Incident Report #7 2022
A man suffered an ankle injury on the summit of Thornthwaite Crag. The team attended and treated the man before stretchering him back to the valley
A man suffered an ankle injury on the summit of Thornthwaite Crag. The team attended and treated the man before stretchering him back to the valley
A woman slipped and sustained a fracture/dislocation of the ankle. Theinjury was reduced and splinted befofe she was evacuated by stretcher
The team was called to assist a woman who had slipped on frozen ground and sustained a suspected fractured wrist. She made good progress down with the aid of a companion and we met her near the bottom of the hill and were able to return her to her car
A woman slipped on icy ground and suffered a lower leg injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated
A man sustained a suspected fractured neck of femur when he slipped on an icy path and landed heavily. He was treated by team members and evacuated to an air ambulance for ongoing transport to hospital
A man slipped and sustained a lower leg injury. He was treated by the team and evacuated
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
We were requested to assist a woman with a leg fracture on Silver How. We attended and found an open fracture which was treated and the woman was evacuated
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
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 abilities
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
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 return
A woman was found unconscious near Rydal Cave by local mountain bikers. They called for help and stayed with her until we arrived. She was treated by team members and evacuated to a waiting ambulance
A woman was found semi-conscious near Rydal Cave by passing walkers. They raised the alarm and stayed with her to render assistance until we arrived. She was treated by team members then handed over to paramedics for ongoing transport to hospital
A second incident not a million miles from the previous one... a man slipped on a frozen path and sustained an injury to his thigh. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher to meet an ambulance in WIndermere
Two people were reported overdue having stated they were camping on Side Pike, but were struggling in snow and high winds. They were located on Side Pike
A woman suffered a leg injury when she slipped while descending Wansfell
She was treated by the team and evacuated by stretcher
A couple became separated from their friends while descending under direction of Patterdale MRT. They were located and escorted off
Their initial request for evacuation by air ambulance was never going to happen
Two people became stuck when it went dark. They were located and escorted off
A woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A woman sustained an ankle fracture between Dove Crag and High Pike. She was treated and evacuated
A woman suffered a lower leg fracture near Wansfell summit. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
a woman slipped and sustained an ankle injury. She was treated and evacuated
A man was reported as collapsed with CPR in progress. Despite efforts by bystanders, air ambulance and the team, the man was declared to have died at the scene. He was recovered from the fell
A woman suffered a suspected fracture/dislocation of her ankle when she slipped on very wet ground
While incident 65 was still ongoing we had to muster a few more team members to recover three benighted. They were located and escorted off
A man heading up Stake Pass to camp became unwell and hypoglyceamic. He was treated and escorted back to the valley floor
A woman tumbled and sustained a head injury. She was treated by air ambulance paramedics and team members and airlifted to hospital
A man suffered a suspected ankle fracture when he tripped. He was treated by the team and evacuated by stretcher with help from Kendal MRT. It's a long way down!
A man reported himself lost on Crinkle Crags. He was located via SARLOC and was being talked off by a Deputy Leader when he encountered other walkers who were able to assist him back to the valley
A woman sustained an ankle injury on the path to Stickle Tarn. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher