Archives: Rescues

Walla Crag (24)

A woman was descending Walla Crag towards Rakefoot farm when she slipped on some loose stones, injured her ankle, and wa...

Callout Time: 2:37 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT

Crow Park (23)

Whilst doing some medical training at Keswick base we had a request from the Wasdale team for assistance.  A Coast Guar...

Callout Time: 8:30 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, Wasdale MRT, Coast Guard Helicopter

Castlehead (22)

A 75 year old female took a tumble whilst descending the rocky section below the summit of Castlehead bashing her head o...

Callout Time: 3:26 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, NWAS

Whinlatter (21)

The team were called to help the ambulance service with a mountain biker who had come off his bike and suffered a painfu...

Callout Time: 3:51 pm
Agencies Involved: NWAS, Keswick MRT

Catbells (20)

A 64 year old man collapsed when he tried to stand up after a rest at the top of the climb up Skelgill Bank on Catbells...

Callout Time: 10:56 am
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, NWAS

Ashness Fell (19)

The team attended a walker who had taken a tumble over a rock and damaged her ankle while decending Ashness Fell.  She ...

Callout Time: 2:37 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, NWAS, Cumbria Police

Wren Crag (18)

The police received a call from a passerby requesting Mountain Rescue assistance for a male walker struggling to descend...

Callout Time: 12:17 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT

Catbells (17)

The team attended a walker who had taken a short tumbling fall on a rocky section near to the Skelgill Bank summit of Ca...

Callout Time: 2:44 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, NWAS

Whinlatter (16)

A 54 year old female came off her mountain bike on the south side red loop in Whinlatter and landed heavily on her head ...

Callout Time: 7:11 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, NWAS, NWAA

Helvellyn Lower Man (15)

A team of five 17 year old females accompanied by two supervisors were on their last day of a five day, four night D of ...

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