Incident Report #14 2005
The subject of our previous three days of searching was located.
The subject of our previous three days of searching was located.
Team members assisted Police divers as they searched several tarns in connection with the previous days search.
The search resumed, with more widespread areas searched.
The search was resumed with areas originally searched at night rechecked in daylight and new areas covered still without success.
We were requested to search the Langdale area for a man reported missing from home. There was concern for his safety.
We were requested to assist the Police with the recovery of a man’s body from woodland near Ambleside.
An 80-year-old women was reported missing from home by family members.
We were requested to assist the Police with the evacuation of a man's body from a steep sided gorge in the centre of Ambleside.
We were requested to help NWAS access a collapsed diabeitc male at a remote house in Ambleside.
An autistic 8-year-boy went missing at Limefitt Holiday Park. Because of the terrain around that area, which includes fast moving water, disused quarries, mine shafts and steep crags we mobilised quickly to go and look for him. Fortunately he turned up quickly, as the team was en-route. We all returned home.
A vulnerable man went missing from a local care home.
The team was requested to search for a person missing in the Rydal area.
We were requested to assist Kendal MRT with a search for a person missing in the Scout Scar area.
As we were packing up in the car park having completed the previous rescue,
The team was contacted along with many others to assist when a train derailed from an embankment near Grayrigg, Kendal.
A local woman slipped outside her house on an icy path. The ambulance was unable to reach her due to the ice covered road, so we collected her and transferred her to a county ambulance.
Youth missing from his home at Troutbeck. Search by Team in fields at the side of the house. Found and conveyed by Team Doctor and Members to County Hospital, Kendal. Dead on arrival. Suffered from overdose of drugs.
Two occupants of a car who had been trapped by snow and ice overnight were recovered to Ambleside. Sat-nav said yes, but weather and road conditions failed to communicate their disagreement to aforementioned electronic device.
We were requested by Police to check a vehicle for occupants, that had been stuck in a flood. They were OK and were going to have to sit out and wait for a recovery vehicle when water had subsided. By this time the journey to Langdale involved going to Grasmere first, being the only route where the road was still passable.
A man was reported as missing and potentially suicidal. His car had been located by Police near Rydal. A prolonged search ensued, and he was located at 1.45am unharmed. We were assisted by 6 dogs from SARDA, and it was one of the handlers who located the man.
A 15-year-old boy became separate from his parents at Ferry Nab. He was supposed to be running along the Claife Heights ridge and meeting them further along. When he hadn't appeared several hours later they reported him missing. A search was being organised when he turned up at their accommodation, having been found walking along the road by a motorist and given a lift back. He was cold and wet, but unharmed.
Requested to assist the ambulance service with finding and accessing a remote Ambleside address to attend a man who had been taken ill.
We were called to assist the ambulance service when snow made local roads conditions difficult. A 2-year-old boy was transferred to Furness General Hospital with breathing problems.
While we were attending to the previous incident, a group of mountain bikers arrived requesting help with their companion who had sustained a nasty head injury in a fall. The first aid that had been carried out was adequate, so arrangements were made for a visit to hospital for some stitches.
Shouts and a dog barking were reported from the ridge above the valley. An investigation revealed hounds and associated activity. A false alarm with good intent.
Snow and freezing conditions combined to render Kirkstone Pass impassable. This didn't stop the drivers of several vehicles trying to cross it, despite the 'Road Closed' signs. This resulted in a number of minor accidents and a number of people stranded when they could make no further progress. Vehicle trapped included a 4-wheel drive. Those who chose were recovered to Ambleside to await a thaw.
Heavy snow, driven by the wind caused an unclear number of car to become stuck at Kirkstone summit . We were requested
A local man slipped on ice which caused a nasty ankle injury. An ambulance was called but was delayed as it was coming from Coniston. Passing team members fetched medical equipment from our base. The casualty's pain was managed and his leg was splinted before handing over to the ambulance service.
Another day of providing support to ambulance and care services. We accompanied an ambulance to an Ambleside housing estate to make sure it could get up and down the steep hill, and then later transported a
We were requested to assist the ambulance in reaching a 19-year-old female with abdominal pains on an Ambleside housing estate. With snow continuing and road conditions treacherous two vehicles attended,