Incident 15 of 2020:-
12/07/2020, 14:31, Walna Scar track, SD 263964
It was a sunny and busy day on the fells. An experienced group of mountain bikers was descending the Walna Scar track from the col when one of them had a medical incident. Two air ambulances attended, but unfortunately their doctors and paramedics were unable to save the gentleman. North West Ambulance Service tasked us with bringing him down to the village on our stretcher for liaison with Police and other relevant authorities. Our thoughts are with the gentleman’s family and friends.
12 volunteer members attended, and the incident took 3 hours.