| No. | Date | Incident |
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| 1 | 23 Jan | Team Leaders were contacted by NWAS to provide assistance to a person with an ankle injury on the steep bank near Senhouse Museum, Maryport. As Team Members were being called, CMRT were informed that the Coastguard were dealing with the incident and no further action was taken. |
| 2 | 17 Feb | A 59-year old male slipped and sustained a leg injury near Blake Fell summit. Team members went to the casualty's location, treated him and stretchered him back to a Team vehicle on the forest road above Cogra Moss. From there he was driven to West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven. |
| 3 | 26 Feb | The Team was asked to assist with a search for a missing person in the Frizington area. Dog handlers were called and a search commenced. The missing person was located by the NPAS helicopter on the Ennerdale shoreline. |
| 4 | 27 Feb | A male injured his ankle on the shore path of Cogra Moss. Team members went to his location, splinted the injury and stretchered him back to the vehicle track for a short journey to Felldyke carpark, from where his companion transported him to West Cumberland Hospital. |
| 5 | 2 Mar | A female walker suffered a painful leg injury on Sale Fell, near Wythop. Team members went to her location, treated her and stretchered her back to the church. A NWAS road ambulance then took her to Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle. |
| 6 | 10 Apr | A 21-year old male crashed his mountain bike in Setmurthy Woods, Cockermouth sustaining leg and chest injuries. NWAS road ambulance and GNAA H58 air ambulance crews treated the casualty. Team members then stretchered him to road ambulance that had driven up into the woods, from where he was driven to the air ambulance and flown to the Royal Preston Hospital. |
| 7 | 15 Apr | A mother and daughter became separated in the Cogra Moss area and called for assistance after one heard the other shouting for help. Another walker also reported hearing shouts for help. Team members made their way to the location of the shouts, found mother and daughter safe and well and escorted them down from the fell. |
| 8 | 16 Apr | A 24-year old female injured her ankle near Innominate Tarn, Buttermere. The team went to her location, treated her injury and stretchered her back to Team vehicles at the Dubs Hut. From there she was transported back to her car at Gatesgarth and her walking companions drove her to West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven. |
| 9 | 24 Apr | A 24-year old female camped overnight near Bleaberry Tarn, Buttermere and woke up with a sore knee. Concerned that she could not walk further a call was made to the Team. Team members went to her location, assessed her injury and assisted her to walk back down to Buttermere. |
| 10 | 7 May | A 61-year old male sustained a painful leg injury on the path to Scale Force, Buttermere. Team members went to his location and stretchered him back to Buttermere, from where relatives collected him. |
| 11 | 18 May | Team Leaders were contacted by Cumbria Police when after receiving reports of a fire having been started on High Snockrigg, Buttermere. Fortunately MRT members were not required to attend and no further action was taken. |
| 12 | 30 May | A family walking on Rannerdale became cragfast and asked for assistance. Two team members who were already nearby went to the scene and a vehicle made its way through the Bank Holiday traffic towards Buttermere. The nearby team member were able to assist the family back to the road in time for photos with the Landrover. |
| 13 | 30 May | A 47-year old male was reported to be suffering from cramp in both legs, between Bleaberry Tarn and Red Pike summit. Team members made their way to his location, recognised the cramp as a symptom of a more serious condition and requested SAR helicopter support. R199 attended and flew the casualty to Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle for further treatment. |
| 14 | 31 May | A 53-year old female injured her leg near Anglers Crag, Ennerdale. Team members went to her location, treated her injury and stretchered her to a NWAS road ambulance at Bleach Green, Ennerdale. She was then taken to West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven. |
| 15 | 3 Jun | A family reported themselves stuck in cloud on top of Red Pike, Buttermere and requested assistance to get back down. Their location was confirmed and the Team Leader provided reassurance and instructions to find the path down to Bleaberry Tarn and hence on to Buttermere. The family then made slow but steady progress back down without any further assistance from Team members being required. |
| 16 | 5 Jun | A 30-year old female, walking the Coast-to-Coast walk, was knocked down by a sheep and suffered a knee injury near Black Sail Youth Hostel, Ennerdale. A passer-by passed a message to NWAS and Team Members went to her location where she was sheltering in a tent. She was transported back to Cockermouth, accommodation was found for her and a relative collected her the following day. |
| 17 | 22 Jun | The Team recovered the body of a male fell-walker who had died whilst walking above High Nook Tarn, Loweswater. Thoughts are with the family of the man. |
| 18 | 22 Jun | Team Leaders were contacted when a 18-year old male came out of his dinghy into Loweswater. Whilst a response also involving CFRS and NWAS was being launched it was reported that the male was now out of the water and no further action was taken. |
| 19 | 22 Jun | Cumbria Police contacted Team Leaders when a rucksack containing camping equipment was found near Lorton Gully, Grasmoor. Since no reports of missing equipment or persons had been received, no further action was taken. |
| 20 | 24 Jun | NWAS contacted the Team reporting that a 55-year old female had fallen from her wheelchair near Buttermere lakeshore, sustaining back injuries. Team members went to the location, where NWAS paramedics were giving treatment and stretchered the casualty back to Buttermere village. |
| 21 | 29 Jun | Several CMRT members responded to a request for assistance, from Keswick MRT, with a long stretcher carry from Sty Head to Borrowdale. As they were making their way to the casualty's location, SAR helicopter R199 arrived and transported the casualty to Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle. |
| 22 | 1 Jul | The Team recovered the body of a male fell-walker, found near Scale Force, Buttermere. Thoughts are with the family of the man. |
| 23 | 1 Jul | Whilst dealing with callout 22, reports came in of an 85-year old female with a leg injury at Crummock lakeshore. Keswick MRT were put on standby to assist but a small number of CMRT members took a Team vehicle to her location and assisted her into a car for onward transport to hospital by other members of her party. |
| 24 | 2 Jul | The Team were called when a 71-year old male collapsed on the Buttermere lakeshore near Hassness House. They went to his location and stretchered him a short distance to a NWAS road ambulance on the road near Low Gatesgarth. From there he and his wife were transported to Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle. |
| 25 | 2 Jul | Two team members rescued one sheep from crags on Great Round How, Buttermere. |
| 26 | 12 Jul | Team members provided assistance to a casualty near Paddle School, Eaglesfield. After treating her at the scene she was transported to West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven in the Team Sprinter vehicle. |
| 27 | 13 Jul | A sheep was rescued from high on Eagle Crag, Buttermere. |
| 28 | 14 Jul | The team were called when a male fell from his mobility scooter near Kelton Fell, Lamplugh. Team members went to the scene and assisted him back into his scooter. |
| 29 | 16 Jul | Team Leaders were contacted by Keswick MRT as they were already busy on a call and Cumbria Police had contacted them regarding a suicidal female. Fortunately MRT members were not required to attend. |
| 30 | 16 Jul | The Team assisted with a large multi-agency rescue in Crummock Water. |
| 31 | 16 Jul | The Team stretchered a 45-year old female, with possible heat exhaustion, from the side of Whiteside then transported her back to her accommodation. |
| 32 | 17 Jul | The team were called when a female walker lost the path and fell onto a ledge overlooking Warnscale, below Green Crag, Buttermere. Team members went to the scene and carried out a technical rescue back up to the path, then took her to a waiting NWAS road ambulance at Honister. |
| 33 | 17 Jul | Whilst dealing with callout 33, Team members were asked to assess an unwell casualty at Dubs Hut, Honister. A second party member was also feeling unwell so both were taken back to their campsite in Rosthwaite. |
| 34 | 17 Jul | Whilst returning from callouts 32 and 33, Team members treated an 83-year old female suffering from heat exhaustion in the carpark at Gatesgarth. An NWAS road ambulance was called but she was discharged at the scene, so Team members took her and her husband back to their accommodation near Keswick. |
| 35 | 21 Jul | The Team were called when a female walker became cragfast on the path over Angler's Crag, Ennerdale. Team members went to her location, provided reassurance and helped her progress along the path then continue her walk. |
| 36 | 1 Aug | A 41-year old walker suffered a sliding fall near Sour Milk Ghyll, Buttermere, resulting in back pain. GNAA H58 attended and provided pain relief to the casualty, then Team Members packaged the casualty and transported them down to a NWAS road ambulance. The casualty was taken to Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle by the road ambulance. |
| 37 | 10 Aug | Two walkers became separated near Haystacks, Buttermere. Some enquiries were made they were reunited. |
| 38 | 11 Aug | A 51-year old male walker became disorientated in cloud at the top of Red Pike, Buttermere and called for assistance. Whilst Team Leaders were developing a plan he met up with two other walkers who assisted him down the path. |
| 39 | 11 Aug | A party of three became cragfast on the Anglers Crag path, Ennerdale. Team members went to their location and assisted them along the path to Bleach Green car park. |
| 40 | 22 Aug | Several CMRT members responded to a request for assistance, from Keswick MRT, with a long stretcher carry from Greenup Edge to Borrowdale. The casualty was stretchered back to Stonethwaite, taken to Keswick base and transferred to Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle for further treatment. |
| 41 | 24 Aug | A 42-year old female suffered a leg injury above Crag Farm, Ennerdale. Team members went to her location, treated the injury and stretchered her to a NWAS road ambulance at Bleach Green. |
| 42 | 28 Aug | An 18-year old female fell and suffered facial injuries on the path behind Ennerdale Lake but was able to make slow progress with her group. Team members went to the east end of Ennerdale Lake and provided transport to West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven. |
| 43 | 1 Sep | NWAS requested assistance with an injured walker near Buttermere village. It turned out that the NWAS crew were able to walk the casualty back to their vehicle in Buttermere and CMRT members were stood down before leaving base. |
| 44 | 1 Sep | Both CMRT and Keswick MRT were contacted by Cumbria Police when a 13-year old injured her ankle on Ard Crags, Newlands. The casualty was treated and stretchered from the hill by KMRT, with a small number of CMRT members standing by to provide assistance if needed. |
| 45 | 6 Sep | SRTs were called to assist with an incident near Navvies Bridge, Workington. Whilst assembling at base the missing person was found and the team was stood down. |
| 46 | 6 Sep | Team leaders were contacted when three females became disorientated whilst walking along the River Derwent. Their location was determined, and they were encouraged to walk to Redmain and get a taxi back to the start point of their walk. |
| 47 | 17 Sep | Reports were received of a disorientated female with a head injury on the shore of Buttermere Lake. A team vehicle set off to assist but reports were received that she had made her way to Gatesgarth. The team members already on route assessed her and waited whilst a NWAS road ambulance arrived, to take her on to Keswick minor injuries unit. |
| 48 | 19 Sep | An NWAS crew requested assistance with moving a cyclist from an awkward position off the side of the road at Cauda Brow, Lamplugh. Whilst team members were travelling to the incident they learned that the Ambulance crew had managed to get the cyclist into the ambulance and that they were on route to West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven. |
| 49 | 21 Sep | An NWAS crew requested assistance with carrying an injured 88-year old female, who had fallen on the Buttermere lakeshore path near Dalegarth, back to their vehicle. A small number of team members attended and provided the assistance requested. |
| 50 | 23 Sep | Team leaders were contacted when a couple became separated on the Melbreak side of Crummock Water. A small number of team members assisted with reuniting the couple. |
| 51 | 24 Sep | A 37-year old male became disorientated in thick cloud and heavy rain and requested assistance. Using SARLOC his position was determined as on the ridge of Steeple, Ennerdale. Armed with the additional information he decided to navigate his way into Wasdale and reported himself safe, well and back at his car a couple of hours later. |
| 52 | 30 Sep | A 64-year old female set off to walk round Ennerdale Lake but became cragfast at Anglers Crag. A small number of team members went to her location and assisted her back onto the path and back towards Bleach Green. |
| 53 | 5 Oct | CMRT members were put on standby to assist with a large search for a missing teenager in the south of Cumbria. Fortunately he was located safe and well in Elterwater and team members were stood down. |
| 54 | 5 Oct | CMRT received a call from assistance when a tradesman suffered a hip injury near Loweswater. It was determined that the injured person was indoors at an accessible property thus is was a task for NWAS and required no further assistance from the team. |
| 55 | 6 Oct | Keswick MRT requested assistance with a cragfast walker on Great End. CMRT members were flown from Cockermouth to Great End by SAR helicopter R936 and assisted the walker back to the path, from where he continued his journey to Wasdale whilst CMRT members descended to Borrowdale. |
| 56 | 14 Oct | A small number of CMRT members assisted a benighted walker down the path off Red Pike, Buttermere. |
| 57 | 17 Oct | Cumbria Police requested assistance from CMRT with a search for a missing person, near Bothel. The missing person was located shortly after team members completed their initial search areas. |
| 58 | 24 Oct | Team leaders were contacted regarding an overdue fell runner following a fell race on Robinson. As a plan was being developed, the runner returned to Gatesgarth, Buttermere. |
| 59 | 24 Oct | The Team Leader was contacted by a couple, camping near Coledale Hause, to determine whether the weather was likely to deteriorate further as their tent was struggling to cope with the windy conditions. They were reassured that the best course of action was to stay put for the night and made contact again once they had walked themselves out early the next morning. |
| 60 | 28 Oct | Following heavy rain, the Team's swiftwater rescue technicians assisted with retrieving two holiday makers from a cottage near Cockermouth, marooned by rising floodwaters. A second swiftwater rescue team was put on standby in case of more tasks in the evening but was stood down as conditions improved. |
| 61 | 2 Nov | Two walkers were making their way from Wasdale to Buttermere. They descended into Ennerdale and asked for assistance as it was becoming dark and they were cold and wet. Their position was determined on the forest road in Ennerdale and a team vehicle went to their location. They were then driven to their accommodation in Buttermere. |
| 62 | 3 Nov | The Team were called by NWAS to assist an 80-year old female, who had fallen on the Buttermere lakeshore path. The team located her partway along the path on the far shore of the lake, treated her leg injury and stretchered her back to a road ambulance in Buttermere village. |
| 63 | 7 Nov | The Team were called by NWAS to assist with carrying a patient across farmland, near Flimby, to a road ambulance. As team members were travelling to the location they learned that the patient had already been moved to the ambulance so no further action was taken and members returned to base. |
| 64 | 7 Nov | A 42-year old female suffered a leg injury behind Ling Fell, Embleton. Team members went to her location, treated the injury and stretchered her to the road, whilst another family member walked back with other members of the party. A NWAS road ambulance then took her to Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle. |
| 65 | 22 Nov | Two walkers with two dogs called for assistance having become disorientated on Gable. Team Leaders provided information on how to find the path to Wasdale, and the walkers were met by two WMRT members. |
| 66 | 28 Nov | The Team were called when a dog suffered a cut leg near the path from Buttermere village to Bleaberry Tarn. Team members went to the location, provided first aid to the dog and helped carry it back to the owner's car. Contact was made with a local vet and the owner took the dog there for further treatment. |
| 67 | 8 Dec | A walker became cragfast on Angler's Crag, Ennerdale, with his dog. Team members went to his location and walked him back to Bleach Green carpark. |
| 68 | 12 Dec | The Team sent SRTs to assist with a large multi-agency search for a missing person near Great Clifton, Workington |
| 69 | 14 Dec | The team responded to a request from Cumbria Police to assist with carrying the body of a farmer from fields near Carlisle. |
| 70 | 27 Dec | A father and daughter were reported overdue on a walk on Red Pike, Buttermere. A search was planned and a team member, already in Buttermere village started making his was up Red Pike. The missing pair were soon located on the Buttermere Lakeshore path having got caught out by low cloud and making slow progress. |
| 71 | 30 Dec | The team provided support in a large search, involving most LDSAMRA Teams, of the Scafell massif for an overdue father and son. As search areas widened it was reported that they had made their way safely down to Eskdale, spending the night out on the fell. |