2002

1

7 January

11:56

Shivery Knott, High Tove

A man (50 yrs) slipped on ice and injured his ribs and chest.

2

9 January

04:46

Central Fells

A request to assist Wasdale MRT in a search for a man (22 yrs) who had phoned in to say he was lost on the side of Great Gable. He was found the next by search dog in Lambfoot Dub on the side of Broad Crag!

3

2 February

12:21

Cat Bells summit

A man (40 yrs) was blown over by the wind. He sustained a broken fibula and torn ligaments.

4

11 February

16:03

River Greta

A report was received of an empty 2-man canoe floating down the river, which was in spate, and a man frantically searching for his friend.  Happily the incident resolved itself when the missing person turned up.

5

15 February

14:53

Stonethwaite area

A diabetic man (30 years), was reported to be in distress somewhere near Stonethwaite.  A search was made, but the man safely turned up.

6

16 February

13:00

Great End

A walker reported having found 2 abandoned rucksacks at the foot of SE Gully.  They both looked as if they had been there for some time.  They were retrieved by team members and given to the police for investigation. POSTSCRIPT - The climbers had apparently completed their climb late (in January) and had been unable to relocate their rucksacks.

7

3 March

13:54

Force Crag, Coledale

A man (49 yrs) slipped and fell to his death while scrambling through the Crag.

8

8 March

11:28

Skiddaw House

A check was made by Land Rover of this remote hostel for a missing walker. The search was abandoned due to insufficient information on his disappearance.

9

9 March

10:30

Blencathra - Scaley Beck

A walker (58 yrs) slipped and fell about 35' into a beck during an unexpected snow shower. He suffered head, chest and knee injuries.

10

13 March

13:58

Sour Milk Gill, Seathwaite

A female teacher (47 yrs) with a school group slipped and broke her ankle.

11

16/17 March

08:00

Dent Station area

A request from Kendal MSRT and West Yorkshire Police to assist in search for murder victim missing since last October. We were requested to attend with search dogs and our pioneering GPS mapping technology.

12

30 March

14:10

Friar's Crag

A request from the ambulance crew to assist in the evacuation of a lady with an ankle injury on the lakeshore path.

13

14:39

Causey Pike

A fell runner (47 yrs) slipped and badly gashed his knee.

14

2 April

12:53

Watendlath - Rosthwaite path

A lady (45 yrs) wearing smooth-soled trainers slipped and broke her arm.

15

4 April

15:30

Greenup Edge

A girl (17 yrs) turned her ankle and broke it.

16

20 April

14:47

Stoneycroft Beck

A man (52 yrs) walking in a group decided to turn back. He was located by other walkers in a distressed condition. He was airlifted to hospital with a suspected heart condition.

17

25 April

12:34

Gowder Crag

A climber (31 yrs) fell 10 metres when a loose black came away.  He sustained a dislocated shoulder.

18

30 April

12:33

Cat Bells - Hause Gate path

A lady (71 yrs) slipped and sustained lower leg injuries.

19

5 May

15:11

Bessyboot - Glaciated Slabs

A climber (53 yrs) fell 10 feet and injured his lower leg.  He managed to get some way down before being met by the Team.

20

12 May

13:50

Dash Falls - Back O' Skidda

A young woman (24 yrs) fell from her mountain bike on a steep track and landed 40' lower down in some waterfalls with head, neck and arm injuries.  She was airlifted to hospital.
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21

13 May

13:24

Walla Crag - Cat Gill path

A lady (65 yrs) slipped on wet rock and broke her ankle.

22

18 May

15:37

Red Beck, Glaramara

A man whistled for help when cragfast. Other walkers had assisted him by the time the Team had arrived.

23

25 May

13:22

High Spy summit

A lady (59 yrs), heard a crack when her ankle twisted under her. She crawled to the summit cairn where she waited for help.

24

26 May

15:37

Bram Crag area - St John's in the Vale

A fell runner taking part in the Helvellyn Race badly gashed his leg. However, he managed to reach help before the arrival of the Team.

25

2 June

16:12

New Bridge, Rosthwaite

A lady (70 yrs) stumbled and injured her ankle. A local member was able to assist before the arrival of the Team.

26

17:12

Skiddaw - Carlside Col

A report of a red smoke flare seen in a gully was investigated but nothing was found.

27

3 June

13:10

Sour Milk Gill

A male walker (54 yrs) slipped and possibly dislocated his patella.

28

15:10

Glaramara to Allen Crags

A lady (53 yrs) slipped on wet ground and injured her ankle.

29

4 June

00:36

Central Fells

A request by Wasdale MRT to assist in search for 2 overdue walkers who had left Wasdale to climb Scafell Pike at 5 pm.  They were both ill-equipped and inexperienced.

30

5 June

17:04

River Greta - Low Briery

A boy (15 yrs), a member of a D of E group, slid 50' down a steep bank towards the river, colliding with trees and landing in some boulders.

31

12 June

13:37

Latrigg summit

An American visitor (65 yrs) slipped and broke his ankle.

32

20 June

22:36

Skiddaw Littleman - Black Beck

A woman (35 yrs) turned her ankle and sustained an injury.

33

3 July

15:12

Ormathwaite

A lady (77 yrs) slipped and broke her ankle.

34

8 July

23:27

Brundholme Woods

A 6 yr old boy escaped from his bedroom window while staying in the area. He was located an hour and a half later in a tree.

35

10 July

13:11

Cat Bells

A lady (59 yrs) slipped and broke her ankle.

36

13 July

19:33

Low Rigg

A young lady collapsed while walking.

37

22:34

Derwentwater

A man (27 yrs) disappeared while swimming. He was recovered from the bed of the lake by a policeman after 27 minutes. He was revived and was said to be in a 'critical' condition in hospital.

38

16 July

15:33

Barf

An elderly couple became cragfast while climbing the steep front of the mountain.

39

17 July

17:46

High Coledale

A 12 yr old golden retriever needed assistance when it ran out of steam. It was hauled out of a steep sided gill on a stretcher and carried partly down the fell before it decided it could walk again.

Re-united at the top of the hoist from the gill 

Enjoying the ride down with relieved owners 

40

25 July

16:33

Blencathra - Scales Tarn

A  girl (16 yrs) was hyperventilating after 'seeing a ghost'. She had recovered before the Team arrived.

41

27 July

15:44

Derwentwater - Brandlehow Bay

A report of someone with chest pains. An ambulance dealt with the situation and the Team was not required.

42

30 July

16:20

Brown Crag, Langstrath

A girl (17 yrs) slid about 15' into a gill while trying to escape bad weather. She broke her femur. She was rescued in a thunderstorm and taken to hospital by helicopter.

43

31 July

12:03

Walla Crag - Cat Gill

A lady (43 yrs) slipped on the path and gashed her head.

44

3 August

19:07

Helvellyn - Wythburn path

A walker slipped on the path and injured an ankle. Other walkers effected a recovery.

45

7 August

16:00

Blencathra - Roughten Gill

A boy (12 yrs) slipped on wet grass and badly lacerated his knee.

46

8 August

14:47

Whiteside

A lady (59 yrs) slipped and broke her fibula.

47

9 August

15:40

Blencathra - Gate Gill

A lady (40 yrs) experienced a panic attack when descending the ridge into the gill and was unable to move in the steep ground.

48

10 August

15:10

Skiddaw

A girl (11 yrs) became separated from her parents on the ascent. A search was initiated. Having reached cloud level, the girl had returned by the same route and found her way to her holiday address in Keswick!

49

13 August

11:18

Puddingstone Bank, Rosthwaite

A girl (16 yrs) slipped and fell forward injuring her shoulder.

50

11:43

Grains Gill

A girl (19 yrs) succumbed to poor weather conditions.

51

23:15

Ennerdale - Rosthwaite (C2C)

2 men (55 yrs) were reported missing having failed to turn up at their accommodation. Their agent had mistakenly booked them into 2 addresses!

52

20 August

22:15

Esk Hause area

A woman (56 yrs) became separated from her husband.

53

25 August

15:02

Lingholm area

A lady (65 yrs) slipped and dislocated her elbow.

54

27 August

19:00

Greenup Edge

A search was made after receiving reports that a golden retriever had been seen circling the top of a gill!

55

29 August

21:00

Gillercomb Buttress

A brother (18 yrs) and sister (16 yrs) became cragfast after climbing without a guide book. They eventually got themselves off and were walked off the fell.

56

31 August

09:23

Mill Plantation - Thirlmere

A man (48 yrs) broke his tibia and fibula having fallen 5' into a ditch.

57

2 September

17:47

Aaron Slack

A man (73 yrs) tripped descending the track and landed heavily on his face. He was taken by helicopter to hospital.

58

3 September

11:40

Ullock Pike - near The Watches

A walker came across the body of a man from Scotland known to be missing by the police.

59

5 September

22:40

Central Fells

A man (55 yrs) was reported overdue from an unadvised walk by his hotel. His car was located at Seathwaite. 41 members from 3 Teams made a search. He was found at Sampson's Stones in Eskdale having become lost in the deteriorating conditions.

60

12 September

15:20

Brandelhow Woods

A lady (66 yrs), wearing flip-flops, slipped on uneven ground and injured her ankle.

61

15 September

15:35

Rosthwaite

A man (22 yrs) forgot his house keys and, following being at the local agricultural show (team members in attendance), fell from a bedroom window while trying to climb in.  He sustained serious head injuries and was flown by air ambulance to Preston Royal Infirmary.

62

16 September

12:30

Surprise View, Borrowdale

A note giving cause for concern was found by a National Trust Ranger near a cliff edge. A search was made, including 7 search dogs, but nothing was found.

63

17 September

14:53

King's How

A lady from Kansas, USA, became stuck in steep ground on her descent. Another walker heard her whistles and cries for help. She was safely escorted down.

64

18 September

11:30

Blencathra - Scales Fell

A man (70 yrs) became unable to put weight on his leg. A trapped nerve was suspected.

65

19 September

15:04

Dodd Wood

A mountain biker (45 yrs)fell from his bike after he hit a bump in the forestry road while descending. He injured his collar bone and ribs and received various other cuts and bruises.

66

26 September

10:35

Ashness area

A man (59 yrs) went missing from his campsite.  He was mentally impaired and part of a care group. He was found by team members in broken ground in difficulties but unharmed.

67

29 September

14:54

Langstrath

A woman was reported to be in a collapsed condition.  She was met by the Team making her own way down the valley.  Later confirmed to have an arrhythmia.

68

2 October

15:07

Glaramara - Allen Crags path

A diabetic woman (66 yrs) slipped and injured her back.  She was airlifted by helicopter to Whitehaven hospital.

69

2 October

21:24

Honister - Great Gable area

An elderly couple (60 & 70 yrs) were reported to be overdue from a walk.  Their car was located at Honister and they were found in Gillercomb at 2300 hrs in an exhausted condition.

70

13 October

10:34

Langstrath - Blea Rock

Some walkers saw a dog which appeared to be in difficulties in rocks on the side of the valley.  An investigation was made, but no dog found.  There had been some sheep gathering taking place in the area.

71

26 October

14:34

Skiddaw Forest

A lady (60 yrs) broke her tibia and fibula while walking.  Other walkers got a ladder from the Skiddaw House refuge and carried her that far from where she was taken by the Team to a waiting ambulance.

72

31 October

13:12

Littledale, Newlands

A lady (54 yrs) slipped on wet scree and broke her ankle.

73

9 November

13:25

King's How

A lady walking on her own slipped on rock, injuring her face and arm.  Another passing walker raised the alarm.

74

11 November

11:11

Braithwaite Dam

A man (45 yrs) was reported to have collapsed.  The incident was dealt with by paramedics before the arrival of the team.

75

24 November

14:39

Blencathra summit ridge

A man (59 yrs) turned his ankle. He tried to walk down but required assistance. A helicopter was used in his evacuation.

RAF Boulmer Sea King approaching to winch stretcher 

An easy descent with no stretcher to carry! 

76

18 December

14:48

Sty Head

A man slipped on ice and injured his ankle.  There was an A& E Consultant not far away who was able to assist before the Team carried him down and took him to hospital.

77

19 December

13:43

Blencathra, Scales Fell

A lady (49 yrs) slipped on icy grass and sustained a probable fracture of her tibia and fibula after successfully completing a traverse of Sharp Edge in snow and ice!  She was taken by air ambulance to Lancaster Royal Infirmary

78

21 December

21:04

Central Fells

2 men (45 and 52 yrs) became lost and benighted on a walk to Scafell Pike. A search involving 74 people from 6 Teams together with 6 search dogs located the missing men the following morning on the Corridor Route. They had thought they were at Esk Hause!