Male (71), of Sheffield, slipped on wet rocks and sustained head and spinal injuries on Todd Crag, Loughrigg. He was carried down the fell on a stretcher by the team and taken to the County Hospital, Kendal. Footnote: This man was very well equipped and experienced but the weather condtions were very bad with rain, mist and ground conditions were very wet and slippery.
Female (50 years) of Liverpool slipped and fell on wet grass near the summit of Wansfell. She sustained a fractured ankle and was treated by a team doctor after the team had carried her down the fell on a stretcher.
Footnote. This woman was properly equipped and in an organised party. Weather conditons: Dull, drizzle, wet ground.
A heart attack may have caused a 56 year old man from Liverpool to collapse. The team and Kendal MRT responded. Teams and doctor tried in vain to keep him alive after he suffered a second attack. The man died |usl before a helicopter from RAF Boulmer arrived. Everyone airlifted to Ambleside.
Three youths were 'instructed' to enter a 3 foot diameter drainage pipe for a short distance. Two returned, but the 18 year old from Kent failed to appear. Alarm raised at 11.15 am, call went to the Cave Rescue Organisation at Settle. Team alerted 11 hours later locating the youth safe and well, still in the pipe.
Loose bootlace may have caused a 57 year old lady from Kendal to 'trip up'. She sustained fractures to her collarbone and humerous. Stretchered to teams ambulance then transferred to a county ambulance.
The team went to the assistance of a 56 year old lady from Ambleside who fetl and suffered a serious knee injury. Stretchered to an awaiting ambulance.
The team was requested to stretcher a 51 year old lady from St Albans, who had abdominal and chest pains, down a narrow track to an awaiting ambulance.
The team went to the aid of a 49 year old lady from Bristol who slipped on fellside and fractured her lower leg.
A 35 year old man from Luton slipped on steep-wet fellside and sustained a leg and knee injury. Conveyed by stretcher to an awaiting ambulance.
The team went to the aid of a 64 year old man from Congleton who had collapsed on footpath with a possible heart attack. Seen by team doctor and stretchered to White Moss Common to an awaiting ambulance.
A woman slipped and sustained a lower leg fracture. She was treated by team members and evacuated to our Landrover ambulance and then to a NWAS ambulance in Ambleside for onward transfer to hospital
A woman sustained a reoccurrence of an old groin injury near the summit of Loughrigg. She was treated by the team and stretchered to our ambulance fo rtransport off the fell.
A 49 year old lady from Chester slipped on steep wet fellside and sustained a fracture to her lower leg.
Town shoes may have caused a 54 year old lady from Cleveland to slip on wet track and fracture her lower leg. Stretchered to Low Wood Hotel car park then by ambulance to hospital.
During an Outdoor Activity Session a 16 year old youth from Manchester slipped on wet rocks and dislocated his knee cap. Team secured him on a stretcher then hauled up 30' from the beck and carried to an awaiting ambulance.
A 27 year old Asian lady from Manchester dressed in Sari and loose shoes slipped from rocks at centre of waterfall. She fell 30ft into a deep pool and suffered shock and slight exposure. Hauled to safe ground using ropes etc.
Information was received that a 33 year old runner from Chorley had broken his leg near the summit. Not at that location. Next location was Fox Ghyll. This was also negative. Eventually found limping along road near Ambleside Rugby Club. Treated at Clubhouse by Team Doctor.
After some late night revelry an 18 year old Student from a local training centre fell 30ft from the roof of the Bridge House and sustained spinal and internal injuries. Horizontally raised out of the beck on a stretcher to an awaiting ambulance.
Cumbria Police requested the team to search for a 28 year old man from Bury who was suffering from severe depression. Located near lake shore, escorted to safety.
A man sustained a lower leg injury on the summit ridge of Wansfell. The team attended and the man was evacuated by air ambulance.
We were requested to transport a care worker to some of her vulnerable patients as yet more snow fell
The South African occupants of a car were recovered after they slid their car off the road while descending "The Struggle". This is a steep ice bound road and was a poor choice to make. Luckily nobody was injured.
A search was organised after a car was found in Ambleside centre and it's owner was reported missing.
The team was requested by police to recover a vehicle and its occupants from The Struggle, near the top of Kirkstone Pass.
Various incidents were dealt with on behalf of the ambulance service during a period of heavy snow
A figure was seen waving repeatedly from the summit of Todd Crag, above Ambleside.
We were requested to assist an ambulance crew with the evacuation of a 21-year-old woman who had sustained spinal injury
We were requested to assist the police in dealing with a number of incidents relating to heavy rain and associated flooding.
We recieved a request to search a further area following the activation of missing man, Chay Lancaster's phone.
A man sustained a lower leg injury when he slipped on steep ground.
