A Lake District mountain rescue team has had a busy start – including a call to an athlete with a suspected ankle injury which turned out to be a broken leg.
Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team said after a steady start to 2026, since April 10, volunteers had been called out to eight incidents – two rescues every other day.
Last Sunday, April 12, at around 12.50pm, they were called to the organised orienteering event.
The team said: “Our casualty was incredibly tough and managed to hobble to the end with a broken fibula. Nothing was stopping her from completing that race!
“We splinted her leg, stretchered her off the hill and transported her to Grasmere, from where she made the journey to hospital for further care.
“We’re sorry we couldn’t assist in hitting those outstanding checkpoints!”
At around 2.15pm the same day, they were called to help a walker with shoulder injury in the White Moss area.
The team said: “We assessed the casualty, gave her some strong pain relief as well as something to help her relax, and carried her to an awaiting ambulance, where she was transported for further treatment.”
On April 10, the team was asked to help with a stretcher carry by the North West Ambulance Service in the Windermere area at around 9.40am and at around 2.30pm, a man sustained significant head and leg injuries after falling while walking in the Langdale Pikes.
On April 14, the team helped a walker who had become disorientated in low cloud while trying to descend Steel Fell.
As the team returned to their vehicles, they were alerted to a second incident on Loughrigg.
Initially told it was a single walker who had sustained a head injury.
The team said: “As more information came in and we were able to obtain their exact location, we found they had managed to descend to the track next to Loughrigg Tarn.
“Once we located them it transpired that there were in fact two casualties. As one had tripped and started to fall, the other leapt in to try and stop them, resulting in them both taking a bit of a tumble. Both were assessed, wounds treated and taken back to their accommodation.”
On April 16, they were called to Stickle Tarn at around 2.15pm where someone had injured their ankle. The team said: “As there was some deformity and concern for the circulation within the foot, we requested an ambulance to the Langdale Valley. The casualty was then taken by ambulance for ongoing treatment.”
At around 6.40pm the same day, the team was called about a walker who had a funny turn in the Troutbeck area.
The team said: “They were feeling dizzy, faint and unable to continue. Fortunately they had good phone signal and after a call with them, they felt better and in good spirits to keep going, unassisted. Their progress was monitored remotely until they made it off the fell.”
