A Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Land Rover above Ullswater

Flashing Lights on Arthur’s Pike, Barton Fell

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

Callout 2024_080

Date

Sat 7 September 2024

Called out

21:10

Stood down

23:10

Duration

2 hours

Location

Arthur’s Pike, Barton Fell

Cumbria Police requested the Team investigate a report of flashing lights. It was established that there were multiple lights, indicating several individuals, and that there was no clear pattern to suggest that they were a signal. Since the area has good mobile coverage and there were no reports of parties overdue in the vicinity it was agreed, with the informant and the police, that no further action would be taken.

The callout in numbers

1

Team members

2

Hours on the hill

80

Callout of the year

Other agencies

Cumbria Police.

With thanks to Cumbria Police.

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team

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The team receives no government funding. Every rope, radio and Land Rover is bought with money the public gives us.