Incidents 2024

Park Fell

Incident 22 of 2024:- 15/04/24, 14.07, Park Fell, NY341025 Spring was being a bit shy in the Lakes – we had snow on the tops, hail in the valleys, water-logged…

Old Man of Coniston, south side

Incident 21 of 2024:- 08/04/24, 15.52, South side of Old Man of Coniston, SD275970 It was still a grey and drizzly day when we received our second callout. Another family…

Old Man of Coniston, east side

Incident 20 of 2024:- 08/04/24, 12.29, East side of Old Man of Coniston, SD274978 It was a grey and drizzly day, with a low cloud base. A family party had…

Beacon Tarn

Incident 19 of 2024:- 28/03/24, 19.11, Beacon Tarn, SD275899 On a cool and wet evening, a walker became lost and cold in the Blawith Fells and called Cumbria Police for…

Mitchell Knotts

Incident 18 of 2024:- 27/03/24, 12.50, Mitchell Knotts, SD386961 It had been a cool and damp morning in the Lakes when NorthWest Ambulance Service called us about a lady who…

Goat’s Water

Incident 17 of 2024:- 23/03/24, 10.05, Goat’s Water, SD266973 This was a seriously windy day. The Met Office had forecast gusts on the Old Man of Coniston in excess of…

Orrest Head area

Incident 16 of 2024:- 10/03/24, 14.25, Orrest Head area, SD413995 It was a damp afternoon when NWAS asked us to go to the assistance of a gentleman who had an…

Scafell 2

Incident 15 of 2024:- 02/03/24, 00.32, Piers Gill, Scafell, Approx. NY212083 Another early morning call from Wasdale MRT, which turned out to be a repeat of Incident 14. A young…

Scafell

Incident 14 of 2024:- 29/02/24, 03.10, Piers Gill, Scafell, Approx. NY211083 The Team Leader was woken up during the early hours of the morning by a request from Wasdale, MRT…

High Arnside

Incident 13 of 2024:- 20/02/24, 16.04, High Arnside, NY332018 It was a wet Cumbrian afternoon, and a party of four, walking around Black Fell, were soaked and lost. Cumbria Police…