Incidents 2012

  Today we assisted the North West Air Ambulance with the evacuation of a male casualty. He had slipped and injured his ankle. The team stretchered the gentleman to the…

  A couple became lost whilst they were walking along the Coniston Old Man ridge. As visibility was poor due to mist and oncoming darkness, they asked for help. We…

  Well we became “Knights in Shining Armour” for one evening. A taxi with 7 passengers suffered a flat tyre whilst negotiating Wrynose Pass. The driver left the party to…

  13 personnel were deployed to help a young female who had hurt her back. She was close to the Pudding Stone in this rough area which is full of…

  A party of 4 walkers requested help to find their way off the fells. They were tired and were taking longer than anticipated to complete the walk. As such,…

  Each year we are asked to marshall this annual trail race. The course covers an area around Coppermines Valley, Torver, and returns to the village via the lakeshore. Runners…

  The team was asked to assist the ambulance service once again with the evacuation, this time, of a male mountian biker. All the rain we have had has obviously…

  The North West Ambulance Service requested our assistance with the transportation of their casualty. The lady, who was very poorly, lived in an area where access was difficult for…

    A female walker slipped and twisted her right ankle whilst walking on the main track down from Beacon Tarn (a quiet beautiful tarn nestled amongst the Blawith Fells), towards…

  The team was called out to an accident in one of the quarries at Hodge Close, near Tilberthwaite. A climber was abseiling when his equipment failed (we do not…