Incidents 2024

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…

Bleathwaite

Incident 12 of 2024:- 17/02/24, 14.07, Bleathwaite, SD287956 It was a wet and misty afternoon when a woman, out for a walk, found that she was lost in the low…

Bursting Stone Quarry

Incident 11 of 2024:- 10/02/24, 18.06, Bursting Stone Quarry, SD282972 It was a cold and clear night, with some snow still on the ground which was very wet. Three lads…

Wrynose Pass

Incident 10 of 2024:- 19/01/24, 21.42, Wrynose Pass, NY286033 Winter was still very much on us, with snow and ice barely melting except down in the valleys. CUMPOL (Cumbria Police)…

Tarn Hows

Incident 9 of 2024:- 19/01/24, 15.22, Tarn Hows, SD334998 On a cold, clear day, a man walking near Tarn Hows fell on an icy path and injured his arm. Passing…

Stang End

Incident 8 of 2024:- 19/01/24, 01:35, Stang End Road NY329022 It was another beautiful clear but very cold night when a couple decided to go for a drive towards Cathedral…

Levers Hawse

Incident 7 of 2024:- 18/01/24, 13.46, Levers Hawse, SD271996 A real winter’s day on the fells: cold, snowy, clear and sunny. A couple of walkers and their dog had reached…

Low Scar Wood

Incident 6 of 2024:- 17/01/24, 11.28, Low Scar Wood, SD355941 Cumbria was in the grip of some of its coldest nights for years, and ice was thick on untreated back…

Old Man of Coniston

Incident 5 of 2024:- 09/01/24, 17.30, Old Man of Coniston, SD280977 It was a cold and windy day, with “feels-like” temperatures well below freezing on the tops. A couple and…

Old Man of Coniston 2

Incident 4 of 2024:- 07/01/24, 16.39, Old Man of Coniston, SD276974 While participating in the Incident 3 rescue above, a team member suffered a fall on the steep ground, and…