Local Incident

NWAS requested assistance with evacuating a casualty on Windermere lake shore. 

We were made aware of a high risk missing person in the Grasmere area. Place requested a limited search of key areas. The missing person was located, sadly deceased, in small quarry by team drone operators. He was removed to Ambleside 

We were requested by NWAS to attend a woman with a shoulder injury at Galava Fort in Ambleside. Investigation revealed that the casualty had self-rescued 

We were called to assist NWAS with a male with a leg injury in woodland behind the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel. 

Assisted NWAS with recovery of a patient from the bottom of their (steep) garden

A woman ran off from her family after a row. There was subsequent concern for her welfare. A search around th area was organised but was eventually called off when it was established that she’d caught a train from Windermere

Team members assisted Coniston MRT with a search for a missing child

We received a request to assist NWAS and police to locate and evacuate a reported 17-year-old woman who had given birth and with baby in difficulty. Nothing was found after extensive searching. Inquiries continue

A young male jumped into the pool at Buckstone’s Jump and dislocated his shoulder. H was treated by the team and air ambulance paramedics and evacuated 

Team members assisted on day 2 of a large scale search for a despondent female in the Keswick area. Thankfully she was located around mid-morning 

We were requested to assist in getting a carer to their client in an isolated location when snow and ice created very difficult road conditions away from main roads

We were requested to assist NWAS with an elderly male who had slipped in Rothay Park, Ambleside

We were requested to assist NWAS with the recovery of a woman who had slipped and sustained a lower leg injury when she slipped on the shore footpath at Miller Ground

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... 

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. 

Lightening strikes and a massive midge swarm saw the team exposed to noteworthy danger and considerable discomfort!

The team recovered the body of the dog that was lost, resulting in incident 26

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. 

We recovered a waterproof rucksack cover! 

False alarm with good intent

A man fell from a tree. He was treated by NWAS paramedics and evacuated by the team

We were requested to assist NWAS with a report of an unconscious male in woodland in Bowness. He was located conscious and in the care of his girlfriend. 

The team assisted with the multi-agency response to Strom Arwen by carrying out welfare checks on people  who had been identified as vulnerable or at risk due to ongoing power cuts caused by the storm

A man got stuck on The Struggle in snow and ice. The team was on-route to recover him when he was rescued by a passing farmer

We were able to stand down

Five students attempting to reach Eskdale but got stuck on snow and ice on Wrynose Pass. Access was made extra difficult by fallen trees caused by Storm Arwen, but we eventually managed to get to them and recover them to Ambleside

A number of cars and occupants became stranded on Kirkstone Pass in snow and high winds. We recovered the people to Ambleside

We were requested to assist NWAS with a number of incidents where paramedics were struggling to reach patients due to extensive flooding in the area

Walkers reported hearing whistles from the hillside near Spout Crag. We investigated and learned that the farmer was calling his pheasants for lunch

A woman was reported in difficulty near Grasmere weir. The team responded to help but the woman was located by police

We assisted NWAS in recovering a male who had injured his neck when he fell down a drainage culvert

A dropped call to NWAS suggested that someone was in difficulty in the water at Blea Tarn. We attended along with Fire and Rescue, Police and NWAS. A search of the area revealed nothing, and we were able to stand down when a call was received confirming that the person we were looking for was on the way to hospital in a car

A female took a tumble when her wheelchair slipped off the edge of a path. She sustained multiple cuts and bruises. She was extracted and handed over to ambulance crew for ongoing transport

A male was found fitting on the Grasmere lake shore path. He was treated by paramedics and evacuated by team members