Archives: Rescues

Beckthorns Gill (117)

Two people were scrambling up Beckthorns Gill when one of them sustained a foot injury. Unable to move and in a precario...

Callout Time: 5:48 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT and Coastguard Helicopter R897

Howgill Tongue, Skiddaw (116)

Cumbria Police received a call from a young walker who had lost the past descending Skiddaw. He had found himself on rou...

Callout Time: 3:59 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT

Styhead (115)

A couple had become lost and benighted whilst descending Scafell Pike. Wasdale MRT were initially alerted and, despite p...

Callout Time: 9:36 pm
Agencies Involved: Wasdale MRT and Keswick MRT

Black Crag (114)

While the team was already out heading to another incident, a priority call came in regarding a climber who had fallen a...

Callout Time: 2:08 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, NWAS

Grains Gill, Great End (113)

The team was deployed to assist a walker who experienced a sudden onset of severe abdominal pain near the top of Grains ...

Callout Time: 1:22 pm
Agencies Involved: Cockermouth MRT, Keswick MRT, Coastguard helicopters R897

Dry Gill, Helvellyn (112)

Teddy had been missing since 2nd August after disappearing on Helvellyn. Nearly three weeks later, there was finally som...

Callout Time: 10:18 am
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, Kenzie's K9s – Animal Search & Rescue, Drone SAR For Lost Dogs UK

Whinlatter (111)

The team was deployed to assist a young boy who had suffered an over-the-handlebar fall while mountain biking. He landed...

Callout Time: 3:43 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, NWAS

Uldale Fell (110)

The team was deployed to assist a woman who had slipped on wet grass and gone over on her ankle. Despite their best effo...

Callout Time: 5:42 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT

High Doat (109)

As team members were handing over the casualty from the previous Shepherd’s Crag incident to the ambulance crew, a sec...

Callout Time: 4:16 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, GNAAS, NWAS

Shepherds Crag (108)

The team was deployed following a report from an informant that a climber had accidentally abseiled off the end of their...

Callout Time: 3:23 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, GNAAS, NWAS