Photographs on Call Outs Page
16th November 11.20 hrs
The police paged the Team and we were sent to Scout Scar to assist a fallen climber with a broken leg. Team members searched the top and the bottom of the scar but there was no sign of the casualty. Further enquiries were made and it was established that the casualty was in fact on Scout Crag in Great Langdale. The job was passed to the Langdale & Ambleside team and we went home for lunch.
11th November 19.15 hrs
The Team was paged by the police and asked to assist Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service in a search for a woman who had apparently been swept away when her car went into the River Dee at Barth Bridge between Sedbergh and Dent. The river was in full flood following very heavy rain. The car itself had been washed downstream for about a mile. Team members were deployed, including our swift water rescue technicians, to search the banks of the Rivers Dee and Rawthey. SARDA were also deployed. The darkness and the river conditions made the task difficult and the search was suspended shortly after midnight.
The search was re-stared at first light on 12 November and we were joined by other MR teams. Sadly, the woman's body was found at about 10.30 near Middleton Bridge on the River Rawthey about six miles from where she entered the water.
The Team would like to express its thanks to the local people in the area for their support and for their offers of refreshments during the prolonged search.
Kendal Mountain Rescue - Search & Rescue Team
Providing a Voluntary Mountain Search and Rescue Service to
S.Lakes, Kentmere & The Howgills
We did it again! - 4th year running
The Most Humorous Float
Kendal Torchlight - September 2008
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We rely entirely on donations from the public. There is no Government funding, and none of our members are paid. All the money from your donation goes solely to running the team.
VOLUNTEERS
All team members give their time and expertise free of charge. This is not only for training and call-outs, but for mundane tasks such as base and vehicle maintenance, and routine equipment checks.
Many team members bring in other skills and services (such as radio repairs, computer technology and equipment supplies) from which the team can benefit. This means your contribution can be used with maximum efficiency.
CALL-OUTS
The team averages over 40 call-outs per year and 2004 was the team’s busiest year to date, with 52 call-outs. From Windermere in the west to Cautley Spout in the east, from the summit of High Street to the shores of Morecambe Bay. Call-outs can include cragwork, search & rescue, recovery and supporting other services in bad weather, involving visitors and local residents. Many of the team are now also trained in swift-water rescue techniques. The team is operational day and night in good weather and bad 365 days per year.
VEHICLES
Vehicles represent one of our main cost centres. We have two first response Land Rovers and a Renault Traffic personnel carrier. All three vehicles are capable of acting as an ambulance. These need constant maintenance and occasional replacement. Average life expectancy of one of our vehicles is 15 years. Contributions towards vehicle replacement are always Urgent
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