Incident Report #51 2019
Saturday, 3 August, 2019 - 12:49
A female walking with her friend near Low Pike started vomiting uncontrollably. She was treated by team members and stretchered off.
Saturday, 3 August, 2019 - 12:49
A female walking with her friend near Low Pike started vomiting uncontrollably. She was treated by team members and stretchered off.
A fellrunner sustained a lower leg injury when she slipped
An elderley woman became lost and exhausted while walking with a small group. Initially thought to be in Patterdale MRT's are, a SARLOC locations placced her on Low Pike. She was treated and evacuated by team members
Two people reported themselves unable to find their way from the Low Pike area. They were located by team members and assisted from the hill.
A woman slipped and sustained a suspected fractured ankle. She was treated by the team and evacuated by stretcher
A man slipped and sustained a suspected lower leg fracture. He was treated and evacuated by Air Ambulance
A 50-year-old woman slipped and damaged her lower leg. She continued to walk, but we were called to assist. We did.
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 phoned for help after getting lost while descending Low Pike. After some initial difficulty in talking to her,
A 52 year old woman from Fleetwood slipped and fell on wet ground near Low Pike, Ambleside. She fractured her right ankle. Carried down on a stretcher and then by ambulance to Kendal Hospital.
Footnote: The fellside was very wet making ground conditions very slippery indeed. Well led party.
A woman slipped and tumbled, sustaining a gash to her leg. She was treated and carried down to our ambulance.
A man became benighted when his torch battery failed. He was located just south of Low Pike and escorted down to our vehicle.
35 year old man slipped on wet rock and fractured his leg.
A couple phoned for help after getting lost in the Low Pike area. Attempts to talk them down initially failed, and we sent a small group out to try and locate them. While this was happening they managed to find their way down to a road from where they managed to work out where they where. We went home and they caught the bus back to their accommodation.
A pair of walkers were forced to stop when the torch they proved insufficient to light their way. They were located by team members and escorted from the fell.