The police had received numerous calls stating a male had fallen about 100 metres from the vicinity of the Bad Step, Striding Edge. As it was likely that the faller had sustained serious injuries the Team requested support from HMCG. The GNAAS aircraft was also mobilised.

The Air Ambulance landed at Red Tarn so their Doctor and Paramedic were first on scene. Sadly, despite medical attention, the casualty died. The Team carried the casualty to the Air Ambulance which flew him to Patterdale.

Cumbria Police received a call from an emergency call centre in America reporting that a lady had slipped and rolled her ankle while descending from Red Tarn (Helvellyn). On scene, Team Members gave the casualty strong pain relief and splinted her ankle.

She was stretchered to a Team Land Rover that transported her to the Team’s Base and a waiting land ambulance. She was transferred to CIC for further treatment.

Cumbria Police tasked the Team to attena a young man who had slipped on a loose section of the balcony path and fallen down the bank sustaining a debilitating lower leg injury. The Team assessed the injury, gave pain relief and splinted his lower leg prior to stretchering from the fell.

NWAS requested the Team to go to the assistance of a male who had slipped at Aira Force and sustained an injury to his ankle. Despite a hasty search the casualty could not be found. Phone contact was made and the casualty informed the Team that he had crawled back to his vehicle and was on his way to hospital.