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”…

On Saturday morning Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were tasked to assist a 43 year old male from the North East who had collapsed and was fitting on the Mires Beck path towards Helvellyn. The call had initially come to the team via the ambulance service who had also dispatched an air ambulance to the scene.…

On Tuesday 24th June Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to assist the ambulance service to evacuate a fisherman who had fallen on the shore of Ullswater. The casualty had sustained a fractured femur. On reaching the scene, the team placed the casualty on their stretcher. The team then lifted the stretcher up and over…

On Friday 27th June 2008 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police to assist a group of four women who were lost in the Scandale Pass area near Brothers water. One of the party was also reported to have injured her arm and to have fainted on a number of occasions. Initially contact…

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…