At 12.26hrs on Saturday 22nd May 2021 the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by Cumbria Constabulary to a female in her mid fifties who had slipped on wet ground whilst walking on Gowbarrow Fell near Dockray. The team responded to the incident in 3 Land Rovers and the casualty was assessed by the team doctor and treated at the scene for a possible fracture to her right ankle.

She was put in a leg splint and evacuated off the fell by stretcher to a team vehicle where she was conveyed to the main road and was then taken to hospital for treatment . The rescue took 2.5 hours a total of 14 members attended the incident.

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out to an incident where a woman had fallen over and sustained a deep laceration to her leg. The casualty was walking part of the Ullswater Way and was on Gowbarrow Fell when she slipped and sustained the injury.

Two Land Rovers mobilised and located the casualty and treated her at the scene. Due to the nature of the call out the North West air ambulance attended the scene and managed to land nearby. The casualty was then transferred by stretcher to the waiting air ambulance and taken to hospital. The rescue lasted for 3 hrs and was attended by 10 team member and a North West Air Ambulance.

At about 10:50am on Tuesday 20th April 2021 the Team were called by Cumbria Police to assist a 39 year old woman from London who had injured her right knee whilst out walking with her husband and young family on Hallin Fell. The Team rendezvoused in Pooley Bridge and 13 team members with two Team vehicles proceeded to St Peter’s Church at the hause beneath Hallin Fell.

Having located the woman close to the summit of the hill and assessed the injury to her knee, the Team stretchered her back to the family’s car and she was driven to Penrith Minor Injuries Unit by her husband. The rescue lasted approximately 3 hours and involved a total of 16 Team members.

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was contacted by Cumbria Police at 14:00 on Saturday 17/04/2021 to go to the aid of a 60 year old man from the North East who had slipped whilst traversing Striding Edge, injuring his ankle. 16 team members responded and made their way up to the scene in warm sunny conditions.

Due to the remoteness of the location a decision was made to request assistance from the Coastguard and a rescue helicopter was scrambled from Prestwick. The casualty was assessed by a Team First Aider and the man’s ankle was splinted. He was then winched from Striding Edge by the aircraft and flown to Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle where a fracture to his right ankle was confirmed.

The rescue took approximately four hours.