(Note: incidents given with a number in brackets are officially reportable, while the others relate to standbys, event cover and incidents outside the team area at which team members were present)
(22) 31st December, 9 hours
Just before midnight on New Year’s Eve the team was asked to assist with the search for a missing fell runner on Cross Fell. 13 KSMRT members responded. Sadly the man was found deceased the following day.
(21) 2nd December, 3.5 hours
The team was called to assist Penrith MRT with the extraction of a casualty from Cross Fell. The woman had a lower leg injury. 7 KSMRT members responded.
(20) 7th November, 3 hours
Penrith MRT assist, SRT search Denton Bridge. Stood down en route. 4 team members involved.
(19) 23rd October, 11hrs 30m
Penrith MRT assist, Swift water rescue search at Colby Viaduct. 5 team members involved.
(18) 12th September, 2 hours
Murton Pike. Male with knee injury. 9 team members involved.
(17) 31st July, 25 minutes
Walker lost on Great Dunn Fell. 2 team members involved.
(16) 31st July, 40 minutes
Ravenstonedale. Request by NWAS to assist extracting casualty from Black Bull hotel. 13 team members involved.
(15) 13th June, 3hr 40 minutes
Kidsty. Assist Penrith MRT extract casualty with lower leg injury. 12 team members involved.
(14) 10th June, 5 hours
Calder. Assist Kendal MRT, DofE Student with knee injury. 5 team members involved.
(13) 8th June, 4hrs 45m
Kidsty Howe. Assist Penrith MRT extract casualty with ankle injury. 4 team members involved.
(12) 11th May, 4hrs 50m
Tebay Services South. Request from CUMPOL, search for missing person from same RTC as incident 11. 11 team members involved.
(11) 11th May, 25 minutes
Tebay Services South. Request for assistance from NWAS. Driver missing after RTC. Stood down on route. 12 team members involved. 12 team members involved.
(10) 10th May, 1hr 45m Ladthwaite.
Two female walkers lost on C2C route. 19 team members involved.
(09) 1st April, 4hrs 20m
High Cup Nick. Female with arm injury after fall near Hannah’s Well. 18 team members involved.
(08) 13th March, 5hrs 30m
Police asked the team to return to the wild camper from callout 06/23. The weather had deteriorated and, although warmer with no snow, the wind had damaged the man’s tent. In his late 80’s, and with no means of calling for help, he was persuaded to pack up and the team took him home. 3 members.
(07) 9th March, 10 mins
NWAS requested assistance to reach a female with chest pains that they were unable to reach due to the snow conditions. The team were stood down whilst on route to her location as her family had managed to get themselves to the waiting ambulance by 4 x 4. 4 members.
(06) 9th March, 2hrs 30m
Police asked the team to check on the welfare of an elderly gentleman wild camping on South Stainmore. The weather was very cold with snow and blizzard conditions causing drifting. The roads were impassable, so members of the team accessed the man’s camp on foot to find him fit and well. 3 members.
(05) 1st March, 2 hrs 50m
Called to assist Penrith with the recovery of a deceased fell walker near Hawswater. 7 members.
(04) 21st February, 16 hours
Called to assist Wasdale search for missing male. Part of a multi team response well documented in the local news. The man was found safe and mildly hypothermic with minor injuries. 9 members.
(3) 30th January, 3.5 hours
The team were called by Cumbria Police to assist a female walker with two dogs who was in difficulty on Wild Boar Fell to the South of Kirkby Stephen. The lady had become stuck on steep rocky ground and had a recurring knee injury making it difficult for her to continue her descent. Using the Phonefind system, we were able to locate her exact position, and two vehicles were sent. Having assessed her condition, she was able to walk off with some support and reassurance. 11 members involved.
(2) 2nd January, 15 minutes
The team received a call from Cumbria Police who’d been contacted by a couple walking towards the very north of our area, near Cow Green reservoir. A female had fallen and suffered a painful knee/lower leg injury. Due to the couple’s location, it was decided to pass the callout to our colleagues at Teesdale Mountain Rescue, whose base is much closer. They were able to locate the casualty and stretcher her to a waiting ambulance. 3 members.
(1) 1st January, 30 minutes
The team were providing first aid cover the Nine Standards New Year’s Day fell race when one of the runners took a nasty fall suffering cuts and bruises. She was assessed at our base, and once cleaned up was able to make her own way home. 2 members involved.
Kirkby Stephen Mountain Rescue Team 