Cockermouth MRT - Incidents

Incidents 2010

No.	Date	Details
1	14 Jan	The team was called by the Police when an ambulance became stuck on ice at the top of a hill near Harrington harbour with a casualty on board. The casualty was transported safely down the hill in a team Land Rover, transferred to another ambulance, and taken to West Cumberland Hospital.
2	15 Jan	The Team was called at 12:30 pm to assist Keswick MRT with a reported avalanche at Hind Crag (Glaramara), in Borrowdale. A party of 3 had been climbing a snow gully when they set off the avalanche. 1 male was swept down the slope with the avalanche and luckily only sustained a knee injury. The other two members of the party manged to escape the avalanche and were escorted off the feel by members of Keswick Team. Cockermouth Team were stood down at 2:30 pm. 15 members from Cockermouth attended.
3	18 Jan	Team was called by Police to assist with incident in Setmurthy Woods, nr Cockermouth. A female had fallen whilst running on an icy track, sustaining a suspected broken leg. The Team treated the casualty and transported her to an awaiting ambulance.
4	20 Jan	Team members called to assist Wasdale, with a casualty with shoulder and leg injuries, MIckledore, Scafell Pike. The casualty location was not exactly known and a seach continued. A casualty was later found above Little Narrow Cove. Evacuation to Eskdale and ultimately from the scene by RAF helicopter.
5	28 Jan	Requested by Wasdale MRT to check out Ennerdale valley for two walkers who had contacted the Police. They had walked from Wasdale and were uncertain of their location. They were located on a forest track by a Team member and escorted out of the valley.
6	30 Jan	A women from Scotland was reported in difficulty with an ankle injury in Gasgale Gill, Buttermere. She was escorted to Lanthwaite Green, and taken by her walking group to her accomodation.
7	13 Feb	Two fellwakers from Leeds fell down a snow/ice slope whilst decending from Pillar. One of the party sustained haed and shoulder injuries. The casualties were located in the dark by an RAF helicopter. With the help of the team both were winched into the helicopter and taken to West Cumberland Hospital.
8	13 Feb	The team was called to assist Keswick MRT for a woman suffering from a panic attack near to Dale Head Tarn. The team was recalled whilst on route to the incident.
9	14 Feb	The Team were requested by Wasdale MRT for assistance after a walker sustained head injuries in the Corridor Route area, Scafell. 6 Team members assisted with the casualty evacuation.
10	20 Feb	A woman from Cumbria in a party of three, had fallen on the side of Buttermere Lake shore and was reported as being unconscious. She received head injuries. She was taken on a stretcher to Buttermere village and taken to hospital by ambulance.

Incidents 2009

No.	Date	Details
1	2 Jan	A 27 year old walker from Cumbria had fallen on the path near Scale Force Buttermere and was initially reported to have been briefly unconscious. Subsequently, the casualty's party walked him down some distance down the fell from where the team stretchered him to Buttermere village. He was taken by ambulance to West Cumberland hospital.
2	20 Jan	The team was called to assist Keswick MRT when a party of 4 needed assistance, and another member of their party went missing near the summit of Skiddaw. Weather conditions were very poor. Two of the party of four were stretchered down, the missing 64 year old woman was found on the NW side of Skiddaw and stretchered down towards Dash Falls.
3	23 Jan	The Team was called by Keswick MRT to help search for a lady from Keswick missing on Skiddaw. The Team searched Skiddaw area from Whitewater Dash side and on to Skiddaw summit. Keswick team searched from the Keswick side. She was located, unhurt, by the Team on the Skiddaw house side of the mountain and was escorted from the mountain and taken to Keswick by a Team vehicle.
4	8 Feb	Two walkers aged 20 and 21 from Carlisle became lost in the Haystacks area when cloud came in and snow started to fall. They were located by team members and escorted back to Honister, from where they were driven to Cockermouth.
5	22 Feb	The Team was called to an incident on the fellside below Melbreak. A lady had fallen and injured her hip. She was evacuated by stretcher for a short distance and then taken from the scene by air ambulance to West Cumberland Hospital.
6	22 Feb	Whilst attending the previous incident the Team was called to Setmurthy woods near Cockermouth to a second incident. A male mountain biker from Barrow came off his bike on a downhill track. He sustained a serious arm injury and was treated at the scene by Team Doctors. He was taken by ambulance to West Cumberland Hospital.
7	28 Feb	A party of 5 were reported as overdue after summiting Pillar. Lost in mist and unaware which way they had walked down, they were eventually located on descent into Wasdale from Red Pike by Wasdale Team and were walked down into Wasdale base via Overbeck.
8	1 Mar	Flashing yellow lights were reported seen on Banna Fell, Ennerdale, for over an hour. Team members checked them out and found nothing. Assumed to be a tractor or other vehicle.
9	3 Mar	The team was called to assist Wasdale MRT in the recovery of a fatality in Ennerdale area.
10	31 Mar	A walking group of 3 from Egremont became stranded at the eastern end of Ennerdale Water in darkness without a torch. They were found by team members and taken back to their car at Bleach Green.
11	5 Apr	A 15 year old girl from Barrow hurt her ankle on the path near Scarth Gap, Buttermere. She was carried out by stretcher to Gatesgarth farm and by ambulance to West Cumberland hospital
12	19 Apr	Three sheep became stuck on a ledge on Round Howe. They were rescued by the team, who were attending a practice on the neighbouring crags.
13	28 Apr	After setting off from Buttermere a party of 3 walkers became concerned that they'd come down into Ennerdale after walking through cloud over Red Pike. Team members located them on the main forest road in Ennerdale and provided a taxi service back to Buttermere.
14	5 May	The Team was requested by Police to search for a male 67, overdue from a walk from High Harrington the previous evening. Team members searched the local area as well as search dogs from SARDA. His body was found by a man walking his dog near an old railway line.
15	17 May	Called to assist Keswick MRT with a party of 3 at Esk Hause, Borrowdale at 0105 hrs. The Team met up with Keswick Team descending the Esk Hause path. Cockermouth Team members subsequently searched for another party of six who were benighted. They were located safely near Broad Crag. Team members returned to Cockermouth by 0745hrs.
16	25 May	The team received a call from Police that a walker had a broken ankle near Bleaberry tarn, Red Pike area The team leader was informed shortly afterwards that the casualty was now safely off the hill and no further assistance was required.
17	26 May	Called to assist Keswick Team with three 12yrs olds drifting in a canoe in Derwentwater Portinscale area. They were recovered safely whilst the team members were making their way to Keswick.
18	29 May	Gentleman slipped on path in the Warnscale area and tumbled 10 metres, sustaining a blow to front right side of face. Suspected fracture to cheek bone. Flown by RAF to Cumberland Infirmary where he was detained overnight.
19	29 May	A man was reported missing from a walk on Haystacks. Team members making their way to the incident were recalled as the man turned up safe and well in Buttermere.
20	29 May	Report of walker cragfast near Pillar Rock. He had been cragfast all night and was being assisted by two climbers in the area, who had heard his calls for help. Team members assisted with the recovery down the side of West waterfall and helped recover the climbers' equipment.
21	20 Jun	A fell runner was reported missing at 9:00am. The Team was called to assist Keswick MRT after telephone call expressing concern for an overdue solo "Bob Graham" runner. The runner turned up safe and well at home at 10am. 19 Cockermouth team members attended along with Keswick MRT and Search Dogs.
22	21 Jun	A sheep was stuck on a ledge on Cam Crag. It was rescued by 2 team members.
23	1 Jul	The team assisted Wasdale MRT with a search of the Eskdale and Scafell Pike area for 2 missing walkers. They turned up safe and well after a night out on the fells.
24	3 Jul	A missing male was reported overdue on the coast to coast walk in Ennerdale. A search was carried out by Cockermouth and Keswick MRT and search dogs, but he turned up in Wasdale Head at 23:15hrs.
25	11 Jul	Two team members assisted Wasdale MRT when a 17yr old collapsed on her return from the summit of Scafell Pike. The girl was in a larger school party completing the 3 Peaks Challenge; they had already climbed Ben Nevis. She was treated on scene with drips and airlifted to Whitehaven hospital by Sea King helicopter from RAF Boulmer.
26	12 Jul	Team called to incident with cragfast walker in Kirkfell crags, Ennerdale. The walker was guided down a gulley and led to safety.
27	12 Jul	Assisted Wasdale with male with dislocated shoulder in Little Narrowcove, Upper Eskdale. Casualty was evacuated from the scene by stretcher.
28	16 Jul	A 25 year old climber fell about 75ft on Grey Crags Burtness Comb, Buttermere. He was treated at the scene by an RAF paramedic and Team members. He was taken to Furness hospital by RAF helicopter with suspected back and spinal injuries.
29	21 Jul	19 year old female Duke Of Edinburgh walker was reported with an ankle injury at Black Sail. By the time the team had been called out the party had set off for Wasdale Head.
30	22 Jul	A 68 year old woman from Northants slipped and sustained a possible fractured ankle near Rannerdale col. She was carried by the Team to an ambulance at Cinderdale, Buttermere.
31	26 Jul	Two team members assisted Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team to evacuate a young woman from the summit of Lower Man, Helvellyn. The woman was suffering with pain from an old injury and was therefore unable to make her own way off the mountain.
32	26 Jul	Whilst attending the incident on Helvellyn Low Man a member of Penrith Mountain Rescue Team sustained a fractured leg in Keppel Cove. Two Cockermouth team members assisted Patterdale MRT to administer first aid and evacuate the man by stretcher. The casualty was then transferred to a North West Ambulance and taken to hospital.
33	27 Jul	A 19 year old woman and 23 year old male walker spent the night out after becoming lost on the descent from Scafell Pike. The team assisted Wasdale MRT with a search the next morning, locating them on Green How. One was stretchered down to Wasdale with an ankle injury.
34	9 Aug	The warden of Black Sail Youth Hostel spotted some flashing lights from a group of 23 (twenty-three) walkers aged 14 to 23 stuck high up on Looking Stead on difficult steep ground. The group were located by team members from Cockermouth and Wasdale MRT's, and escorted down to Black Sail Hostel. From there they were driven down to their transport at Bowness Knott.
35	9 Aug	A fellwalker from West Cumbria fell and broke her ankle on Mellbreak. Three team members helped her down to the valley.
36	17 Aug	A party of 2 were reported overdue in the Haystacks area. The couple were 64 and 69 years old. They were returning to Hawkshead by car before getting a mobile phone message from the informant that the Team had been asked to look for them.
37	20 Aug	Called to Keswick MRT - Two persons cragfast on Great End. The team was put at base in case Keswick needed assistance with evacuation. The casualties were lowered off Great End and was then walked back to Wasdale Head.
38	23 Aug	A 60 year old walker from Warwickshire fell and fractured his ankle on the path to Scale Force, Buttermere. He was treated at the scene by team members and carried out to Buttermere on a stretcher. He was then taken by ambulance to West Cumberland Hospital.
39	24 Aug	Two walkers aged 40 and 15 were reported overdue on the Coast to Coast route by friends waiting to pick them up at Honister Pass. Both turned up late, but safe and well as the Team was mobilising.
40	24 Aug	Called to assist Keswick Team with a casualty with a dislocated knee near Jenkin hill, Skiddaw. The Casualty was airlifted from the scene by an air ambulance.
41	2 Sep	Two walkers lost in upper Ennerdale walking C2C. They had called at Black Sail Youth Hostel and were heading to Honister Youth Hostel. The 2 were found cold but uninjured on Green Gable by team members and escorted back to Honister Youth Hostel.
42	4 Sep	The Team was called to a fatality by Holme Beck, above Loweswater lake. The body was carried from the fell to the roadside.
43	8 Sep	Report of walker overdue on walk from Ennerdale to Rosthwaite in very wet weather. The person turned up safely whilst the Team were assembling at our base.
44	9 Sep	The Team was called after a walker in party of three injured his ankle on a descent from Steeple, Ennerdale. He was met by Team members in Ennerdale and taken to Bowness Knott car park.
45	11 Sep	A 51 year old fellwalker from Essex slipped and fell 20ft down from the path through Anglers Crag, Ennerdale. She sustained head and spinal injuries. The team and air ambulance medical crew treated the casualty at the scene. She was then winched into a RN helicopter from Prestwick and taken to West Cumberland Hospital.
46	12 Sep	A 37 year old walker from Hull on the Coast to Coast walk became stuck on steep ground in the Pillar Rock area. He was located by team members, helped down to the valley, and taken to Cockermouth.
47	17 Sep	A fellwalker became lost in darkness whilst walking on the Coast to Coast walk from Black Sail Hostel to Honister. Cockermouth, Keswick and SARDA team members searched an area from the head of Ennerdale across to Borrowdale. He was found close to the summit of Green Gable and escorted down to Honister.
48	26 Sep	A male fell walker in his 60s was reported with a heart attack near Red Pike. The team was training in Ennerdale at the time, so an Air Ambulance attended. Sadly the incident turned out to be a fatality.
49	29 Sep	A 50 year old fell walker fell and fractured her ankle on the side of Whiteless Pike above Buttermere. She was treated at the scene and stretchered down to an ambulance in the village.
50	1 Oct	4 hill walkers from the London area became separated from a larger group whilst descending from High Stile, Buttermere. The rest of the group called for assistance at 20:30 as it became apparent the party on the hill were not moving. 5 Team members located the party of 4 on the Burtness Comb to High Stile path and escorted them to Buttermere where they were reunited with the rest of their group.
51	7 Oct	Sheep stuck on High Crag, Buttermere. Sheep lowered to foot of crag.
52	18 Oct	A 66 year old marshal from Cumbria on a Fell Running Championship Relay race slipped and fell near Blake Fell. He sustained a fractured leg and was carried from the fell to the roadside. A waiting ambulance took him to West Cumberland hospital.
53	21 Oct	An 80 year walker from Wiltshire fell on the Crummock lake shore path sustaining shoulder and leg injuries. He was stretchered out to Buttermere village and taken by ambulance to West Cumberland Hospital.
54	23 Oct	A 61 year old man from Cumbria was reporting missing from his home early on the Friday morning. The team was assisted in a search by an RAF helicopter, SARDA dogs and handlers, Keswick MRT and Wasdale MRT. He was located by a search dog handler near Newton Wood, Cockermouth.
55	23 Oct	A couple from Co.Durham became benighted and lost in the Scarth Gap area, Buttermere. They were located by the Team and guided down to Gatesgarth.
56	30 Oct	The Team was called when a 12 year old boy fell and sustained a badly gashed knee on Haystacks, Buttermere. He was stretchered from Haystacks to Honister and then taken to Keswick Hospital.
57	3 Nov	Team informed that a casualty with a broken ankle was located between Haystacks and Grey Knotts. The Team searched this area and nothing was found. A whistle for help was heard from the Loft Beck area, Ennerdale and the casualty was located here. He was taken from the fell down to Black Sail and then transported from the fell to a waiting ambulance at Bowness Knott car park, Ennerdale. Keswick Team were also called to assist, but were stood down once the casualty was located.
58	19 Nov	The team responded to a large number of incidents arising from serious flooding in the Cockermouth area which resulted in the rescue of over 200 people. From 10am on Thursday 19 November the team worked closely with RAF helicopters from Devon, Boulmer, Valley, Leconfield; the RNLI, Maryport Inshore Lifeboat, the Fire & Rescue Service, Police and other Lake District mountain rescue teams.
59	20 Nov	Rescue of people from their homes continued overnight and into Friday in Cockermouth, with multi agency involvement for ensuring removal of people to safety who were trapped within their homes or other premises. A systematic check of all flooded properties was carried out in the Cockermouth town area.
60	21 Nov	The Team continued to respond to help for assistance as part of the search and rescue operations in the Cockermouth town, working alongside the Police and other agencies. Some outlying farms and areas in the Lorton valley area were checked out by Team members for any people requiring assistance.
61	22 Nov	The Team gave continued support for the recovery from the floods. Assisted by Wasdale and Penrith MRT's, they continued to provide Swift Water Rescue back up support to assist other agencies such as United Utilities in various tasks
62	23 Nov	Team members assisted for the final day of recovery from the floods, before standing down. Members helped with Swift Water Rescue (SWR) cover for personnel, whilst a large tree was removed from alongside the River Cocker bridge in Main Street.
63	24 Nov	Team members were asked to assist with safety cover and monitoring river level height measurements on The Cocker and Derwent rivers, as further rainfall was forecast.
64	29 Dec	A walker on Rannerdale Knotts was spotted in difficulties on a snow slope by his girl friend who was walking in the valley. Whilst some team members and a search dog were looking for the man he turned up safe and well in a local pub.