Incident Report #9 2023
A man sustained a leg injury when he slipped near School Knott Tarn. We did our 'thing' and rescued him
A man sustained a leg injury when he slipped near School Knott Tarn. We did our 'thing' and rescued him
A man and his two daughters were unable to find a way off Helm Crag went went dark
They were located via SARLOC and escorted off
A man was reported as suffering form chest pains. He was attended by the team along with Great North Air Ambulance and was evacuated to hospital
A young woman from a large commercial group suffered soft tissue injury to her knee. She was treated and evacuated by team members. With many of our team previously occupied with another incident, we were assisted by Kendal MRT
A woman sustained a lower leg fracture while descending Stickle Ghyll. She was treated by team members and evacuated
A ,one walker got in to difficulty in icy conditions as darkness fell. He was met and assisted down by team members
We were requested to assist Kendal MRT with an incident in Serpentine Woods, Kendal. Their numbers were depleted by their annual winter training trip to Scotland. We were stood down while responding
The team had the sad duty of recovering the body of a man who had been found deceased near Grisedale Hause
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
A woman tumbled on steep ground and sustained a head injury and fractured wrist. She was treated and evacuated
A man took a tumble and sustained facial injuries. A tricky evacuation while trying to maintain the man's airway ensued, He was evacuated to below the cloud base and then transferred to a helicopter
A benighted and lost male was retrieved
A woman sustained a lower leg injury when she slipped. She was treated and ecavuated
A woman slipped and fell, sustaining a knee injury. She was treated and evacuated
A woman reported her husband and son overdue from a walk to Pike O'Blisco. Initial investigations were being carried out when the returned to their parked car
A woman sustained a fracture to her wrist when she slipped. She was treated by the team and evacuated
A woman was reported as fainted and fitting near Stickle Tarn. She was evacuated by the team
A 78-year0ld man suffered a knee injury that required our help to get him of the fell
A 30-year-old male sustained an arm fracture
He was assisted down
A man was reported as collapsed near the Climber's Traverse on Bowfell. The team responded. The man staged something of a recovery and we ended up escorting him down under his own steam
A woman sustained a back sprain which caused them to make very slow process, subsequently becoming benighted.
They were located and assisted down.
We were assisted by Kendal MRT
A woman was unable to continue when she suffered knee pain
She was evacuated by stretcher
An elderly female sustained a wrist injury when she fell while descending Sour Milk Ghyll
She was treated by team members and evacuated
A woman sustained a difficult shoulder injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated to a waiting air ambulance lower down the hill with help from Kendal MRT
A woman sustained a difficult wrist fracture while descending Stickle Ghyll. She was treated and evacuated by stretcher
A male slipped and sustained a shoulder injury> he was treated by team members and evacuated
Three young men lost their way trying to descend from Bowfell, ending up cold and wet at Gaitsgail Gill. They were located via SARLOC and escorted from the hill
Flashing lights were reported in the Helm Crag area by holiday home occupants
Further investigation identified that the lights were moving steadily downhill so we left our late-night wanderers to their own devices
A man was reported overdue at his campsite. Enquiries were made but no further action was taken