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January 21, 1961 |
19:00 |
Search in poor conditions for a young man who had slipped and fallen 100' receiving fatal head injuries. |
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March 27, 1975 |
12:45 |
Cries for help heard. 2 men (18 yrs & 21 yrs) found cragfast on icy crag. |
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December 29, 1975 |
13:45 |
Woman (27 yrs) slipped on wet rock and fell 200' into gully sustaining multiple injuries. |
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February 4, 1976 |
17:50 |
Party of 8 from Rugby School overdue. They turned up as the Team was being called out. |
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July 28, 1978 |
16:50 |
Man (50 yrs) fell about 6' and sustained a broken leg. Assisted by Patterdale MRT and Ullswater OBMS. |
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March 10, 1979 |
16:00 |
Boy (15 yrs) slipped. Man (26 yrs) fell attempting rescue. Man killed. Boy sustained head injuries. RAF rescue helicopter called. |
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April 15, 1983 |
15:55 |
Man (31 yrs) became cragfast while trying to avoid difficulties on descent of the ridge. Cool, dry day. |
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June 5, 1983 |
10:15 |
Man (69 yrs) slipped sustaining injuries to scalp, face and arms. |
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July 29, 1987 |
17:30 |
A German man slipped about 60' off the Edge sustaining multiple abrasions, lacerated scalp, leg and arm injuries. He managed to regain the Edge but then collapsed. He was carried down with difficulty as he weighed about 18 stones. Warm, dry day. |
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August 16, 1987 |
13:50 |
A woman (69 yrs) walking on her own was reported to have fallen from the Edge. She suffered from multiple injuries and was flown by a helicopter in the area to West Cumberland Hospital. Wet day. |
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October 10, 1987 |
17:18 |
A woman slipped and fell over 100' on descent from the Edge to an easier path and suffered multiple injuries. She was lowered 200' to easier ground. Her husband and 2 young sons (10 & 12 yrs) were also taken off in darkness. |
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October 17, 1988 |
16:00 |
A woman (62 yrs) slipped and fell about 70' from the Edge into a gully, sustaining multiple injuries. She was lowered from the gully and picked up by a waiting helicopter but was found to be dead on arrival at hospital. |
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November 9, 1988 |
17:30 |
Police requested the Team to investigate a rucksack which had been seen beneath the Edge. A search, with dogs, revealed nothing. It was later discovered that the rucksack had been dropped and not retrieved because of its inaccessibility. |
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March 20, 1989 |
16:20 |
2 men became cragfast in icy conditions when the weather deteriorated while they were descending. They were located and escorted off by the Team. |
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July 13, 1989 |
13:30 |
The sighting of a body at the foot of the crag was reported by some Danish walkers who were on Sharp Edge. The body of a man (24 yrs) was not identified for two weeks. |
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November 12, 1989 |
11:15 |
A Royal Marine lost his footing and fell about 150' from the Edge, sustaining head and leg injuries. A helicopter was called to assist. The man was fortunate, subsequently being found to have only relatively minor injuries. A bright day but greasy underfoot. |
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September 22, 1991 |
11:16 |
A woman fell from Sharp Edge at the awkward step. She sustained multiple, fatal injuries. |
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October 1, 1991 |
16:22 |
A man (26 yrs) succumbed to the weather while on an adventure training course. He was carried down in extremely high winds. The stretcher and bearers were all blown over and scattered by the wind at one point. |
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January 25, 1992 |
13:05 |
A man slipped and fell to his death whilst traversing Sharp Edge - somewhere around the 'Bad Step'. A helicopter in the area was able to evacuate the body as the Team was arriving at the scene. |
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August 9, 1992 |
16:38 |
A young lady (25 yrs) was reported to be cragfast. |
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October 3, 1992 |
16:41 |
A solo walker (26 yrs) fell from the bad step sustaining multiple, fatal injuries. As the Team was already in action, the helicopter and Cockermouth MRT were called to assist. The report was of 2 casualties. |
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June 1, 1993 |
11:15 |
A girl (17 yrs) in a large group slipped and fell 120' when she sneezed. She sustained a fracture/dislocation of her thoracic spine but no damage to her spinal chord. |
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July 17, 1993 |
13:15 |
A boy (13 yrs) in a youth group slipped and fell down a gully to the foot of the Edge. A helicopter on exercise in the area assisted the Team in his immediate care. He was airlifted to Carlisle Infirmary with head and spinal injuries. |
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December 5, 1993 |
17:00 |
A family with young children reported to be in difficulty on Sharp Edge. The Team found the group descending in the dark with help from other walkers. |
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July 2, 1994 |
12:05 |
A woman (32 yrs) slipped while walking along the side of Sharp Edge and fell 100'. She sustained head and arm injuries. She was treated and then lowered to foot of the crag before being carried to a waiting helicopter which had been training in the area. |
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July 7, 1995 |
11:35 |
A youth (17 yrs) slipped from the bad step and fell 200' down a gully. He was taken by helicopter to Carlisle but sustained only multiple minor injuries. |
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October 7, 1995 |
12:45 |
A man (36 yrs) slipped and fell 150' down a gully on the north side. He broke his spine and suffered severe lacerations to his head. |
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December 22, 1995 |
12:10 |
A man became cragfast while traversing. He went to ground in a bivvy bag but was rescued from his predicament by other walkers who then informed the Team by mobile phone. |
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March 3, 1996 |
12:35 |
A man (54 yrs) slipped and fell 150', receiving fatal injuries. Despite helicopter assistance to quickly reach the scene and an attempt to resuscitate, the man was pronounced dead. |
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December 7, 1996 |
12:22 |
A man (35 yrs) slipped while scrambling and broke his leg. He was airlifted to hospital. |
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31 December, 1997 |
11:00 |
A man (33 yrs) slipped on greasy rock and fell 200 metres to the bottom of the ridge. He was helicoptered to hospital with multiple injuries. |
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January 4, 1998 |
18:30 |
3 people caught in a blizzard on the summit become cragfast on descent of Sharp Edge, one of them having fallen a couple of times. Alarm raised by mobile phone. |
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May 3, 1998 |
13:16 |
Other walkers reported shouts for help at the bas step. They were found walking down as the Team approached the area. |
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October 13, 1998 |
11:34 |
A man slipped and slithered to the bottom of the Edge in torrential rain and high wind. He sustained relatively minor injuries. |
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May 11, 1999 |
19:19 |
2 men (38 & 50 yrs) became cragfast as they tried to complete the ridge in wet, greasy conditions. They raised the alarm by mobile phone. |
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May 30, 1999 |
15:26 |
A man (30 yrs) was pulled off the Edge by his collie on a lead. He fell about 25' receiving head injuries and lacerations. He was airlifted by helicopter and his companion and 2 dogs were escorted to safety by the team. |
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August 18, 1999 |
16:08 |
A young couple became cragfast in cold and wet conditions. |
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September 4, 1999 |
12:27 |
A male fell runner (39 yrs) slipped and fell 150' down a gully. He sustained chest, arm and leg injuries. After treatment at the scene he was winched into a helicopter. |
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November 20, 1999 |
11:41 |
A lady (53 yrs) slipped and fell 50 - 100' down the usual gully, sustaining head injuries. She was taken by helicopter to hospital in Carlisle. |
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January 16,
2000 |
12:12 |
A man (30 yrs) slipped from the Edge and fell down what has become known as the 'usual gully'. He sustained serious multiple injuries. A rescue helicopter was in the area training with Patterdale MRT and was able to airlift the casualty direct to Newcastle. |
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October 7, 2000 |
14:23 |
2 men encountered problems in wet weather, when one of them fell back on the other. They both lost their nerve and mobile phoned for help. Fortunately, other walkers following were able to assist them before the Team left. |
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October 15, 2000 |
12:52 |
A woman (36 yrs) slipped on greasy rock and broke her wrist 20 metres before the 'bad step'. |
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November 4, 2001 |
12:22 |
A man (32 yrs) slipped from the ridge at the awkward step and full 40' into the 'usual gully'. He sustained multiple minor injuries and was airlifted to hospital by helicopter. |
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November 22, 2001 |
12:35 |
A lady (50 yrs) slipped and fell into the usual gully, dislocating her shoulder. She was airlifted to hospital. |
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April 5, 2004 |
14:22 |
A walker called in because she had seen a couple of people shouting and seemingly in difficulties near the notch on Sharp Edge. Although the area was checked out by team members, nothing untoward was found. A false alarm with good intent. |
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March 19, 2005 |
12:28 |
A man (62 yrs) who slipped while traversing under the Edge fell 40', sustaining a broken arm, broken ribs, head injuries and a punctured lung. After treatment from the Team on scene, he was airlifted by a Sea King helicopter to Carlisle. |
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October 15, 2005 |
13:15 |
A woman (54 yrs) lost her footing while trying to regain the crest of the ridge. She fell 50 metres and sustained serious multiple injuries. She was airlifted to Carlisle Hospital by a RAF rescue helicopter. |
| December 29, 2005 |
12:33 | A young couple became cragfast and very cold when the snowy and icy conditions overwhelmed them. 2 members from Cleveland MRT managed to shelter them until we arrived with ropes to lower them from their predicament. |
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18 February, 2006 |
15:15 | A passer-by encountered a group of 5 who were having difficulties on the Edge in snowy conditions. By the time the Team had set off, she had managed to help them to the top of the mountain. |
| 18 September, 2006 Blencathra - Sharp Edge Incident No 2377 |
13:13 | A man (21yrs) and his partner (19 yrs) became cragfast on Foule Crag after descending to the Edge. Having attempted to get down the gulley on the north side, they then encountered greater difficulties so traversed into even worse ground. They were both lowered 40 metres by the team to the foot of the gulley and escorted down the fell. |
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7 February, 2007 |
12:27 |
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. |
| 16 June, 2007 |
12:22 |
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. |
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30 December, 2007 |
13:13 |
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 RN Sea King helicopter, the man sadly died from the injuries he sustained. |
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