Incident reports

A 500kg heifer fell into a hidden underground Victorian icehouse on a farm near Kelso in May. An 11-hour multi-agency rescue involving Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, and farm contractors successfully freed the animal using a drone for reconnaissance and a digger to create an exit route.

Outcome: heifer rescued safely and returned to farm in good health

Two young women camping at Stickle Tarn called for assistance after failing to erect their tent during wild weather and becoming cold and wet. A small team located and escorted them safely off the hill.

Outcome: escorted off the hill

Police received an iPhone SOS alert from Great Langdale campsite and requested mountain rescue assistance. The team helped clarify the location, enabling police to resolve the issue without requiring further intervention.

Outcome: resolved by police with team assistance

A male fell on Wansfell and sustained an ankle fracture. He was treated and evacuated by stretcher in a 2.5-hour operation involving nine team members.

Outcome: casualty treated and evacuated by stretcher

A woman sustained an ankle injury while descending at Hell Ghyll. She was treated by team members and evacuated from the site.

Outcome: casualty treated and evacuated

Two young male walkers became unable to find a descent from the fell and called for help. The team deployed a drone to search the area but the casualties managed to descend unaided before ground teams made contact.

Outcome: walked off unaided

A male became cragfast on Jack's Rake but resolved the situation independently before the team could organise a rescue. The incident lasted approximately 30 minutes and required four team members to respond.

Outcome: casualty self-rescued

A woman suffering a severe back spasm on Troutbeck Tongue was unable to move. The team treated her and evacuated her by stretcher, taking approximately 3.5 hours.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher

A male fellwalker slipped and sustained a lower leg injury on Loughrigg. He was treated by the team and evacuated by stretcher.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher

A female fellwalker fell backwards on Blea Rigg and sustained a wrist injury. With assistance from team members and support from Kendal Mountain Rescue Team, she was able to walk down the fell.

Outcome: casualty walked down with assistance

A camper at Angle Tarn became unwell and called for assistance. The team located and assisted the casualty off the hill in an operation lasting 8.5 hours.

Outcome: casualty assisted from the hill

A fellwalker who was struggling and tired activated his emergency tracker on Raise Back. The team located and recovered him, escorting him from the hill after a three-hour callout involving seven members.

Outcome: recovered and escorted from the hill

Outcome: No injuries reported

Outcome: The individual was assessed by an air ambulance crew and subsequently evacuated by the team.

A male sustained an ankle injury while fellwalking at Pavey Ark. Team members provided treatment before the individual was evacuated with assistance from Kendal MRT.

Outcome: Evacuated

Outcome: Safe exit from the hill.

Outcome: Evacuated to hospital

A solo female walker sustained a wrist fracture while fellwalking on Gibson Knott. The rescue team attended to her at the location and subsequently arranged for her evacuation.

Outcome: Evacuated after treatment

Outcome: Handed over to paramedics for assessment

Outcome: The individual was treated by team members and subsequently evacuated.

Outcome: The team successfully evacuated the unwell walker after a two-hour operation.

Outcome: The group was successfully met and escorted down by the rescue team.