Members of Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team have been called out to several incidents in two days as walkers took advantage of the hot weather.
The team was called at around 11.40am on July 17 after reports that a woman was stuck on a ledge above Warnscale Bottom.
Vehicles were dispatched to the area to try and pin down the location of the casualty.
As the team were nearing Gatesgarth, a second call came in from the casualty’s daughter with a precise location, on Green Crag.
A team member was already in the area and went directly to the casualty and provided an initial assessment.
Meanwhile, the first team vehicle made its way up to Dubs Hut, where equipment was ferried to the casualty site.
A rope system was used to secure the woman.
Her arm injuries were treated on scene before she was raised up the cliff on a stretcher.
Once on the main path, she was assessed by the team doctor and escorted back to the team vehicles, before being transferred to an ambulance waiting at Honister Slate Mine.
While out on this call, a group of walkers requested help as one of their party had become ill. She was assessed by the mountain team’s doctor and escorted off the fell and as the team was on its way home via Gatesgarth, it helped an elderly woman who had collapsed on the road due to the heat.
The three callouts followed several significant incidents the day before, including;
- Supporting a multi-agency search at Crummock Water.
- Rescuing a lady with heat stroke on the side of Whiteside.
- Assisting Keswick Mountain Rescue with a potential callout during the night.
Team leader Andrew McNeil said: “It’s been a busy couple of days, in difficult conditions due to the heat, but the team responded well.
“Green Crag is one of our hot spots and we would advise the public to take extra care when walking in that area, a misplaced step can have serious consequences.
“On behalf of the team, I’d like to wish all the casualties from this weekend a quick recovery.”
