Team paged for a passed out walker. On investigation, it was discovered that this was in CRO’s patch, and the team was not called out. Continue Reading
Yearly Archives: 2018
2018 Incident #22: 18 March 12:28 – Alert for Fallen Walker, Arnside
The team was paged by Bowland & Pennine MRT. They had been called to a job on the border of our two areas. With sufficient team members and a number of other agencies attending, the team was not required. Continue Reading
2018 Incident #21: 18 March 01:13 – Further Stuck Vehicles
The team received its fourth page of the evening, this time from Cumbria Police. Another two vehicles were stuck, near Selside, and our aid was requested. We sent two vehicles to the scene and were able to make sure everyone was safe. One vehicle was able to continue their journey, while the team provided the… Continue Reading
2018 Incident #20: 18 March 00:21 – Request for Assistance from NWAS
The team, already up and about for the night on previous jobs, was paged by NWAS. They had a patient that needed collecting from Sedbergh, but were unsure of their ability to get to the patient in the prevailing conditions. The team sent a Land Rover to provide assistance, but in the event it was… Continue Reading
2018 Incident #19: 17 March 23:57 – Vehicle stuck in snow
The team was paged by Cumbria Police, asking for our assistance to help free a stranded motorist, just off the Tebay road. Our Mobile 3, finished with duties helping KSMRT on an earlier callout was asked to divert on the way home to assist. They were able to locate the motorists, and transport them to a… Continue Reading
2018 Incident #18: 17 March 21:35 – More Snow-related Incidents for KSMRT
The team was called by Kirkby Stephen MRT to assist with transporting a number of stuck motorists from a cafe at Stainmore. The team despatched a Land Rover with two team members to assist. Continue Reading
2018 Incident #17: 15 March 20:03 – Stuck Ambulance
The team was paged by NWAS. An ambulance had become stuck in mud near Grange-over-Sands, and we were requested to assist in getting it back on the road. After speaking to NWAS, it became clear that another ambulance had transferred the patient, and local assistance was recovering the stuck one, and so no aid from… Continue Reading
2018 Incident #16: 5 March 13:42 – Stuck Sheep
Team paged by Cumbria Police. They had received reports of a sheep stuck in sands near Grange-over-Sands, with an incoming tide. Bay SAR were contacted, and this job was passed to them. No team members were deployed. Continue Reading
2018 Incident #15: 4 March – Bad weather welfare checks
The team was put on standby to potentially help with welfare checks on remote homes still cut off by snow. After analysis of the cases, it was decided that the team was not required and we stood down. Continue Reading
2018 Incident #14: 1 March 15:15 – NWAS assistance (patient transport)
NWAS requested assistance transporting two patients from the RLI in Lancaster to their homes in Sedbergh due to the snow. The team sent a vehicle and two team members, and the patients were soon home. Continue Reading
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