Cockermouth MRT - Incidents

Incidents 2008

No.	Date	Details
1	1 Jan	Walkers descending from High Crag, Buttermere heard shouts for help from 2 other walkers stuck on a crag ledge. Lights from the stranded walkers could be seen from the valley as darkenss fell. The Team located the pair 300ft up on High Crag, Buttermere and lowered them to safety in wet, misty conditions. Both walkers, aged 41 and 45 from Kent and Surrey were unhurt.
2	15 Jan	The Team was called by Police in Wigton to assist in the search for a 64 year old man missing from the Wigton area. After an extensive search of the area around Oulton by team members and 8 search dogs the search was called off until the next morning.
3	16 Jan	The search was continued for a missing male north of Wigton. Penrith and Keswick MRT assisted along with search dogs from SARDA Lakes. He was located at 10:50 am by a rescue search dog in the Oulton Moss area, suffering from hypothermia. He was transferred to hospital by ambulance.
4	24 Jan	Called by Police to assist for search of a missing person in the Ennerdale Bridge area. A search was carried out by the Team and SARDA dogs and the casualty was located unhurt in darkness early the following morning.
5	16 Feb	The Team were called to assist Wasdale MRT after a male fell on Broad Stand, Scafell. The casualty suffered fatal injuries and was airlifted from the summit by RAF helicopter to Wasdale Head.
6	23 Feb	A 53 year old solo fell walker from the Manchester area became lost in darkness in the High Crag, Seat area. After a search of the area he was located and walked down to Black Sail Youth Hostel.
7	28 Feb	A 64 year old woman dislocated her shoulder near the summit of Whiteside, Buttermere. The casualty was treated by the Team doctor, who relocated the shoulder at the scene. She was carried down on a stretcher by Team members to Lanthwaite Green.
8	1 Mar	Dog reported running up and down scree on the south side of Ennerdale Lake. There was some concern in case the owner was injured nearby. The team searched hill side on the south west area of the lake. Nothing found apart from a hound making its way back to the west end of the Lake.
9	9 Mar	Report from Police of overdue fellrunner. He was due at Honister at 1600hrs, but turned up safe and well at Gatesgarth at 1820hrs.
10	5 Apr	A 54 year old male climber from Colchester fell whilst climbing New West route on Pillar Rock, Ennerdale sustaining a head and leg injury. The two climbers managed to abseil off the route to the base of the crag. Team members helped them down to the valley from where they went to West Cumberland Hospital.
11	17 Apr	An 89 year old woman from Cumbria was reported missing from her home near Aspatria. She turned up safe and well in Rochdale as search dogs and the team were being mobilised.
12	22 Apr	A walker fell into a rock crevasse and became stuck on his way to the summit of Scafell Pike. His walking partner managed to get him out as Cockermouth and Wasdale teams were mobilising.
13	23 Apr	A 65 year old lady fell on a path near Hassness, Buttermere. She sustained a head injury and was flown by air ambulance to West Cumberland hospital
14	2 May	A 52 year old lady from Sheffield fell on the path decending from Scarth Gap, near Gatesgarth, Buttermere, fracturing her ankle. She was carried to Gatesgarth on a stretcher and taken to West Cumberland hospital, Whitehaven.
15	11 May	The Team was called to assist Keswick MRT when a lightning strike started a fire on Grisdale Pike fellside. Keswick and Cockermouth team members, together with the fire brigade, forestry and park wardens managed to beat out the fire.
17	28 May	A 43 year old walker from USA was reported overdue on a walk over Pillar, via Pillar Rock. He turned up safe and well at Ennerdale Youth Hostel as the team was mobilising.
16	28 May	An 82 year old man from the Maryport area fell whilst walking near Rannerdale Knotts summit sustaining head injuries. The casualty was lowered down the fellside to a safe location from where an RAF helicopter could airlift him to Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle.
18	30 May	The team was called to assist Wasdale team when a fellwaker sustained leg injuries near Styhead. She was stretchered down to Wasdale Head.
20	30 May	Two walkers fell whilst descending near Mickledore. One sustained fatal injuries, the other shoulder injuries. The team was called to backup Wasdale team. Both casualties were evacuated by an RAF helicopter from Leconfield.
19	2 Jun	A forestry worker in Ennerdale sustained serious chest and leg injuries when equipment fell on top of him. He was treated at the scene by Air Ambulance and BASICS doctors, carried to the helicopter by team members and then flown to West Cumberland Hospital.
21	23 Jun	An 18 year old fellwalker from London fell whilst descending Red Gully, Grasmoor sustaining wrist and ankle injuries. He was stretchered down to the valley and taken by ambulance to West Cumberland Hospital.
24	3 Jul	Two females called the Police by mobile phone to report they were lost in The Fellbarrow area. They were later given assistance by another walker, who was able to direct them to safety.
22	6 Jul	A 15 year old Duke of Edinburgh walker fell near Ling Crag sustaining a fractured ankle. The team was called to assist Keswick, who were already attending another incident. She was stretchered down to Stonethwaite and taken to hospital.
23	7 Jul	A 63 year old woman from Norfolk fell and fractured her leg whilst walking on the Buttermere to Scale Force path. She was treated at the scene by team members and a passing doctor, then evacuated to West Cumberland Hospital by Air Ambulance.
25	8 Jul	The Team were requested to search for a missing lady in the Ennerdale bridge area. SARDA dogs and Team members searched in the local area. The missing person returned home unharmed the following morning at 06:00.
26	11 Jul	A lady in a group of 5 walkers, fell on a path in the Haystacks area sustaining a broken ankle. She was stretchered from the fellside to Honister where a waiting ambulance took her to Carlisle hospital.
28	12 Jul	Just as the previous incident ended, the Team where asked to respond to an incident on the High crag ridge, Buttermere. A female known epeleptic, in a party of eight, had collapsed with a panic attack and fainted . The helicopter returned to the scene on the way back from Preston in the previous incident and evacuated the casualty down to Gatesgarth, Buttermere.
27	12 Jul	A climber was hit by a large falling rock and knocked of the crag, Grey crags, Buttermere area. Casualty was unconscious. Casuality moved by stretcher to a winching location and flown by a Gannet helicopter, with serious head injuries to Preston Royal Infirmary.

Incidents 2007

No.	Date	Details
1	10 Feb	A 63 year old woman from West Sussex slipped over on icy ground near Scale Force sustaining a fractured arm. She was stretchered back through Mosedale to an ambulance at Loweswater.
3	11 Feb	Cragfast sheep were rescued by two Team members from Raven crag, Melbreak, following a request from the local farmer.
2	18 Feb	The Team was called to assist Keswick MRT with an incident near Dock Tarn, Watendlath. A 63 year old male with a lower leg injury was airlifted from the scene by an air ambulance.
4	23 Feb	The Team were called by Police along with six other MRT's following the derailment of a high speed train on the main west coast line at Grayrigg, near Kendal. The Team were stood down in the early hours of Saturday morning, once it was confirmed that no passengers remained on the train. 27 Cockermouth Team members were involved. There was 1 fatality and 77 injured.
5	01 Mar	Three sheep stuck on High Crag, Buttermere. Rescued by 7 team members in rain, hail and darkness.
6	07 Mar	Search for potential suicide, Bowness Knott. Found by the Police safe and well at his mother's address.
7	09 Mar	A sheep was stuck on crags on Melbreak, this was rescued safely from the crag.
10	18 Mar	Two walkers were reported benighted on High Stile, Buttermere in poor weather. They spent the night in a tent and decended to Bowness Knott in Ennerdale, where they were met by a team member and transported to their vehicle.
8	03 Apr	Called to assist the Ambulance service in Setmurthy woods near Cockermouth. A 22 year old male from Maryport received neck and spinal injuries after falling from his mountain bike. He was carried to a waiting ambulance and taken to West Cumbria hospital.
9	03 Apr	The team was called to assist Keswick MRT in the search for a 77 year old woman missing from a home in Keswick. After an extensive search of the area in and around Keswick she was located by a helicopter in Lingholm Gardens by Derwentwater.
11	08 Apr	The Team was requested by Keswick MRT to assist with a grass fire in the Watendlath area, to the south west of the tarn. The fire had been extinguished as the Team arrived in the area.
12	12 Apr	A 19 year old walker on the Coast to Coast walk was reported overdue. His last known location was Dent Fell. He was located unharmed in Grasmere.
13	12 Apr	A 65 year old walker from Cockermouth collapsed on Slatefell, above Annfield Farm. He was treated at the scene, stretchered down to a waiting ambulance, and taken to West Cumberland Hospital.
15	16 Apr	A 64 year old walker became separated from his companion near the summit of Red Pike. He was later reported overdue by the companion at Buttermere. As the team were mobilising the overdue walker turned up safe and well at Gatesgarth.
14	02 May	An 86 year old man from North Yorkshire tumbled whilst walking near Ling Crag, Crummock sustaining lacerations to the head. His walking companions organised a boat to take him across the lake to where the team and an ambulance were waiting for him.
16	07 May	67 year old male was reported missing. His car was located at Bowness Knott, Ennerdale. A search of tracks and forest areas was carried out over night without finding the missing person. A Police helicopter and 3 search dogs also helped the search.
17	08 May	Team members and 7 Search dogs from SARDA continued the search of Ennerdale area for the missing man from Frizington, Cumbria. A body was found at 10am Tuesday morning by a Team member in the forest near Bowness Knott.
18	14 May	A male was reported with a calf muscle injury near Innominate Tarn, Haystacks. He was carried from the scene by Team members and taken to Buttermere YHA, where he was staying the night.
20	20 May	Two sheep stuck on Tarn Crags near Floutern Tarn. They were rescued safely by three team members.
19	21 May	A 73 year old male was reported with a suspected heart attack whilst walking on the path from Buttermere to Scarth Gap. He was evacuated by stretcher to the valley by Team members and then taken by an air ambulance to West Cumberland hospital.
21	25 May	The Team was called by the Police to a 56 year old woman from Keswick who sustained a head injury on the Buttermere to Scarth Gap path. The casualty had recovered and walked in to Buttermere as the Team were on their way to the incident.
23	31 May	A 14 year old from London became detached from his family walking group in the Fleetwith/Dubs area. The Team was starting a search of the area with Keswick MRT when he turned up safe and well at Honister Youth Hostel.
22	31 May	The Team was called to assist the ambulance service in the evacuation of a 35 year old Cumbrian woman with an ankle injury from Lanthwaite Woods near Crummock. She was carried by Team members to a waiting ambulance and taken to West Cumberland Hospital.
24	20 Jun	A sheep became stuck on Tarn Crags. It was successfully rescued by 2 team members.
25	05 Jul	A 17 year old girl slipped and fell whilst walking down the side of Gasgale Gill, by Grasmoor sustaining an ankle injury. She was part of a well equipped Duke of Edinburgh expedition group from the Manchester area. A team doctor treated the injury at the scene and was she stretchered down to an ambulance at Lanthwaite Green, then taken to West Cumberland Hospital.
26	14 Jul	The Team were called to assist Keswick MRT to carry a male casualty with an ankle injury from Windy Gap, near Great Gable. The casualty was stretchered via Aaron Slack and Sty Head to Seathwaite, for onward transfer to hospital.
27	21 Jul	Two coast to coast walkers from USA were reported overdue at a Borrowdale guest house late on Friday night. The team and Keswick MRT undertook an extensive search of the Ennerdale, Gable and Honister areas through the night. The two walked into Borrowdale the next morning after a night out in poor weather conditions.
30	22 Jul	Two sheep stuck on Raven Crag, Gatesgarth, Buttermere. They were successfully rescued by 5 team members.
28	23 Jul	A 56 year old woman from the Solihull area fell on the path down from Bleaberry Tarn near Buttermere sustaining a fractured ankle. She was stretchered down to Buttermere village where the Team waited for an ambulance to take her to West Cumberland Hospital.
29	23 Jul	Two women, aged 24 and 25, from Maidenhead and the Isle of Wight became lost in the Scale Force area near Crummock Water. They were located by team members and escorted down to the main path back to Buttermere.
31	13 Aug	A 50 year old couple from Wigan were reported at 4am overdue from a walk over Pillar. After a search of the Ennerdale and Wasdale areas by Cockermouth and Wasdale MRTs the couple were found safe and well at 7:30am.
32	14 Aug	The Team and SARDA search dogs, were called in the early hours to search for a missing person in the Ennerdale Bridge area. She was located near to Ennerdale Bridge at 0650hrs safe and well.
38	26 Aug	Two sheep stuck on Raven Crag, Mellbreak. They were successfully rescued by a Team member.
33	29 Aug	The Team assisted Keswick MRT in the search for a missing 70 year old man from Glasgow. After a day and night time search of the Braithwaite area he had still not been located. He was found 7am Friday morning in the Newlands valley.
34	05 Sep	A party of 4 from Bristol and Coventry was descending from Red Pike when they became lost in mist and darkness. The group were located near the summit of Red Pike and escorted down to Buttermere.
35	11 Sep	The team was called to assist Wasdale MRT in the night time search for an overdue 60 year old walker in the Wasdale-Ennerdale area. He was located at 2:05am by Wasdale team and a search dog, then walked down to the valley.
36	15 Sep	Called from Police concerned for whereabouts of missing male in Ennerdale area. He turned up safe and well an hour and a half after Team was called, on a bus travelling to Carlisle!
37	15 Sep	Two brothers descending off Windy Gap between Green Gable and Great Gable to Black Sail YH became separated near the beck coming off Windy Gap. One brother turned up at Black Sail YH and reported missing person. Missing person located at NY207111 (by the side of beck). Walked down by the team to Black sail YH, where they would stop the night.
39	21 Sep	Two fellwalkers lost near the summit of High Stile phoned for assistance on their mobile phone. They were talked down in the direction of Red Pike where they met up with another walking group and followed them down to Buttermere.
41	24 Sep	Whilst returning from the previous call-out, the Team were informed by the Police that two local males were suffering from hypothermia in Gasgale Gill, near Grasmoor. One had a minor injury to his knee. They were located 100m from the top of the gill by Team members and were taken down to the roadside at Lanthwaite Green.
40	24 Sep	The Team were called to assist Keswick MRT when a party of 5 were reported suffering from hypothermia near Lining Crag, Greenup Edge, Borrowdale. They were evacuated by a Gannet Royal Navy helicopter from the scene back to Keswick HQ.
42	06 Oct	Two walkers from Liverpool became stuck in darkness with no torch in the High Crag/High Stile area. They had set off from Buttermere at 2:30pm for a lengthy route along the Red Pike, High Stile ridge. After a search of the area by 7 search parties, the couple were located and escorted safely down to Gatesgarth.
43	07 Oct	A 15 year old girl from Cockermouth was reported missing from Lamplugh at 01:15. After an extensive search of the Lamplugh area she was located safe and well close to the main road.
44	07 Oct	An 81 year old man from Bedfordshire collapsed whilst walking on the Buttermere Lake shore path. He was treated at the scene by a team doctor then stretchered along the shore path to Buttermere where an ambulance took him to West Cumberland Hospital.
45	13 Oct	A 43 year old walker from Surrey slipped on the path beside Gasgale Gill sustaining a fractured lower leg. He was treated at the scene, lowered down the fellside and carried out to an ambulance at Lanthwaite Green.
46	19 Oct	A walker from County Durham became lost in ground between Scoat Fell and Red Pike (Wasdale). He contacted his son in Northumberland, who then raised the alarm. As the Team was turning out the walker met up with a group of 4 other walkers who accompanied him down to Wasdale.
47	26 Oct	The Team was called to assist Wasdale MRT in the search for 4 missing walkers in the Scafell Pike area. One had fallen and injured his head and leg. They were brought to safety from Piers Gill and escorted to Wasdale Head.
48	29 Oct	A walker became stuck in difficult terrain whilst climbing Grasmoor, Buttermere. He was given advice by phone from the Team leader about a descent route and was met by Team members near the bottom of the hillside to ensure his safety.
49	01 Nov	A request was made to search for a missing person in the Ennerdale Bridge area. She was located near to home by a search dog handler.
50	03 Nov	A mother and daughter from the midlands became stuck in a gulley near Green Crag, Buttermere whilst trying to find a route up towards Round Howe. They were located by Team members, lowered down the gulley and walked back down to Gatesgarth Farm. Both were unhurt.
52	07 Nov	A sheep became stuck on a rock outcrop by Rannerdale car park. Successfully rescued by 5 team members.
51	17 Nov	Two walkers from Liverpool were reported overdue back at Wasdale after setting off up Scafell Pike. After night time searches in dreadful conditions from Eskdale, Wasdale and Borrowdale the pair were located in Piers Gill. They were extricated from the gill and walked back down to Wasdale.
53	04 Dec	The Police reported shouts were heard at Hause Point, from other side of Crummock water lake. Team members investigated and located a foxhound stuck on the side of Melbreak, below the Pinnacles. The hound was brought down to safety.
54	06 Dec	A 58 year old woman from Buckingham slipped and fell whilst walking on Low Fell, sustaining a fractured ankle. She raised the alarm using a mobile phone. She was treated by a Team doctor at the scene and stretchered down to an ambulance at Foulsyke.