Incidents 2021

Levers Water dam

Incident 33 of 2021:- 31/08/2021, 17.39, Levers Water dam, SD282993 It was a cool and cloudy evening when we were called by Cumbria Police to help a woman with an…

Coppermines Valley

Incident 32 of 2021:- 28/08/2021, 13.06, Coppermines Valley, SD288986 The bank holiday weekend had started warm and sunny. Cumbria Police asked us to assist a man who had fallen on…

Tarn Hows

Incident 31 of 2021:- 22/08/2021, 13.31, Tarn Hows, NY328001 It was a cloudy and mild afternoon when North West Ambulance Service asked us to help a woman who had fallen…

Grizedale Forest

Incident 30 of 2021:- 14/08/2021, 23.10, Grizedale Forest, SD339986 Later that day, Cumbria Police asked us to help search for a woman long overdue back from walking her dog. She…

Low Water

Incident 29 of 2021:- 14/08/2021, 13.14, Low Water, SD275982 On a mild and cloudy afternoon, a woman coming down the main path from the Old Man of Coniston slipped just…

Swirl How

Incident 28 of 2021:- 11/08/2021, 20.02, Swirl How, NY273006 It had been a wet and cloudy afternoon. Two walkers became disorientated in the mist on the main Coniston ridge and…

Grizedale Forest

Incident 27 of 2021:- 10/08/2021, 13.20, Grizedale Forest, SD341947 The afternoon was warm and sunny. We were asked by NWAS (North West Ambulance Service) to go to the assistance of…

Prison Band

Incident 26 of 2021:- 05/08/2021, 16:50, Prison Band, NY275007 A drizzly and low-cloud afternoon made navigation tricky. Two females became unsure of their position while descending Prison Band ridge from…

Yew Pike

Incident 25 of 2021:- 04/08/2021, 16:42pm, Yew Pike, Yewdale Fells, SD298983 The afternoon was warm and sunny with a gentle breeze. CUMPOL asked us to go to the assistance of…

Old Man of Coniston

Incident 24 of 2021:- 31/07/2021, 15:23, Old Man of Coniston, SD275978 A cool and cloudy day for summer in the Lakes. North West Ambulance Service called for our assistance with…