Category: Incidents

  • Teenagers wet and cold.

    Teenagers wet and cold.

    A Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Land Rover above Ullswater

    Teenagers wet and cold.

    A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.

    Callout 38

    Medical emergency

    Date

    Mon 26 May 2025

    Duration

    4 hours

    Location

    Dove Crag

    On Sunday 25th May at 04:55hrs the Team were contacted by Cumbria Police. It was quick established that the group of males from the earlier rescue on Dove Crag incident number 37 had again rung in asking for assistance stating  they were very cold and wet and had possible hypothermia. Contact was made with the males and it was agreed they would start and make their way down towards Hartsop where a couple of Team members would walk up and meet them.  The group were transported back to Patterdale Base where they were given hot drinks and had their wet clothes dried before heading off with the parents of one of the group. Advice was given to the males describing how precarious it is getting into the Priest Hole especially in the dark and wet conditions, also on checking weather forecast and proper planning for those type of ventures.
    This was the 3rd call that night after an earlier wake up call at 01:45 hrs for a rescue which after a little investigation by the Duty Leader passed it over Langdale/Ambleside MRT as it was in their area.
    Two Team members were involved for around 4 hours in total.

    The callout in numbers

    2

    Team members

    4

    Hours on the hill

    38

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  • Males Benighted on Dove Crag

    Males Benighted on Dove Crag

    A Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Land Rover above Ullswater

    Males Benighted on Dove Crag

    A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.

    Callout 37

    Date

    Sat 24 May 2025

    Duration

    2 hours

    Location

    Dove Crag

    On Saturday 24th May at 21:38hrs Cumbria Police contacted the Team to reports of a group of 16/17 year olds lost on Dove Crag in Hartsop. The duty Leader made contact with the 5 males and established that they had been attempting to get to the Priest Hole Cave on Dove Crag but had failed to locate it. They had extracted themselves from a very precarious position and were now on better ground and safe , unfortunately due to the atrocious weather the group were wet through and cold.  A limited call out was started and 4 Team members attended Patterdale base. The Duty Leader had been in contact with the teenagers numerous times and explained the timescale of getting to the group, the males decided they would attempt to put their tent up for the night and await daylight.  At around Midnight the Team returned home after further discussions and confirming with the males and Cumbria Police that they were now safe and inside their tent.  4 Team members were involved for 2 hours in total.

    The callout in numbers

    4

    Team members

    2

    Hours on the hill

    37

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  • Collapsed walker at Greenside

    Collapsed walker at Greenside

    A Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Land Rover above Ullswater

    Collapsed walker at Greenside

    A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.

    Callout 36

    Medical emergency

    Date

    Mon 19 May 2025

    Duration

    3 hours

    Location

    Greenside

    On Monday 19th May at 18.42 hrs the Team were alerted to a male who had collapsed whilst walking above Greenside at Glenridding.  The call had come via Langdale/Ambleside Mountain Rescue as they had initially been called in error but quickly passed over to ourselves to deal with.  The Team responded swiftly with the first Land Rover, also attending was a First Responder plus North West Ambulance Paramedics and GNAAS staff.  Once on scene it was quickly established the male had sadly passed away.  The Team carried the male to a Team Landrover and conveyed him back to Patterdale Base where he was handed over to Cumbria Police.
    11 Team members responded to this incident which took 3 hours to complete.  The Team wish to send their condolences to the gentlemans family.

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    Hours on the hill

    36

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  • Boat run aground on Ullswater

    Boat run aground on Ullswater

    A Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Land Rover above Ullswater

    Boat run aground on Ullswater

    A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.

    Callout 35

    Water rescue

    Date

    Mon 12 May 2025

    Duration

    19 hours

    Location

    Ullswater

    On Monday 17th May at 19.00hrs Cumbria Police alerted the Team to assist with a sailing yacht which had run aground on Ullswater on the west side of the lake.  Belfast Coastguard had received the call for help in the first instance and requested the teams Rescue Rib to attend. Once on scene the Yacht was re-floated and towed back to its mooring at Howtown sailing school.  Due to the very dry spell of weather this last month or so the Lake has dropped dramatically and this had caused the vessel to run aground in what would normally be deep water.
    The Rescue lasted a couple of hours.

    The callout in numbers

    19

    Hours on the hill

    35

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  • Frozen with vertigo, Bonscale Tower

    Frozen with vertigo, Bonscale Tower

    A Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Land Rover above Ullswater

    Frozen with vertigo, Bonscale Tower

    A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.

    Callout 34

    Medical emergency

    Date

    Sat 10 May 2025

    Duration

    4 hours

    Location

    Bonscale Tower

    At 1220 on 10 May 2025 Cumbria Police contacted Patterdale Mountain Rescue requesting assistance for a lady suffering from vertigo who was on an exposed path over looking Ullswater. Luckily due to the prolonged dry conditions the team vehicle was able to drive close to the scene. Once on scene the casualty was medically accessed before being assisted to the team vehicle away from the exposed edge.
    The incident lasted 4 hours with 2 team members deployed.

    The callout in numbers

    2

    Team members

    4

    Hours on the hill

    34

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  • Lower leg injury – Aira Force

    Lower leg injury – Aira Force

    A Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Land Rover above Ullswater

    Lower leg injury – Aira Force

    A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.

    Callout 33

    Injured walker

    Date

    Wed 30 April 2025

    Duration

    3 hours

    Location

    Aira Force

    On Wednesday 30th April at 16:00hrs the Team were called by Cumbria Police to a female who had sustained a leg injury while visiting Aira Force with her family.  The casualty was treated by both a Team Medic and one of our Remote Rescue Medical Technicians before being stretched down to her families vehicle at the main National Trust car park.
    8 Team Members attended this incident which took just over 3 hours to complete.

    The callout in numbers

    8

    Team members

    3

    Hours on the hill

    33

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  • Female unable to walk due to an injury.

    Female unable to walk due to an injury.

    A Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Land Rover above Ullswater

    Female unable to walk due to an injury.

    A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.

    Callout 32

    Injured walker

    Date

    Sun 27 April 2025

    Duration

    2 hours

    Location

    Kepple Cove

    On Sunday 27th April at 13.16hrs the Team were called by Cumbria Police to a female who was walking near Glenridding and unable to continue due to an injury.  The call had been reported by another walker who had left the scene and as the Duty Leader was unable to contact the casualty the full team were called out. As the team had been training in the morning the first Land Rover was quickly away due to some members being still at the Rescue Base.  The casualty was met by the Land Rover on the track heading up to Kepple Cove after she had managed to walk painfully down from her original location on the Zig Zags.  The Female and her partner were conveyed back down the track and after a further examination was carried out by the team Doctor at Patterdale Base it was found that she was cold and had a low temperature. She was given warm dry clothing  and warm drinks and allowed to travel home with her partner.
    14 Team members attended the Rescue which took just over an hour to complete.

    The callout in numbers

    14

    Team members

    2

    Hours on the hill

    32

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  • Lower leg injury at Aira Force on Easter Sunday

    Lower leg injury at Aira Force on Easter Sunday

    A Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Land Rover above Ullswater

    Lower leg injury at Aira Force on Easter Sunday

    A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.

    Callout 30

    Injured walker

    Date

    Sun 20 April 2025

    Duration

    2 hours

    Location

    Aira Force

    Whilst Team members were busy at Aira Force on Easter Sunday, raising awareness of what the team do and selling tickets for our Infamous, Easter Monday Duck Race, a member of the public had ran from above the waterfalls to alert us of a woman who had fallen injuring her lower Leg.
    Two Patterdale team members and a passing member of the Penrith Mountain Recue Team who , took kit from the vehicle and were quickly on scene.
    The rest of the team were called out and began making their way to the scene.
    The woman was assessed and treated by one of our teams Remote Rescue Medical Technicians, her leg was splinted and she was then taken by stretcher to a team Land Rover and re assessed by a team doctor and transported to her partners vehicle, who chose to drive her to the hospital.
    The team are very grateful to the National Trust for allowing us to fundraise at Aira Force and help us raise awareness of the work we do.
    This rescue took 2 hours and 13 Team members were involved.

    The callout in numbers

    13

    Team members

    2

    Hours on the hill

    30

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  • Flashing lights on Little Mel Fell.

    Flashing lights on Little Mel Fell.

    A Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Land Rover above Ullswater

    Flashing lights on Little Mel Fell.

    A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.

    Callout 31

    Date

    Sun 20 April 2025

    Duration

    2 hours

    Location

    Little Mell Fell

    Just after 10 pm on Easter Sunday the Team were alerted by Cumbria Police, who had received a call by a concerned member of the Public having seen lights flashing near Little Mel Fell.
    A Team member went to investigate by the time they had arrived the lights had stopped flashing and the team was stood down.
    This involved 2 team members  and lasted just over 1 hour.

    The callout in numbers

    2

    Team members

    2

    Hours on the hill

    31

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  • exhausted walker red tarn path

    exhausted walker red tarn path

    A Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Land Rover above Ullswater

    exhausted walker red tarn path

    A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.

    Callout 29

    Medical emergency

    Date

    Thu 17 April 2025

    Duration

    2 hours

    Location

    Red Tarn

    Limited call out 17/04/25. Exhausted female walker coming down Red Tarn path. Walked off by 2 team members

    The callout in numbers

    2

    Team members

    2

    Hours on the hill

    29

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