Archives: Rescues

Halls Fell (56)

A walker and his dog became cragfast on steep ground beside Halls Fell ridge on Blencathra. A small team was deployed fr...

Callout Time: 1:03 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT

Scafell (55)

A walker was reported as missing when he did not return as expected to his campsite in Wasdale. A search was launched by...

Callout Time: 3:45 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, Wasdale MRT, LDMR Search Dogs, Cumbria Police

Watendlath (54)

A man tripped and fell whilst walking on the rocky path from Watendlath to Rosthwaite. His walking partner and passers-b...

Callout Time: 3:42 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT

Knott (53)

A couple walking the Cumbrian Way at the back of Skiddaw requested Mountain Rescue assistance when one of them slipped a...

Callout Time: 10:50 am
Agencies Involved: keswick MRT

Skiddaw (52)

The Mountain Rescue team was deployed in the early hours of the morning to help a woman descend from the summit of Skidd...

Callout Time: 11:46 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT

Seathwaite (51)

In the early hours of the morning two men were heading along the Corridor Route (Sty Head Pass to Scafell Pike) to set u...

Callout Time: 2:52 am
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, GNAAS, NWAS

Sharp Edge, Blencathra (50)

The team received a report of a labrador that had fallen some distance off the Scales Tarn side of Sharp Edge. The dog's...

Callout Time: 12:40 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, Penrith MRT

Shepherd’s Crag (49)

A woman and her dog found themselves stuck on a ledge after following the wrong path at Shepherd's Crag in the Borrowdal...

Callout Time: 11:58 am
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT

Derwentwater (48)

The Coast Guard received a 'Mayday' message shortly after midnight from an unidentified vessel. The message was received...

Callout Time: 12:49 am
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, Coast Guard R936, Fire and Rescue, Maryport Inshore Rescue

Sharp Edge, Blencathra (47)

A walker who had previously climbed Sharp Edge on a couple of occasions in dry conditions underestimated its seriousness...

Callout Time: 12:35 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT