2007

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'Alerts' are now included among the list of incidents - for general interest and as a result of a change in national reporting policy.
These 'alerts', however, are not added to the tally of 'rescues'.

1	3 January	13:14	Latrigg	A man (45 yrs) slipped on mud and injured his ankle. He was quickly dealt with by the team but we then spent an interesting couple of hours recovering our vehicle which has become bogged down!
	3 January	21:15	Carlside, Skiddaw	Reports of torches seen on the descent of Skiddaw via Carlside. Several phone calls to informant and police officers on scene resulted in no action by the team.
2	6 January	14:54	Latrigg	A woman (24 yrs) slipped on wet grass and injured her ankle. It seems quite amazing how people are willing to go out into this incessant rain!
3	6 January	17:49	Dale Head area	5 walkers (none with torches) failed to return to Honister. By good fortune, a team member spotted them in a minibus having made their own way off the Buttermere. The team was happy to abandon the search!
	14 January	18:00		Overdue party of walkers including a diabetic turned up during preliminary investigations and route checks.
4	7 February	12:27	Blencathra, Sharp Edge	A couple became frozen to the spot when traversing the Edge because of the icy conditions. A beautiful, sunny day for being on the tops, but lethal for the unprepared. The couple were asked to stay put until we reached them when we assisted them down with ropes and reassurance.
5	8 February	19:10	Coledale Hause	A male teenager (16 yrs) was evacuated by the Great North Air Ambulance, suffering from hypothermia after spending the night out.
6	10 February	14:33	Brund Fell	A woman (71 yrs) slipped on the frozen path and injured her back. She was assisted by the Great North Air Ambulance and 5 RAF MRT members who were also in the area.
7	18 February	12:40	Blencathra - Hall's Fell	A man (63 yrs) fell 200' from the ridge and suffered severe head injuries. He was airlifted by a RAF Sea King rescue helicopter and taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
8	18 February	13:52	Watendlath - Dock Tarn path	A man (63 yrs) slipped and injured his leg. He was airlifted by the Great North Air Amblance to hospital.
9	19 February	20:55	Central Fells	We were asked by Wasdale MRT to assist in a search for a family of 4 including a 5 yr old boy and 14 month old baby who had failed to return from their walk. They were found in a bad location in Piers Gill. After they had been roped out of the GIll, the young boy was stretchered off and the parents managed to walk down with the baby which was well.
10	23 February	21:40	Cross Houses	We were asked to assist in the search and recovery of casualties following the Virgin Trains Pendolino derailment north west of Kendal, involving 9 carriages with 120 passengers. Miraculously, there has only been one fatality and relatively few serious injuries.
	9 March	20:00	Central Fells	Alerted by Wasdale MRT requiring assistance in searching for an overdue walker. He turned up just as the team was about to be paged.
11	27 March	13:31	High Raise	A walker made a 999 call but as the mobile phone coverage was poor, all we got was a request for mountain rescue. There was no information on location nor the nature of help required. We attempted to work out the phone's location by triangulation and this indicated the Threlkeld area or Sharp Edge. We sent a group out to reconnoītre the possible area and asked the air ambulance to check out Sharp Edge. As all of this was happening, some 40 minutes later, the police received a further call from the informant who had walked to Sergeant Man to get a signal. He was reporting a man who was in much pain with a groin strain. As it turned out, the Great North Air Ambulance was able to fly direct to the scene and attend to the casualty who was taken to Carlisle Hospital with a suspected DVT. Note. Because there are lots of mountains in the Lake District, they tend to play havoc with mobile phone signals. Also, because of the low resident population of the area, there are not so many mobile phone aerials. This results in a very poor, haphazard service and any attempts at signal triangulation are usually unhelpful - as in this case. You can never rely on your mobile phone for help. If you do manage to get a connection, keep it live until the mountain rescue team has spoken to you.
12	31 March	13:00	Glenderaterra	A man (50 yrs) fell off his mountain bike and got a nasty break to his elbow. He was taken by the Great North Air Ambulance to hospital.
13	3 April	20:40	Keswick area	A lady (77 yrs) was reported missing from her care home. She was eventually spotted after midnight by a police helicopter in Fawe Park, some 2 miles away. She had sustained some minor cuts and bruises but was, otherwise OK. See letter.
14	7 April	13:56	Lingy Bank	A teenager (14 yrs) lost control when descending a steep, grassy bank on his mountain bike. He ended up with a broken leg.
15	8 April	18:30	Watendlath	Team members assisted the Fire Brigade and National Trust staff to extinguish a fell fire on grassland above the village. The fire front, which was 400-500 metres wide took two hours to subdue. See letter.
16	15 April	15:20	Cat Bells	A woman (57 yrs) fell and broke her lower leg on the lower slopes of Cat Bells near Gutherscale. The Great North Air Ambulance attended, but was then called to another incident. Team members stretchered her down to the roadside, and she was evacuated to hospital by road ambulance.
17	15 April	22:45	Ashness - Surprise View	Another fire, where the cause was a carelessly discarded barbecue. The fire had seeped into the crag, where heather ledges had caught fire. A Team member and a fireman were lowered with spraying packs to extinguish the flames, while other members beat areas below to prevent it from spreading. See letter.
18	17 April	20:30	Great Gable	We were requested to escort 4 walkers from Sty Head to Seathwaite after Wasdale MRT had rescued them from their cragfast position on Westmorland Crags.
19	19 April	12:30	Skiddaw	2 walkers used their mobile phone to call for assistance when they became lost in mist near the summit. We were able to 'talk them down' after attempting to assess where they had gone astray. We then went out to make sure we had guided them down the right valley. They turned up at Millbeck, as expected!
20	26 April	18:07	Ullock Pike - Longside Edge	A man (39 yrs) suffering from a medical condition experienced a panic attack on his descent. He was met by team who accompanied him down from the fell.
21	28 April	18:15	Sty Head	We were requested by Wasdale MRT to escort the daughter of their casualty back down to Seathwaite to collect her car whilst the casualty, who had broken his leg on Gt Gable was carried down to Wasdale.
22	1 May	13:17	Walla Crag - Cat Gill	A 53 year old woman from the Midlands slipped and fell at the top of the Cat Gill path from Walla Crag, suffering lacerations to her head. She was evacuated to a waiting Air Ambulance, and flown to the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle.
	5 May	19:00	Bob Graham Round	A participant's pacemaker returned to his RV and didn't meet up with his wife. Several phone calls were made to ensure the wife didn't raise an alarm for her missing husband!
	8 May	16:00	Blencathra	A YHA warden reported a guest who had not returned from his walk as planned. After discussions, it was agreed to wait until 2100 hrs before considering further action. He turned up later during the evening, safe and well.
	8 May	19:00	Newlands valley	A walker reported seeing 2 flares. Discussed with local farmer who had taken the information from a passing walker. It was not ta take any action as no other calls had been received concerning problems in the area.
23	11 May	12:55	Lining Crag	A lady managed to break her leg. She was airlifted by the Great North Air Ambulance to hospital.
24	12 May	14:30	Castlerigg Fell	A teenager (19 yrs) managed to stumble and tumble down the hilside. He sustained cuts to his head and knees. He was taken by the Great North Air Ambulance to hospital.
25	19 May	17:07	Whinlatter Forest	We received a very poor quality mobile phone call from 2 people who were lost. With the minimum of information, we searched the forest roads until the couple were declared to be safe in Keswick!
26	21 May	14:56	Cat Bells	A lady (60 yrs) tripped on the path in descent and sustained an ankle injury.
27	22 May	13:20	Stonethwaite	A man (46 yrs) sustained head injuries when he tumbled down a bank. He was taken to hospital in Carlisle.
28	23 May	16:38	Greenup Edge	A man in his 60's was last seen at midday by other walkers who were concerned for his welfare. The area was checked by 2 team members in a RAF Sea King helicopter which was training in the area at the time but nothing was found.
29	28 May	12:48	How Farm area	We were requested to assist the ambulance crew with the recovery of a 60 year old man who had an ankle injury.
30	30 May	16:12	Dalehead Tarn	A lady (54 yrs) stumbled on wet rocks and sustained a large scalp wound. She was assisted with the help of a Royal Naval rescue helicopter.
31	30 May	17:10	Glaramara	A lady (50 yrs) fell and broke her tibia and fibia. Fortunately for her, the helicopter from the previous incident was also able to assist in her rescue.
32	30 May	17:20	Ullscarf - High Raise	A man (42 yrs) became lost in mist. With a combination of giving directions on his mobile phone and going out to find him, he was assisted down.
33	31 May	15:38	Honister to Haystacks area	A boy (14 yrs) became separated from his parents while walking. He was last seen descending from Scarth Gap to Buttermere by other walkers. After various attempts by his parents and 2 rescue teams (Cockermouth also responded), he was reunited with his parents at Honister youth hostel.
34	3 June	15:33	Derwentwater - Low Brandlehow	A lady (70s) with a history of previous 'events' managed to dislocate her hip when getting up from a picnic table by the side of the lake. We found her supporting her afflicted side with a walking pole.
	3 June	18:54	Great Gable	A man (21 yrs) and his girlfriend were reported overdue. Their car was still located at Honister Pass. We decided to wait until 9 pm before considering a search. They turned up in Wasdale at 19:25 hrs.
35	4 June	13:03	Grisedale Pike	A lady (42 yrs) ran out of steam after over-exerting herself. We carried her down and took her to Keswick Cottage Hospital for a checkup.
36	7 June	16:10	Rosthwaite - Watendlath path	A lady (65 yrs) slipped on the gravelly path and broke her ankle.
37	8 June	16:18	Ruddy Gill	A lady (50 yrs) slipped while crossing a stream and injured her shoulder. We were assisted by the Great North Air Ambulance which took her to Carlisle.
38	10 June	13:51	Coledale	A lady (60 yrs) slipped on the gravelly track and broke her ankle.
39	11 June		Great End	We were requested by a local farmer to rescue a sheep from the crags.
40	11 June	16:42	Friar's Crag	A lady (50 yrs) fell down to the lake shore and sustained head and spinal injuries. We were assisted by the Great North Air Ambulance.
	14 June	04:30	3 Peaks Event	A bus driver reported 15 3 Peaks Eventers 2 hours overdue on their return to Seathwaite. Several phone calls were made to the informant and Police. No immediate action was planned. The Eventers arrived safe and well in Seathwaite at 6 am.
41	16 June	12:22	Blencathra - Sharp Edge	A man (43 yrs) stumbled while traversing the Edge and managed to dislocate his shoulder. We were assisted by a RN Sea King helicopter which airlifted the man to hospital in Carlisle.
42	1 July	11:30	Keswick C& C Campsite	We were asked to assist in the search for a missing Yorkshire Terrier. Because of the age and condition of the dog, it is presumed that it must have wandered off to find somewhere to die.
43	11 July	17:46	Cat Bells	A walker reported seeing an orange object falling off the summit of Cat Bells. He was at Hause Gate and was convinced it was a person. We searched the area for several hours before deciding this was probably a false alarm with good intent.
44	14 July	14:07	Windy Gap - Aaron Slack	A man (45 yrs) slipped on the steep, gravelly path and twisted his ankle. We were assisted by 7 members from Cockermouth MRT in carrying him down and taking him to hospital.

45	20 July	23:05	Ennerdale to Rosthwaite	2 American walkers, a mother (40 yrs) and her son (17 yrs), were reported missing after they failed to arrive at their accommodation where their luggage had been delivered. A search involving 6 search dogs and Cockermouth MRT failed to find them. They turned up the following day, having been down into Wasdale, and then spending the night in the Sty Head stretcher box!
46	25 July	13:00	Lonscale Fell	A man (39 yrs) lost control of his mountain bike on a rocky section of the track up the Glenderaterra and fell 20' down the steep fellside, puncturing his thigh. He was brought back up to the track by his companions. He was taken to hospital by the Great North Air Ambulance.
47	2 August	17:26	Dock Tarn - Stonethwaite	A Japanese man (79 yrs) slipped on the loose path and tumbled 50' down the steeply wooded slope below, injuring his head, arm and leg. He was carried down to the valley before being taken by the Great North Air Ambulance to hospital.
48	3 August	16:00	Langstrath	We rescued a cragfast sheep from its predicament.
49	7 August	14:26	Whinlatter Forest	A lady (45 yrs) slipped and injured her wrist whilst trying to arrest her fall. She was assisted by forest rangers and the Team and transported to Keswick Cottage Hospital for treatment.
	10 August	23:45	Central Fells	2 walkers overdue from walk up Scafell Pike and back to Seathwaite. Alarm raised by B& B owner. Discussions between Wasdale and Keswick MRT Leaders agreed to leave until 08:30 next morning to see if missing persons walked in.
50	11 August	09:00	Central Fells	A couple were reported overdue from a walk to Scafell Pike. As the Team were turning out to look for them, a call was received from the husband who reported that his wife had knee problems and was in the Sty Head area. She had to be carried down to Seathwaite.
51	11 August	17:15	Sty Head - Sprinkling Tarn	A young woman (29 yrs) slipped and injured her ankle. She was taken to hospital by the Great North Air Ambulance.
	11 August	18:30	Corridor Route	Whist involved with the rescue of an injured walker on the Corridor route (incident ??) we were advised of another walker with a leg injury. Having checked the walker over she was able to continue on foot with the aid of her companions and 2 trekking poles. KMRT not required.
	11 August	18:45	Borrowdale	Whist involved with the rescue of an injured walker on the Corridor route (incident ??) we were advised of a 4 yr old missing in Borrowdale. Several team members were diverted from the rescue to descend to Seathwaite and on to the search location. Steps were put in place to call SARDA lakes, Cockermouth and Penrith MRTs to assist when the youngster was found safe and well.
	12 August	21:30	Central Fells	A walker, his 14 yr old son and 13 yr old friend failed to return to Langdale following an ascent of Scafell Pike. The Team was paged and assembling when the missing walkers phoned in to advise they had descended into the wrong valley and were returning to Langdale by taxi.
52	14 August	17:31	Calfhow Pike	A man (65 yrs) and his wife (54 yrs) phoned in to say they were lost in cloud. We talked them down from their predicament while some Team members went up to meet them on the way down.
53	14 August	19:24	Grey Knotts area	A father (59 yrs) and his daughter (29 yrs) became lost and cragfast on the Coast to Coast walk when trying to find the descent to Seathwaite. They were located high on the gap between Base Brown and Green Gable.
	15 August	17:00	Greenup Edge	A lone walker rang from his mobile advising that he was lost. He was, we believe from his description, in the Greenup Edge area. The weather was dry with no cloud cover. He was fit, uninjured and “well equipped”. He had a compass, but no map (“well-equipped?”). He believed that we should go out and find him and walk him from the fells. Several phone calls ensued over the next 6 hours evidently he either wasn’t where he thought he was or he chose not to follow our advice. At 8:30 pm he still believed we should go out and get him as he was now “tired”. At this time he was advised to find a stream (any stream) and follow it carefully downhill to where he would eventually find civilisation. The final call came at 11:30pm advising us that he had arrived at the (wrong!) youth hostel.
54	15 August	17:42	Calf Cove - Seathwaite	A mother and her two daughters (2 yrs & 6 yrs) were reported missing after the family had split up at Calf Cove so that the father and son could go to Scafell Pike and meet up again at Seathwaite. However, on returning to the valley, the mother and daughters were nowhere to be seen. Happily, they turned up just as the Team was starting the search.
55	18 August	17:50	Sty Head to Esk Hause area	A party of 4 became lost between Sty Head and Esk Hause (so we thought from their phone message)! They were located between Allen Crags and Glaramara. As Wasdale MRT were also in the area, having been busy with their own rescue, they joined us for this one!
	19 August	10:02	Scafell Pike	The team were alerted to a group of fell-runners who had set of from Seathwaite to ascend Scafell Pike in the very early hours and were some 3 to 4 hours overdue back to Seathwaite. Concern was raised by their support team due to the lack of spare clothing, etc. being carried by the runners. Discussions between the Wasdale and Keswick MRTs resulted in no action planned until 11:30 am, with a review at that time if there was no sign of the runners. We were contacted again to advise that all had turned up safe and well shortly after 11 am.
	21 August	11:00	Coast to Coast walk	The team leader was contacted regarding a party of 2 who had not turned up at their accommodation in Grasmere the previous evening, as part of the C2C walk. It was found to be not 100% certain that they were definitely staying at that accommodation, and given the now daylight conditions it was assumed that if they had been out overnight they would walk in during the morning. No action taken by the Team and nothing further heard!
	21 August	20:30	Red Pike Buttermere	A local guesthouse proprietor called the team leader, concerned about the late return of a party of walkers who had set off apparently to climb Red Pike, Buttermere. It was agreed that if they had not returned by 11pm further investigations would take place. They duly returned about 21:30, having changed their plans and going nowhere near Red Pike!
56	25 August	13:16	Force Crag Mine	A lady (49 yrs) stumbled on a steep bank and injured her ankle. She was taken to hospital for treatment.
57	25 August	16:15	Skiddaw summit	A lady (60 yrs) slipped on the summit plateau and injured her knee. She was carried down.
58	29 August	12:36	Braithwaite area	A man (70 yrs), an Alzheimer's sufferer, disappeared from his holiday accommodation just hours before being due to return home in Scotland. The area was searched thoroughly for 2 days, with assistance from SARDA and Cockermouth MRT, but nothing was found. A local farmer discovered him, 5 km away, in a stream on his farmland 46 hours later. He was wet and cold but otherwise fine.
59	3 September	11:38	Castlerigg	We were requested to assist the ambulance crew in the recovery of a lady who had collapsed near the aerial mast.
	5 September	18:55	Scafell Pike	A lone walker failed to return to his holiday accommodation in Borrowdale after setting out to ascend Scafell Pike. Initial discussions with his wife about experience, fitness levels, and any prevailing medical conditions resulting in no action being planned unless the walker failed to return by 21:30. We were alerted by the police to advise of his safe return at 20:00.
60	9 September	15:03	Sourmilk Gill, Seathwaite	A lady (60 yrs) slipped on a wet rock and bent her foot backwards. She was carried down the awkward rocky steps of the gill to Seathwaite and she was taken to hospital in Carlisle.
61	9 September	16:13	Rigg Beck, Newlands	While the previous rescue was taking place, we received a further call - again for an injured ankle - to a lady (63 yrs) who had caught her foot between 2 rocks and fallen. She was also carried down to a waiting ambulance which took her to Carlisle hospital.
62	9 September	21:49	Central Fells	We were requested to assist Wasdale MRT in a search for a father and son who had not returned from a walk to Scafell Pike. They turned up in Eskdale as the team was setting off on the fell.
63	10 September	13:15	Coledale at Force Crag Mine	Other walkers came across a lone walker who was experiencing chest pains and difficulty in breathing. They raised the alarm and with the help of the Team and the Great North Air Ambulance, he was taken to Carlisle.
64	11 September	14:34	Barrow Boor	A lady (37 yrs) had a pre-existing knee problem which let her down while on a guided walk. She was carried off by the Team and taken to Keswick Hospital.
65	15 September	16:21	Cat Bells - Hause Gate	An elderly man 'ran out of legs' while descending from Hause Gate. Another group of walkers assisted him by piggy-backing him down. In fact, they had reached the road by the time the Team had arrived!
	15 September	18:00		A lone walker had failed to contact his partner in Glasgow to advise he was safely off the fells and en-route for home. Discussions with Cockermouth MRT team leader resulted in no immediate action planned, with a wait and see until 2100 hrs suggested. The walker turned up safe and well, having not had time to ring his partner before catching a bus homeward!
66	17 September	13:54	Nitting Haws	A walker became cragfast. However, he had been assisted by other walkers by the time the Team arrived.
67	22 September	15:21	Langstrath - foot of Stake Pass	A man (35 yrs) became separate from his walking group due to knee problems. The group later (when in mobile phone range) reported that he required the help of a mountain rescue team. When we found him, he was able to walk back unaided!
68	24 September	15:15	Lining Crag - Greenup Edge	A group of 5 15-year olds on a D of E Silver Expedition got into difficulties when they encountered gale force winds, rain and hail when crossing from Grasmere to Borrowdale. They went to ground and called for help on their mobile phone. The search and rescue operation involved 50 team members from Keswick, Cockermouth and Penrith MRTS as well as a RN Sea King rescue helicopter.
69	28 September	13:05	Castle Crag, Borrowdale	A lady (61 yrs) slipped and damaged her hand on a tree spike, whereupon she fell over and landed on her out-stretched arm, breaking her wrist.
70	1 October		Gt Stanger Gill, Stonethwaite	Yet another sheep rescued form this popular (for sheep) place.
71	4 October	14:37	Shepherd's Crag	A lady (36 yrs) slipped on the wet path at the foot of 'Little Chamonix' and tunbled about 8 metres down into the boulder field below. She sustained head injuries as a result. After we had carried her down through the boulders she was taken by the Great North Air Ambulance to hospital in Carlisle.
72	8 October	23:14	Central Fells	A couple (in their 50's) were reported to be overdue from a walk to Scafell Pike. After a search involving 3 teams and search dogs, they were located in Upper Esk at the foot of Little Narrow Cove suffering from cold and exhaustion. They had also been lost the day before!
73	12 October	13:04	Stoneycroft Beck Track	A man (58 yrs) slipped on wet rock and broke his ankle.
74	12 October	14:53	Blencathra summit ridge	As we were completing the previous rescue, we received a further call for assistance to a man (61 yrs) who had climbed Sharp Edge in wet conditions but then had managed to slip on the relatively level summit ridge and break his leg.
	24 October	12:00	Cat Bells	The team was alerted to a child separated from a group on Cat Bells. The child was located as we were gathering for a search.
	25 October	15:44	Angle Tarn - Esk Hause area	The team was alerted to a potential missing person in this area. However, the incident was resolved prior to any team involvement.
75	26 October	12:35	Dock Tarn - Watendlath path	A man (57 yrs) slipped and damaged the tendons in his knee and thigh.
	29 October			End of British Summer Time. Dark by 4 pm!
76	29 October	17:40	High Spy area	A man (57 yrs) and woman (51 yrs) ran out of daylight and into bad weather, becoming lost and benighted. They were located on Low Scawdel. Although fairly well-equipped, they had no torch!
77	29 October	19:00	Sty Head Tarn area	At the previous search was taking place, another couple (M 34 yrs & F 30's) required assistance after they had run out of daylight on their return from Scafell Pike, becoming lost between Sprinkling Tarn and Sty Head Tarn. They were also located and escorted down! They had no torches!
78	1 November	14:53	Honister area	We were asked to assist in the search for a missing despondent (M 43 yrs) whose car was found at Honister Pass. After a search involving mountain rescue search dogs and police tracker dogs as well as a rescue helicopter, the man was found returning to his car where the police made enquiries. He was later taken to Carlisle hospital.
	6 November	13:24	Carrock Fell area	The team was alerted to a missing male walker (60 yrs) in the Carrock Fell area. He turned up as the team was investigating.
79	9 November	13:06	Skiddaw - Gibraltar Crags	Another despondent, a man (57 yrs), was thought to be in this area of SKiddaw following investigations by the police. A search lasting for 7 hours, involving search dogs and 2 Sea King helicopters drew a blank, Not surprising as he had returned to his guest house in Keswick!
80	13 November	12:11	Latrigg - Brundholme Woods	A local lady (65 yrs) slipped on the muddy footpath and broke her ankle.
81	18 November		Langstrath - Woof Stones	These woolly natives are always getting themselves stuck in inaccessible places.
82	20 November	15:10	Coledale Hause area	2 men became disorientated and lost in hill fog. We tried to talk them down over their mobile phone but the signal was intermittent and the light was fading. Eventually, we went up to find them, but as we were doing so, a fellrunner came across them and started bringing them down to meet us. They had no compass, torches or whistle!
83	23 November	14:25	Blencathra - Blease Fell	A man (48 yrs) phoned the police top say he was feeling unwell but it was not known exactly where he was. A little later, a walking party came across him in a collapsed condition and called for help. The team and the Great North AIr Ambulance attended. However, despite the best efforts of all concerned, he was found to have died at the scene.
84	25 November	15:01	Nitting Haws	A man (23 yrs) fell while scrambling. He sustained multiple serious injuries. Although the Great North Air Ambulance was in attendance, he was winched into a naval Sea King Rescue helicopter and taken to hospital in Carlisle.
85	29 November	17:15	Clough Head - Sandbed Gill	Yet another wooly friend stuck in an inhospitable place. We went back several times - all in poor weather - and eventually managed to rescue the beast on 8 December!
	3 December	19:00	Central Fells	Call from Police regarding an overdue walker. No action was taken initially, with missing person turning up safe and well shortly afterwards.
86	11 December	16:45	Robinson - Low Snab	A man (58 yrs) slipped on wet grass and broke his leg. We carried him down and transported him to hospital.
87	14 December	17:04	Stockley Bridge	A man (64 yrs) slipped on an icy patch on the final descent and broke his ankle.
88	22 December	16:45	Glaramara - Thornythwaite Fell	A fellrunner (F 27 yrs) slipped on the hard, frosty ground and sprained some ligaments. She was not equipped for lying around on a frosty night. We quickly carried her down and took her to the local hospital to await an ambulance to Carlisle.
	28 December	14:00	River Greta	We were alerted to an unoccupied canoe jammed against some rocks in the River Greta, with no sign of the canoeist. This was followed up very shortly afterwards with a call advising that the canoeist was safe and well.
89	30 December	13:13	Blencathra, Sharp Edge	A man (60 yrs) slipped and fell about 100' down the 'usual' gully. Despite the best attempts of those around him and the services of a RAF Sea King helicopter, the man sadly died from the injuries he sustained.
90	30 December	23:00	Jaws of Borrowdale area	A man (33 yrs) was reported to be suffering from breathing difficulties. A team member who lives in the area was first on scene. He offered the casualty shelter at his own house while awaiting the arrival of the Team, and an ambulance.