Archives: Rescues

Stockley Bridge (45)

A keen and well prepared 20 year old hiker was returning from an ascent of Scafell Pike when so very close to the finish...

Callout Time: 2:29 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, NWAS

Thirlmere (44)

Late on Friday night Cumbria Police alerted the team to reports of an overturned canoe floating in the water against Thi...

Callout Time: 9:03 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, Cumbria Police, Cumbria Fire and Rescue, HM Coastguard Helicopter 936

High Rigg (43)

The team was alerted by Cumbria Police to an incident on the flanks of High Rigg above the St John in Vale Youth Centre....

Callout Time: 5:53 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, NWAS

Eagle Crag (42)

We received a page from Kendal MRT who had mistakenly been alerted to incident that was originally thought to be in thei...

Callout Time: 2:54 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, HM Coastguard Search and Rescue Helicopter 936

Rosthwaite, Borrowdale (41)

Cumbria Police requested support to search for a man with dementia who had done missing at Rosthwaite. After gathering i...

Callout Time: 1:34 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT

Bleaberry Fell (40)

Whilst out walking on this bank holiday Monday a walker went over on her ankle close to the summit of Bleaberry Fell. Th...

Callout Time: 10:58 am
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT

Raven Crag, Thirlmere (39)

A woman suffered a painful knee injury near the summit of Raven Crag above Thirlmere. Unable to weight bear her friend c...

Callout Time: 5:15 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT

Browncove Crags, Helvellyn (38)

The team were notified by Cumbria Police that walkers on the path from Thirlmere to Helvellyn summit had come across a w...

Callout Time: 4:25 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, NWAS

Black Crag, Borrowdale (37)

Whilst climbing the classic rock route, Troutdale Pinnacle, a climber took a lead fall. Having negotiated the traverse o...

Callout Time: 1:30 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT and Penrith MRT

Brown Cove Crags, Helvellyn (36)

Three male friends were descending the steep pitched path on the side of Brown Cove Crags to Swirls car park having been...

Callout Time: 3:04 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, NWAA