Archives: Rescues

A group of walkers requested help after being caught out by strong winds and wet conditions during an ascent of Blencath...

Callout Time: 7:01 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, Penrith MRT, Cumbria Police

A passing walker called the emergency services after hearing shouts for help from a man who was performing CPR near to t...

Callout Time: 6:21 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, Coastguard helicopter, GNAAS

An off duty doctor phoned the emergency services after coming across a woman with a broken ankle, caused by a slip whils...

Callout Time: 3:12 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT

A 27 year old fell runner was out training for the Dragon's Back, a multi-day 380km race in Wales! Near the top of Lonsc...

Callout Time: 2:28 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, NWAS

Such is the random nature of mountain rescue - you don't visit somewhere in years, decades even, then twice within the s...

Callout Time: 5:26 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT

A 73 year old woman was reported to have fallen on Jenkin Hill suffering a head injury with associated concussion. Keswi...

Callout Time: 2:24 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, GNAAS

Three men who said they were camping on a river island in the Langstrath valley requested help when they woke to alarmin...

Callout Time: 12:11 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, Coastguard helicopter, Cockermouth MRT

The team were notified of a woman who had fallen on the path leading down from Styhead Tarn and hurt her arm. Due to lim...

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

At 22:43 on Friday evening the team were alerted to a man who had reported himself cragfast somewhere above Beckthorns F...

Callout Time: 10:43 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT

An adventurous 21 year old decided on a camp on top of Helvellyn. After climbing Striding Edge he pitched his tent just ...

Callout Time: 10:07 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT