At 13:30 on Tuesday 4th August Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police to assist a 54 year old woman from South Africa. The woman had slipped on a wet footpath and sustained an injury to her ankle. She was treated on the mountain, evacuated to Patterdale MRT base, and then transferred to…

On Sunday 9th August, at around 15:00, a 47 year old woman from Suffolk fell approximately 3m from Striding Edge. She was caught by a passing walker who was on the path below. During her fall she sustained an injury to her shin and was unable to make her own way off Helvellyn. 11 Members…

On Wednesday 19th August H.M. Coast Guard requested the team to attend an upturned sailing vessel with persons in the water. They had been reported to have been in the water for some considerable time and were having difficulties righting the boat. Team members attended and it was found that the persons had been assisted…

On Thursday 20th August a report was received from a team member that an outdoor group, who were canoeing the river Goldril, had lost a member of the party. The group were searching and calling the canoeist name. The empty canoe was found lower down the river. The Patterdale Team were activated expecting to execute…

The team were called to locate an overdue walker and his 10 year old companion. The walkers shoes had dis-integrated whilst decending from Red Tarn which slowed his progress. The pair were located by a team member investigating the incident.

On Wednesday 26th August the team was called by the police to locate and assist a group of six Students taking part in a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Expedition who were unable to continue their walk due to bad weather conditions. They had called 999 for assistance on their mobile phone. The group, from a…

At 10.30 hours on Friday 28th August 2009, Patterdale and Keswick Mountain Rescue Teams, supported by the Search & Rescue Dog Association, launched a major search for two walkers, thought to be missing in the Helvellyn area. The missing couple, both in their forties, had failed to return to their bed & breakfast accommodation in…

A 45 yr old man slipped close to Red Tarn, Helvellyn, on Monday 14th September The Patterdale Mountain Rescue team along with the Great North Air Ambulance were requested to attend the incident by Ambulance Control. The man, who was from Dorchester, had sliiped on the path from Catstycam to Red Tarn. The man suffered…

On Saturday 3rd October, sixteen members of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team rescued two walkers from the Grisedale Tarn area. Weather conditions were poor, in accordance with the severe weather warning which had been issued for the Cumbrian Fells for Saturday forecasting gale force winds and rain. The first casualty, a woman from Lincoln, was suffering…

A call was receieved to assist two off road drivers on the Old Coach Road Their vehicle had become bogged in deep mud. One of our landrovers was despatched to them with a couple of team members and was able to pull the vehicle back onto the track. The off roaders from Coniston were grateful…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called today to attend a woman who had fallen off Striding Edge, Helvellyn. Initial information provided by the Police indicated the woman had fallen 20 to 30 feet, was now sat in a precarious location and had sustained an injury to her head. Given the nature of her injuries, the…