unwell. We failed to find them at Three Tarns, and the search for them was widened. Technology failed to locate them due to failing batteries and old-school phones, so we reverted to shouting, looking and listening. This method located them near Ore Gap and they were assisted down to the valley.

‘The Beast II’ arrived and wreaked havoc across the county. We were requested to assist NWAS with the evacuation of a person suffering chest pains from a house in Windermere. We transferred her and a paramedic to RLI for treatment

Two people reported themselves cragfast on the Great Slab on Bowfell.
In darkness and very poor weather conditions they were located and assisted from the hill. Make no mistake; full winter conditions still prevail on the high fells
This was a difficult and protracted rescue

A man fell on steep frozen ground, coming to rest after 100m metres or more. He sustained serious injuries including a shattered kneecap, and suspected fractured tibia and fibula and wrist. This was a prolonged rescue from a very difficult location, made more difficult by one of the helicopters that came to help suffering a mechanical problem while refuelling at Walney Island

The body of a male was found by a local man. We assisted police with the recovery

Three women lost the path while trying to find a way off the hill. The wandered on to steep ground in the dark. We were able to locate them through detective work on old-school looking and shouting. They were escorted off

We were requested to assist Patterdale and Keswick MRTs with an incident where a man was seen to fall and slide out of sight. Poor phone signal meant that further information was hard to come by, so a search to locate both the man and his group was organised. In the meantime, they managed to reunite, with the man luckily having suffered only minor injuries, but they'd struggled to get through on the phone to report this. They were located by LAMRT members in the lower reaches of Tongue Ghyll. The man was assessed and confirmed to have had a lucky escape! Hopefully all group members will think twice before going out without crampons again!

We were requested to assist the occupants of two cars who had ignored 'Road Closed' signs and become stuck on an ice-bound Wrynose Pass. Slightly complicated by the failure to pass one crucial piece of information; the fact that one of them had their leg in a cast. This scuppered our plan to walk them down, but we managed to dig the car out and get them back to the top to drive back the way they'd come.

A solo male started up Kilnshaw Chimney without ice axe or crampons. He became stuck about 80 metres from the top. A team member was lowered down the gully and he was recovered to the top and assisted back to the road

Three incidents all caused by people attempting to tackle snow and ice bound mountain passes... two Wrynose, one on Kirkstone (and it was a 4WD). There are 'Road Closed' signs in place. Satnavs only tell you the way. They can't see out of the window or anticipate road conditions

A woman slipped on damp ground and sustained a fracture to her lower leg. She was treated by team members and evacuated to an ambulance waiting at the roadside

The team was called to assist a man who had fallen and sustained a head injury. He had lost consciousness and was suffering memory loss. He was treated by team members, evacuated by stretcher to the valley and then airlifted to hospital

We were requested to recover a young male who was stranded at Kirkstone Pass in snow and in need of medical assistance

We were requested by Cumbria Police to check Rydal Caves as part of their enquiries into the whereabouts of a missing male. Nothing was found

Two men phoned for help after becoming lost and unable to locate a way down on Fairfield. They were located and escorted from the hill

We were requested to assist with an ongoing search in the Central Fells for a man missing for the third day. He was located alive in the Upper Esk by another team while LAMRT were deploying to our allocated area

A couple became temporarily misplaced while walking on Lingmoor. They were hastily relocated

A male was reported missing in the area, with concern for his wellbeing. His car had been located by police. The team spent (to date) five days searching multiple areas of woodland, riverside paths and pockets of land with negative results. We were assisted by various search dogs over the period.

We were called to attend a man who had been found collapsed on a path in Little Langdale. Despite the effort of passersby, sadly the man was declared deceased

A woman slipped on very wet, thawing ground and sustained a suspected ankle fracture. She was treated by team members and evacuated to Ambleside for onward transport to hospital

An Ambleside resident reported seeing someone slip and fall a considerable distance on a snow covered hillside. We were unable to establish whether anyone was injured from the valley bottom, so a couple of team members went to check. Nothing was found. False alarm with good intent

Two men reported themselves in difficulty in the dark and snow near Little Stand. They were located by SARLOC and pointed towards safety. Two team members were dispatched to meet and escort them off the hill

We were requested to assist in the search for a high risk missing person.

A male slipped on an icy path sustaining a lower leg injury

We assisted a woman who had sustained an ankle fracture while walking on an icy path. She was treated and evacuated by stretcher

We were requested to assist NWAS to access a person taken ill in a property cut off by ice and snow

The occupant of a car was recovered after becoming stuck on sheet ice on The Struggle

A woman reported seeing lights and hearing shouts for help while walking near Nab Scar. We investigated but saw and heard nothing.

A 74-year-old man slipped and sustained a knee injury. He was treated and evacuated by team members and returned home with a recommendation to attend hospital

A couple became benighted on the slopes of Helm Crag when it went dark. They were located with a combination of detective work, flashing phone lights and shouting, then assisted down

Team requested to attend sinking vehicle with occupants on A592. We also checked other vehicles for occupants

A couple became lost and benighted. They were located and returned to their car.

Young male lost and disorientated on Rossett Pike. Located and recovered to Ambleside

A 76-year-old woman started feeling dizzy and unwell near the summit of Todd Crag.

A man slipped on a wet path and sustained a suspected fractured ankle. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher

We were requested to assist a family who’s car had come to rest in a precarious position on Wrynose Pass. A vehicle was dispatched but we were stood down on route, the vehicle having been recovered by others.

A woman slipped on wet ground and sustained an ankle injury. She was treated and evacuated back to Ambleside for onward transport to hospital

A competitor in a mountain marathon slipped and suffered a dislocated shoulder. He was initially taken care of by event marshals, then treated by team members and evacuated to Ambleside for onward transport to hospital

A woman sustained a suspected ankle fracture when she slipped on very wet ground.

A man separated from his friends to continue to Bowfell while they returned to the valley. When he hadn't returned by 7pm a search was organised.
Luckily he was located by some mountain leaders, who where carrying out a night navigation exercise in the same place (commonly known as The Middle Of Nowhere!) as he went to ground, cold, hungry and very wet. They were able to contact police and pass their location and plan was hatched whereby they would walk him down to Lingcove Bridge, where he would be met by a Wasdale MRT group who had deployed to search that area. 
We were also assisted by four Lake District search dogs. Let's be honest... it's cold, wet and very dark. This man was cold and frightened and his being located by chance by a group of competent people who knew where they where, late at night in the middle of nowhere was pure good luck on his part... it's no exaggeration to guess this man may not have survived the night without their chance intervention.
Both Keswick and Wasdale MRTs had been out earlier in the day for an unprepared party. To reiterate, it's cold, wet and very dark! These conditions can all be coped with adequate preparation, equipment and a bit of common sense... a flimsy waterproof and a wing and a prayer doesn't constitute any of these. A debt of gratitude is owed to the mountain leaders who found the man, warmed him up and delivered him to Wasdale team members. Cheers guys!! Hope the walk back your campsite wasn't too onerous!

Casualty slipped and sustained a fracture/dislocation of the ankle. They were treated by team members and evacuated

The team were involved in a major search which started in the early hours of Sunday morning for lone male walker in the central fells

A male sustained an ankle injury when he slipped on damp ground. He was treated by team members and evacuated 

A group of three were reported lost on Bowfell. They were located on Crinkle Crags, given directions to find the way down and met on The Band and escorted the rest of the way

A 65-year-old woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped. She was treated by team members and evacuated to Ambleside for onward transport to hospital

A male fellrunner was reported with a head injury a the top of Raise Beck. A woman desended to raise the alarm. The team met the male on the ascent starting to make his own way down. He was treated and assisted off the hill.  

A woman slipped and sustained an ankle injury near Codale Tarn. She was initially assisted by members of another group. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher

A lone male walker slipped and sustained a suspected ankle fracture. He had to crawl to a point where he could get a signal before raising the alarm. He was located, treated and evacuated by team members

An elderly female fell and sustained a head injury while wlaking ona section of the Cumbria Way near Stickle Barn. SHe was treated by team members and evacuated to an ambulance

A woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped on damp ground. Treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher

A woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped on a wet path

An elderly man became unwell in Far Easedale. He was confused and had previously had a TIA. He was assessed by team members and an air ambulance was requested to speed his evacuation.
 
 

Two people and their dog reported themselves lost and benighted without map, compass or torch. They were located quickly with help from Patterale MRT

A woman slipped and sustained an injury to her elbow. We had just completed the previous incident so were able to divert and assist her

A woman fell and suffered an ankle injury near Stickle Tarn. She made good progress down and was then treated and evacuated the rest of the way by the team.

A woman in her 60s slipped on wet ground and suffered an injury to he lower back. She was unable to continue wlaking, so the team was called. She was treated by team members and evacuated by Great North Air Ambulance

While dealing with the previous rescue we were requested to assist a male who had sustained a knee injury on Brant Fell. This was completed with assistance from Kendal MRT

A woman slipped on a wet path and sustained a nasty open fracture to her ankle. She was treated by an NWAS paramedic and team members and evacuated by stretcher 

The team was called to assist a woman who had fallen around 5 metres near Rydal Cave. She was treated by the team and evacuated to Ambleside for trnasfer to hospital

An elderly male was reported as unwell and hypothermic at the top of Far Easedale. The team was mobilised and assistance was provided by Helimed 58. The man was airlfited to hospital and his friends were escorted from the hill through some pretty damp conditions

A woman sustained a suspected ankle fracture when she slipped on damp ground. Treated and evacuated 

A young woman slipped while descending Loughrigg and sustained a suspected ankle fracture. She was treated by team members and evacuated to Ambleside for onward transfer to hospital 

A woman in her 60s sustained a nasty, bleeding head injury when she took a fall. When team members arrived, she also showed signs of a potential neck injury, so she was immobilised in a vacuum mattress and evacuated down Wythburn with help from Keswick MRT to a point below the clouds from where Rescue 936 could airlift her to hospital

Two people with dogs reported themselves cragfast in a gully between Crinkle Crags and Bowfell. We set off to locate and rescue them, which is what would have happened if this is where they were. They had actually misidentified Pike O'Blisco and misreported their location, so managed to extract themselves while we were looking in the wrong place

We were requested to assist NWAS to evacuate a male suffering chest pains from atrack near the bottom of Wansfell

A woman sustained a nasty fracture dislocation of her ankle when she slipped on wet ground. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher for transport to hospital

A family group were reported overdue from their walk to Scafell. An initial search was planned and team members were being deployed when the first of them arrived back at their accommodation, allowing us to call off the search

A woman sustained a suspected lower leg fracture when she slipped 
She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher

An elderly woman fell and was knocked unconscious. The team was called and she was evacuated to the valley for onward transport to hospital
She also broke her arm in the fall 
 

A woman taking part in a challenge walk slipped and fractured her ankle. She was initially treated by medics accompanying the group, then subsequently by team members, then evacuated by team members, with help from Kendal MRT

An elderly male, walking with his family, slipped and knocked himself senseless and also winded. He was initially unable to continue, but after a rest and examination by team members, he was assisted down to the road

A man slipped and sustained a suspected ankle fracture. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher

A woman slipped on wet grass and sustained a nasty shoulder fracture. She was treated by team members and evacuated to an ambulance

A man and his daughter were reported overdue from a walk in the Langdale Pikes area. We were making preliminary enquiries and getting organised when they turned up. We went home

A man was taken ill with chest pains at Stake Pass. He was treated by team members and then evacuated to hospital by air ambulance

The team was called to assist a woman who was taken ill close to the summit of Helm Crag. She was treated by team members and evacuated to an air ambulance for onward transport to hospital

A male, known to be insulin dependant, became ill. He was treated by team members and evacuated  

A young male sustained  a suspected lower leg fracture at Link Hause. He was initailly cared for by a passing Keswick MRT member who was passing and raised the alarm. He was then treated by team membersand evacuated by stretcher with further assistance from Kendal MRT. It was a long, hot afternoon.

We assisted NWAS with the evacuation of a man who had been taken ill and fallen in the water at Grasmere weir

A woman tripped down a big step and fell against a tree, damaging her knee and banging her sternum. She was treated by team members and evacuated to an ambulance

An elderly male tripped and sustained a head wound. We assisted NWAS paramedics with his evacuation

A woman became separated from her walking partner and was subsequently reported missing. She was eventually located next day, having been accommodated near Esk Hause by a DofE from King Edward VI School, Stratford Upon Avon, having been safely accommodated in one of their tents overnight. Thanks to the 'Ruby' group for their help!! Not the first time a DofE group have helped out, and probably not the last

We were all just about to go home from the previous rescue when we were notified of a male who had collapsed, exhausted and unwell. He was treated by team members and evacuated to a point from where the air ambulance could take him on to hospital
 
Midges turned out in force