Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Rescues Injured Walker at Threshthwaite Mouth
Patterdale, Lake District – 11 October 2025 – The Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team (PMRT) successfully carried out a rescue operation today, Saturday 11 October, after a walker sustained a lower leg injury at Threshthwaite Mouth.
The team was alerted by the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) and quickly deployed to the location. Due to the remote and rugged terrain, team members utilized Land Rovers to drive part way up the valley before continuing their ascent on foot.
Once on scene, the casualty was assessed by a PMRT doctor and treated by both the doctor and a Remote Rescue Medical Technician. Following initial stabilization and then being given pain relief, the walker was carefully secured into a rescue stretcher.
“The location at Threshthwaite Mouth presents a challenging carry-out, and the team worked efficiently to stabilize the casualty and prepare for the evacuation,” a PMRT spokesperson stated.
The rescue required a long and arduous descent, with team members carrying the stretcher over the rough ground back to the waiting team vehicle. The operation was successfully completed, and once back at the base she was rechecked by the team Doctor and the casualty was transferred into the care of their friend to be taken to hospital.
The Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team is a voluntary organization that relies on donations to continue providing this vital service in the fell areas of the Lake District.
This rescue lasted 4 hours 30 min and 13 vol unteer Team members were involved

On Friday 03/10/25 at 1342 hrs at around the same time storm Amy was landing, the team were called out regards a walker who had twisted his ankle and was unable to continue. The walker had raised the alarm from the wind shelter on Great Dodd Fell. The walker had been walking from Ambleside and after he had twisted his ankle had managed to get to the windshelter on the summit. The team responded with 13 members going on the fell. It was a real challenge getting to the casualty with team members battling torrential rain and up to 80mph winds which caused being blown over at times. When near the summit the team decided to put the stretcher together and put their kit on top and drag this to the windshelter as it was impossible to carry this any longer. Once the casualty was reached he was given pain relief and was then evacuated on a stretcher down the fell towards the landrovers. From there he was taken to the base and reunited with his friends who came to collect him. Unfortunately one team member twisted his leg when he was blown over but was able to make his own way down the fell slowly. The rescue lasted 5hrs.

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On Thursday 25th September at 14:00hrs the Team were contacted by Cumbria Police to assist a Female who had slipped whilst descending Gowbarrow above Ullswater and had injured her ankle.  Team members attended the incident and made their way on foot from Aira Force car park. Once at scene the casualty was assessed by team medics and due to the injury she was given strong pain relief to ease the pain, her ankle was splinted and then she was carried off the hill by  stretcher down to the car park. The female was then transported to Hospital by North West Ambulance for further treatment.
The rescue took just over 3 hours to complete with 8 team members being involved.

On the afternoon of Monday 22nd September, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out by Cumbria Police to assist an individual who had become stranded in waist-deep undergrowth on a hillside near Gowbarrow.
Initial attempts to make contact were unsuccessful, prompting the deployment of the team to locate and assist. Shortly after setting off, team members were able to establish communication and confirmed that the person was uninjured but unable to make progress either up or down the slope. They were advised to remain in place while the team made their way to the location.
After reaching the furthest point accessible by vehicle, 12 volunteer team members continued on foot, navigating challenging terrain to reach the individual. They were located quickly, safely guided out of the undergrowth, and escorted back to the open track. Following a brief medical check, they were returned to their vehicle at the Air Force car park, from where they had originally set off.
The team had by then attended rescues on seven consecutive days, with multiple callouts on some days.

At approximately 13:20 on Saturday 20th September, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was contacted by Cumbria Police following reports of a fell runner who had sustained a lower leg injury while descending from Kirkstone Pass.

After speaking directly with the casualty, the team was deployed to the scene. On arrival, the runner was assessed by a team medic, administered pain relief, and her injured leg was splinted. She was then stretchered to a team vehicle and transported to the base, where she was swiftly transferred to an ambulance and taken to hospital for further treatment.

The casualty, who was well prepared for her day, had been assisted prior to the team’s arrival by two members of the public, who helped keep her warm and provided a hot drink—an act of kindness that made a significant difference during the wait.

Patterdale MRT would like to thank the members of the public who supported the casualty and remind all fell runners and walkers of the importance of carrying appropriate equipment, including warm layers and a means of communication, especially as autumn conditions begin to set in.

On Thursday 18th September at 12:49hrs the Team were contacted by Cumbria Police to reports of a male who had slipped and was stuck in a Gulley and had received a head injury. The Duty Leader who was at base doing some admin took the call and attempted to contact the informant to get an exact location, after numerous attempts with no success two Team Members travelled to the area of the What Three Words location to try and locate the casualty. The rest of the team were requested to start travelling to Aira Force car park where eventually the casualty was located around a 10 minute walk leading up to the falls. The male was treated at scene for a laceration to his head and carried down to the car park by stretcher where he was handed over to North West Ambulance for onward travel to Hospital for further treatment. The male had been walking with his partner when he slipped off the narrow path falling around 3 meters into the gulley and sustained the injury to his head.
10 Team members attended the incident which took 2 hours to complete.