On Tuesday 19th August Patterdale mountain rescue team were called to rescue a man who was celebrating his 75th birthday on Helvellyn. The man from Nottingham slipped and injured his hip. He was unable to walk and passing walkers and family helped him to the summit shelter. An Air ambulance lifted the team and kit…

On Thursday afternoon Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were tasked by the police on behalf of the ambulance authority to assist a 24 year old male from Derby who had fallen from his bike sustaining head and facial injuries. The team made their way to the site by way of the team boat “The John Scott”…

Patterdale Mountain rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police to a girl aged 17 who had injured her left knee while walking in the Grisedale Valley, Ullswater. The girl was camping in the valley and the team were called out to assist her at midnight. The girls injury had worsened as time passed and she…

Patterdale Mountain rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police to a 50 year old male from Peterlee who had fallen while climbing on Yew Crag, Gowbarrow, Ullswater. He had suffered suspected head and hip injuries. Fourteen members of Patterdale Mountain Rescue team including two team doctors, an ambulance paramedic and The ‘Pride of Cumbria’ air…

On Sunday 6th July 2008 at 17.03 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police to search for a 17yr old girl from the Eden Valley who had been walking with her mother on Gowbarrow Park above Ullswater and Aira Force. They had become separated on the summit plateau at about 14.00. The mother…

On Friday 11th July 2008 at 19.27 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police to search for a 72 yr old male from Flintshire who had failed to return to his car from a walk in the Angle Tarn area of Patterdale. The person was overdue by approximately 2 hours. A total of…

On Sunday 13th July 2008 at 19.15 the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police to search for a group of 3 mountain bikers whom had become fatigued and disorientated whist attempting a route over the High Street range. A total of 9 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team personnel were involved in the search…

On Wednesday 16th July 2008 Patterdale Mountain rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police to assist a 60 yr old female from the Carlisle area who had slipped and injured her left ankle. She had been walking near Mosedale Beck on Matterdale Common. Some of her colleagues in the walking party had carried her to…

On Wednesday 23rd July 2008 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Teams rescue boat was tasked to search the beaches opposite Glencoyne Bay for a person who had been seen to be in difficulties in the water having fallen from a canoe. A number of emergency services had been tasked and a thorough search on both sides of…