Category: 2026

  • Wrist injury on Gowbarrow

    Callout 2026_042 · 30 May 2026

    Wrist injury on Gowbarrow

    Date

    30 May 2026

    Location

    Gowbarrow

    Callout

    2026_042

    On Saturday 30/05/26 at around 11:00 am the Team were called out to a walker who had fallen over and hurt her wrist. The lone walker from the USA had tripped over a branch and awkwardly fallen hurting her wrist badly. A passerby had assisted the walker and phoned the emergency services. The location was on a footpath at the rear of Gowbarrow Fell. A local Team member arrived at the scene fairly swiftly and examined the injury which had been stabilised in a makeshift sling. The casualty was able to walk off with assistance of Team members and she was transferred to the Patterdale Base. From there she made her way to hospital for further treatment.

    Resources

    The rescue lasted around 2 hrs and involved 9 team members.

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    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

    Ogilvie House, Patterdale, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 0PJ.
    Registered charity no. 1063329.

  • Exhausted walker on the Red Tarn path

    Callout 2026_043 · 30 May 2026

    Exhausted walker on the Red Tarn path

    Date

    30 May 2026

    Location

    Red Tarn

    Callout

    2026_043

    On Saturday 30th May at 15.45hrs the Team were contacted by North West Ambulance after they had received an Apple Phone emergency activation. Reports were vague on location and on speaking direct to Apple it was established that the male was on the path heading from Red Tarn to Glenridding . Team members were already at Base due to an open day so were quickly mobilised to the casualty site. Reports initially stated that the male was dehydrated , exhausted and unable to walk and had a head injury therefore a Coastguard Helicopter was requested for a swift evacuation. Once on scene it was established that the casualty wasn’t as bad as first feared so the Coastguard was stood down immediately, the casualty was treated and stretchered off the hill to Greenside. He was examined by the Team Doctor and allowed to carry on with his vacation staying at the Helvellyn YHA.

    Resources

    The rescue lasted 2.5 hrs involving 12 Team members.

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    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

    Ogilvie House, Patterdale, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 0PJ.
    Registered charity no. 1063329.

  • Unwell campers on Gray Crag

    Callout 2026_040 · 26 May 2026

    Unwell campers on Gray Crag

    Date

    26 May 2026

    Location

    Gray Crag

    Callout

    2026_040

    At 6am on 26-05-26 Cumbria Police contacted Patterdale Mountain Rescue requesting their assistance due to reports of two campers who had been vomiting and were concerned that they may not make it off the fell. Following initial contact by the Duty Leader it was agreed that they would begin to descend, while mountain rescue monitored their progress. Two team members met them at the fell bottom and took them back to the base in order to be initially assessed before continuing on to hospital for further assessment.

    Resources

    The incident lasted 3 hours and incolved 3 team members.

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    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

    Ogilvie House, Patterdale, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 0PJ.
    Registered charity no. 1063329.

  • Walkers separated en route to Helvellyn youth hostel

    Callout 2026_041 · 26 May 2026

    Walkers separated en route to Helvellyn youth hostel

    Date

    26 May 2026

    Location

    Helvellyn

    Callout

    2026_041

    On 26-05-26 Cumbria Police requested assistance for a pair of friends who had become separated walking to the Greenside YHA from Thirlmere. The team were put on standby whilst the leader made investigations. Luckily both friends were back in phone signal and they were able to cordinate and meet up again. As it was now dark, they agreed that Mountain Rescue would monitor their location remotely to ensure they got off the fell safely and the team were stood down.

    Resources

    The incident lasted 45 minutes for 1 team member.

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    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

    Ogilvie House, Patterdale, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 0PJ.
    Registered charity no. 1063329.

  • Missing person search at Aira Force

    Missing person search at Aira Force

    Callout 2026_039 · 17 May 2026

    Missing person search at Aira Force

    Date

    17 May 2026

    Location

    Aira Force

    Callout

    2026_039

    The view forward from a mountain rescue boat travelling down Ullswater.

    Searching the lake shore from the team boat. Photograph: Patterdale MRT.

    At 1052 on Sunday 17/05/26, Cumbria Police requested assistance from Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team with a search to locate a male at Aira Force, Ullswater, as they were concerned for his welfare. An initial search was carried out and was unsuccesfull despite the best efforts of Police, Drones, Police SAR, Coastguard helicopter, NCSAR, Search dogs and Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team members on land and the Team boat. Due to the huge potential search area involved, other Mountain Rescue teams, drones and dogs from the the Lake District (LDSAMRA) region were requested to assist. The search area included large sections of the Ullswater way through Gowbarrow, Pooley Bridge and High Street. Approximatly 70 Mountain Rescue team members from Patterdale, Penrith, Kirby Stephen, Kendal, Wasdale, and Duddon searched the fells. Thankfully due to the effort of all agencies involved the missing person was safely found just before night fall. Patterdale MRT would like to thank all those involved in allowing a succesfull outcome for the missing person and their family.

    Resources

    The search lasted 11 hours with approximately 85 people involved.

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    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

    Ogilvie House, Patterdale, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 0PJ.
    Registered charity no. 1063329.

  • Lower leg injury at Boredale Hause

    Lower leg injury at Boredale Hause

    Callout 2026_037 · 14 May 2026

    Lower leg injury at Boredale Hause

    Date

    14 May 2026

    Location

    Boredale Hause

    Callout

    2026_037

    Mountain rescue team members walking down a fell path in rain, with a valley and lake beyond.

    Team members on the walk in above Boredale. Photograph: Patterdale MRT.

    On Thursday, 14th May, 14 volunteers from the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team responded to a call from Cumbria Police regarding a walker with a lower leg injury. The casualty was treated on-site by the team’s Remote Rescue Medical Technicians, who provided pain relief and splinted the limb. The team then executed a stretcher carry to a rescue vehicle at the bottom of the Hause. The walker was transported via Land Rover to the Patterdale Base and handed over to a waiting ambulance for hospital treatment.

    Resources

    14 volunteers from the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team (PMRT) responded

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    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

    Ogilvie House, Patterdale, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 0PJ.
    Registered charity no. 1063329.

  • Search for a missing person in the Scottish Borders

    Search for a missing person in the Scottish Borders

    Callout 2026_036 · 11 May 2026

    Search for a missing person in the Scottish Borders

    Date

    11 May 2026

    Location

    Scottish Borders

    Callout

    2026_036

    A mountain rescue team member searching dense woodland

    A team member searching woodland during the Scottish Borders deployment. Photograph: Patterdale MRT.

    On Monday, 11th May, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team joined a large-scale, multi-agency search for a missing 21-year-old in the Nook area, south of Newcastleton. The operation involved a coordinated effort between Patterdale MRT, regional Lake District teams, Southern Scotland Mountain Rescue, and Police. Sadly, a body was located by search teams the following day, Tuesday, 12th May.

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    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

    Ogilvie House, Patterdale, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 0PJ.
    Registered charity no. 1063329.

  • Medical episode at Red Tarn

    Medical episode at Red Tarn

    Callout 2026_034 · 28 April 2026

    Medical episode at Red Tarn

    Date

    28 April 2026

    Location

    Red Tarn

    Callout

    2026_034

    Patterdale MRT members walking by torchlight on the Red Tarn path at night

    Team members returning from the Red Tarn rescue at night. Photograph: Patterdale MRT.

    On Tuesday 28th April at 21:05 hrs just as the Team were packing up from job 33 they were alerted by Keswick MR of a job at Red Tarn, Glenridding. A lone camper was feeling unwell and had been vomiting for a considerable time and requested help to get down to the valley bottom. The Team were mobilised and once at the casualty she was assessed and slowly walked off the hill without the need of a stretcher evacuation. A bed was found for the night at the local YHA and the team returned to base to pack the kit for the second time that night.

    Resources

    15 Team members were involved with the rescue lasting just under 3 hours.

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    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

    Ogilvie House, Patterdale, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 0PJ.
    Registered charity no. 1063329.

  • Assistance at a road traffic collision at Glencoyne

    Callout 2026_033 · 28 April 2026

    Assistance at a road traffic collision at Glencoyne

    Date

    28 April 2026

    Location

    Glencoyne

    Callout

    2026_033

    On Tuesday 28th April at around 19:45hrs North West Ambulance requested assistance for extraction of a Motorcyclist who had crashed outside Glenridding at Glencoyne. The Team worked alongside the Ambulance service and Cumbria Fire and Rescue stabilising the casualty then helped carry him on their stretcher to the waiting ambulance.

    Resources

    The incident lasted 2 hours involving 10 Team members.

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    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

    Ogilvie House, Patterdale, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 0PJ.
    Registered charity no. 1063329.

  • Report of flashing lights on Place Fell

    Callout 2026_032 · 25 April 2026

    Report of flashing lights on Place Fell

    Date

    25 April 2026

    Location

    Place Fell

    Callout

    2026_032

    On the 25th of April at 9:30pm a member of the public reported seeing lights flashing at the top of Place Fell. this was passed on to us by Cumbria Police. After a short investigation, it was assumed that this was a likely camping location and along with the fact that there was good mobile reception in that area we stood down the Team given that if anyone was in distress they would call for help via mobile phone.

    Resources

    This call out lasted 30 min and required 1 team member to resolve

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    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

    Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

    Ogilvie House, Patterdale, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 0PJ.
    Registered charity no. 1063329.