Latest news with #Wasdale
Yahoo
20-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
'Audible crack' heard when woman slips on wet ground
A woman who slipped on wet ground with an 'audible crack' in her ankle was rescued by the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team. Family members in the group called for help from the Wasdale Head Inn on July 14. The team reached the scene at Ritson's Force, Wasdale Head, and assessed the injured walker. The woman is taken to safety (Image: Wasdale MRT) Her ankle was splinted, and she was carried on a stretcher to the roadhead. She was then taken to the hospital in a group member's car for further treatment. A spokesman for Wasdale Mountain Rescue said: "A call was received by Cumbria Police after a walker slipped on wet ground, injuring her ankle with an audible crack and could not continue." The woman is taken to safety (Image: Wasdale MRT) The rescue lasted for three hours and 11 minutes. Weather conditions were dry but cloudy. The spokesman added: "We wish the walker well, with a quick recovery." Eighteen mountain rescue members were involved.
Yahoo
20-07-2025
- Yahoo
'Seriously injured' person rescued in Cumbrian valley
A 'seriously injured' person was rescued in Upper Eskdale. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out on July 13 after the person fell from steep ground, sustaining multiple injuries. Seventeen team members responded, prepared for a combined medical and technical rope rescue. However, the North West Air Ambulance Charity's helicopter, Helimed 75, landed close to the casualty, allowing the crew to access and begin medical assessment and treatment. When the rescue team arrived, they assisted in carefully helping the casualty into a stretcher before transferring them to the helicopter. The casualty was then flown to the hospital for further treatment. A spokesperson from Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team said: "We wish him a quick and speedy recovery." They also thanked the crew of Helimed 75 for their support. The incident lasted almost five hours, with the team finishing at 8.11pm.
Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Yahoo
'Separated' walker calls rescue team from Lake District pub
A walker who had become separated from his walking group called a mountain rescue team after being unable to contact them from a Lake District pub. On Sunday, June 29, Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team (Wasdale MRT) received a call from a walker who had become separated from his group during a walk to Scafell Pike summit. The walker has descended into the wrong valley and was now attempting to contact the rest of their group from the Wasdale Head Inn. This loss of contact was put down to a loss of mobile phone signal. However, after hours without contact, concerns began to increase before a PhoneFind located the two walkers on Pen, behind Scafell Summit. As conditions were misty, a 'small party' make the journey to meet the walkers and escort them back to Wasdale. Writing on social media, Wasdale MRT said: "A call was received from a walker who had become separated from the two other people in his group from a walk to Scafell Pike summit. "He was walking faster than the others and had then descended into the wrong valley and was now in the Wasdale Head Inn. "However, he could not make contact with the others in his group. Their intended destination was Seathwaite in Borrowdale. "The Team Leader concluded that there was no reason to deploy, with the informant safe and well in the wrong valley, and most likely the others were temporarily without a mobile phone signal, which would resolve in time. "A PhoneFind was used to see if the others could be located to quickly resolve the situation, and the log left open. "However, after a couple of hours, with no resolution, concerns started to increase. "When the PhoneFind links were eventually clicked, the two walkers appeared on the map on Pen, behind Scafell Pike summit. "This is difficult terrain for inexperienced walkers with some steep ground nearby. "In misty conditions, a 'talk-off' was considered too risky and so a small party volunteered to make the long walk to access the walkers and then escort back down to Wasdale. "This was completed without incident and with the party reunited in the valley the team returned to base and stood down.
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Fell runner rescued after sustaining ankle injury during Bob Graham round
A fell runner attempting the Bob Graham round needed to be saved by mountain rescue teams. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) were notified by Cockermouth MRT about a fell runner who had sustained an ankle injury on Saturday June 29, When the exact location was determined, it was in Wasdale's patch. After a handover, the Wasdale MRT Team Leader 'swiftly' called out the team. The dramatic landscape which greeted the team (Image: Wasdale MRT) Once on scene the fell runner was assessed and the ankle splinted for extra stability. After transferring to the team stretcher, the tricky carry down to Gavel Neese was completed without incident. A handover to the awaiting ambulance crew was then undertaken before returning to base to reset the vehicles. The Wasdale team on site (Image: Wasdale MRT) The Bob Graham Round is a fell running challenge in the Lake District. It is named after Bob Graham, a Keswick guest house owner, who in June 1932 broke the Lakeland Fell record by traversing 42 fells within a 24-hour period. The Wasdale team on site (Image: Wasdale MRT) Traversing the 42 fells, starting and finishing at Keswick Moot Hall, involves running 66 miles with more than 8,000 metres of climbing. READ MORE: Lake District: Wasdale park and ride service approved | News and Star A spokesperson for Wasdale MRT said: 'We hope the fell runner is recovering well, and hope he returns to successfully complete his Bob Graham challenge in the future.'
BBC News
01-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Buckbarrow Bridge in Cumbria to open two years after road closure
Construction has begun on a new bridge, almost two years after its predecessor was closed over fears it could Bridge on Corney Fell in Wasdale, Cumbria, was closed in August 2023 and demolished the following Council previously said the demolition was complex due to the discovery of coal tar in the bridge and because the area was frequented by nesting Construction has been contracted to build the bridge, which is expected to open in late September. Buckbarrow Bridge connects Duddon Bridge and Corney Village via Corney Fell the closure, drivers have been required to follow a diversion along the A595 from Waberthwaite to Duddon council said the project had made "steady progress" over recent months with "final designs completed, necessary surveys and investigations carried out, consent applications submitted, and materials ordered in preparation for the works".It said the road closure would remain in place during the work and no access would be available for vehicles, pedestrians or cyclists."This closure is in place for the safety of everyone involved, including members of the public and those carrying out the works," the council said. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
