Fatality on Helvellyn
a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Patterdale-Mountain Rescue Teams Respond to a collapsed climber on Helvellyn On Saturday afternoon, Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was tasked by Cumbria Police to attend an emergency incident on Helvellyn. Initial information indicated…
Read MoreCamper stranded in storm.
On 11-11-2026 Cumbria Police contacted Patterdale Mountain Rescue requesting assistance for a camper that was stranded on Nethermost pike 890m above sea level in a winter storm. Unfortunatly the location had no phone signal causing a lack of communication and a difficulty pinpointing the casualties location. Once his location was established two team members were…
Read MoreCar stuck in snow
In the early hours of Sunday morning Patterdale MR were contacted requesting assistance with a vehicle that was stuck in snow on a steep section of Kirkstone pass. Following discussions with Cumbria Police it was agreed that the best action would be for the police to attend in a 4×4 with support from Mountain Rescue…
Read MoreHowgill Search
Patterdale drone deployed as part of a second day regional search. A person had been reported missing on 09/01/26 with evidence suggesting they were likley to be in the Howgill area. Patterdale provided drone support as part of the Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue – Drone group. Five drones were deployed to photograph and…
Read MoreKirkstone Pass snow rescue
On Tuesday 06/01/26 at 1400hrs whilst the team were dealing with an incident at Aira Force, they were notified by Police regards an RTC on Kirkstone Pass. A car had lost control and crashed in the snow as they descended down Kirkstone Pass towards Patterdale. A second vehicle behind then crashed into the first crashed…
Read MoreHip injury Aira Force
The team received their first call out for 2026 and were mobilised on Tuesday 06/01/2026 regards an incident at Aira Force. A female in her seventies had fallen on slippy ground and injured her hip and was unable to walk. The team located the casualty near the top of the falls. Due to recent rain…
Read MoreLights sos signal
At 22.45 hrs on New Year’s Eve Cumbria Police contacted the Team to reports of an SOS signal  flashing above Ullswater on Place Fell. The Duty Leader contacted the informant and gathered details establishing that the lights had been seen for around 10 minutes  in total and then gone off and were described as flashing…
Read MoreLost on High Street
Following a call to Cumbria Police, the team were asked to assist a man on High Street near Cairn Racecourse Hill. Unfortunatly despite having made good progress through the day he found himself disorientated, cold and without any means of light other than his phone as darkness arrived. Thankfully whilst the Duty Leader was remotley…
Read MoreCouple needing help Dove Crag, Hartsop
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Marks 100th Call-Out of the Year with Christmas Day Rescue Whilst most families were settling down for their evening at home at 17:45 on December 25th, Cumbria Police alerted Penrith MRT to a broken emergency call from a walker in distress. With limited information they realised the call was possibly in…
Read MoreMale fallen 40 Metres
On Sunday 7th December at 13:00hrs the Team were contacted by Langdale/Ambleside Mountain Rescue after they had received a call for assistance from North West Ambulance. Â A male had been reported to have fallen around 40 Metres down scree and rocks whilst descending from Dove Crag in the Hartsop Valley and as it was in…
Read MoreAt 02:30 on Sunday morning, Patterdale MRT were tasked to go to the assistance of two young men who had been unable to locate the Priest Hole on Dove crag where they had intended to spend then night. They had become cold and were worried that in deteriorating weather they may need assistance to retreat.…
Read More3 walkers cragfast on Striding Edge
On Saturday afternoon at 14:45 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were advised by Cumbria Police of 3 walkers stuck on Striding Edge. A team of 4 volunteer rescuers got ready to head out. After a short discussion with one of the group stuck on Striding, and being informed it would take some time for the team…
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