Archives: Rescues

Derwentwater Lakeshore (70)

A 25 year old on a walk by the lake started suffering severe back pain as a result of a previous injury.  The ambulance...

Callout Time: 3:19 pm
Agencies Involved: NWAS, Keswick MRT

River Greta, Brundholme Wood (69)

We received a report of a 12 year old boy who had got stuck at the side of the River Greta and could not climb out. Kesw...

Callout Time: 11:36 am
Agencies Involved: Fire & Rescue Service, NWAS, Keswick MRT

Raven Crag, Glaramara (68)

On the first pitch of the Corvus a climber fell approx. 6m meters onto a ledge injuring his back. A second climbing part...

Callout Time: 12:18 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, Coastguard Helicopter R897

Walla Crag (67)

A lone walker descending the Cat Gill path from Walla slipped and injured her ankle. With the Thursday night weekly trai...

Callout Time: 6:15 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, NWAS

Barf (66)

A mother and daughter had set off to ascend Barf via the Bishop when they became stuck on the steep, unpleasant scree. A...

Callout Time: 1:53 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT

Aiken Knott, Newlands (65)

A walker descending Aiken Knott slipped on wet grass causing an ankle injury. Keswick team splinted the ankle and stretc...

Callout Time: 1:43 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT

The Swirls, Helvellyn (64)

A 59 year old man was reported to be convulsing on the path above Swirls car park at the foot of Helvellyn. Soon after a...

Callout Time: 12:04 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, NWAS

Stonethwaite Fell (63)

On the descent from Dock Tarn a woman slipped on a rough section of path alarmingly close to a large drop into a steep s...

Callout Time: 3:47 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, NWAS

Mousthwaite Comb, Blencathra (62)

A 34-year-old female suffered an ankle injury after slipping on a path while descending Blencathra with her partner. A t...

Callout Time: 5:22 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT

Stoneycroft Gill (61)

A man on an instructed ghyll scrambling activity suffered a leg injury while descending Stonycroft Ghyll. Keswick MRT me...

Callout Time: 12:08 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRTick