Difficulty on the Lake at Ullswater
A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.
Home / Incidents / Callout 2024_072 · 24 August 2024
Callout 2024_072
Water rescue
Cumbria Police requested the Team’s assistance with a group of males who were in the lake near Pooley Bridge. The group, who had been drinking, had launched a boat from a campsite and were reported to have got into difficulty. The Team were put on standby until it was established that the group had been recovered from the water.
Due to the nature of the incident, a multi-agency response had been initiated, involving the Team, police, Fire and Rescue and HM Coastguard.
The callout in numbers
1
Team members
2
Hours on the hill
72
Callout of the year
Other agencies
Cumbria Police, HM Coastguard, Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service.
With thanks to Cumbria Police, HM Coastguard, Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service.
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