Incident Report #18 2022
A woman slipped and sustained a lower leg injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated from the hill
A woman slipped and sustained a lower leg injury. She was treated by team members and evacuated from the hill
T'was a windy and very wet day when a man slipped and sustained a fractured lower leg when he slipped just below the summit of Loughrigg. He was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher. An air ambulance that was dispatched by NWAS had to turn back due to the weather
A woman slipped half way down Loughrigg and sustained a suspected ankle fracture. Her injury was splinted and she was evacuated by stretcher
A woman became unwell while ascending Loughrigg. She was treated by team members and assisted from the fell and referred to her GP
A woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped. She was treated by team members and evacuated to an ambulance
A young male became stuck in a bog and was unable to get out.
With many of the team committed to the ongoing rescue a couple of team members were mustered to attend. The man was assisted out of the bog by two passers-by while they were on route and the team members were able to stand down
A woman suffered a collapse while walking. She was treated and evacuated by the team
A male mountain biker sustained a suspected fracture/dislocation to his ankle when he took a low speed fall from his bike
He was treated by paramedics and evacuated by team members.
A fellrunner fell and sustained cut and got stuck on steep ground. He called for help but was vague about his location. In the process of trying to locate him and carrying out the essential initial COVID 19 risk assessment, he decided he could self-rescue and did so.
We stood down and went home
A man tripped and sustained a head injury on Loughrigg
A man slipped and suffered a thigh/knee injury. He was treated by team members and evacuated
A young boy fell from the cairn on Loughrigg summit, sustaining suspected spinal injuries. The team was called along with North West Air Ambulance. He was treated by paramedics and then evacuated to hospital
Two intrepid young men became cragfast on steep ground when their ambition outstripped their ability. They were recovered to flatter ground via a rope system
A woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped on damp ground. Treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A woman sustained a suspected ankle fracture when she slipped on damp ground. Treated and evacuated
A young woman slipped while descending Loughrigg and sustained a suspected ankle fracture. She was treated by team members and evacuated to Ambleside for onward transfer to hospital
The team were called, along with Gtreat North Air Ambulance to attend a male who had collapsed while taking part in a fell race on Loughrigg. Sadly, he was declared to have died at the scene and his body was recovered to Ambleside
The team wiahes to pass its best wishes to the runner's family, friends and the close-knit fellrunning community
A man slipped and sustained a supected fracture femur.
A male sustained a head inury when a prior medical condition led to him fainting and falling to the ground
A woman slipped and sustained a suspected ankle fracture. She was treated by team members and evacuated to an ambulance in Ambleside
A woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped on steep grass near the summit of Loughrigg.
A male was reported as collapsed and unconscious in the vicinity of Loughrigg Terrace. We attended and located the man. He had regained consciousness. He was stretchered from the hill and handed over to ambulance paramdedics for transport to hospital
A woman sustained a suspected anklefracture when she slipped. SHe was treated by team members and evacuated for onward transport to hospital