Paraglider crashed

On Sunday 28th July the Team received their 3rd rescue of the weekend to reports from Cumbria Police of a possible Paraglider crash landing somewhere after taking off from the summit of Place Fell near Patterdale. The Paraglider had been witnessed to possibly losing control a couple of times then plummet to the ground.  The…

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Male with Chest Pains

On Saturday 27th July the Team were alerted by Cumbria Police to a Male who had collapsed whilst running in an organised Long Distance Race.  On speaking to the Informant it was established that the Male had been unconscious for a short time witnessed by two more runners who were a short distance behind him.…

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Possible walkers in need of assistance

On Thursday 25th July at around 17:45hrs  Cumbria Police contacted the Team to report that a member of the public and an Ex Team Member who had walked from Howtown to Patterdale was concerned about Two females that he had passed on route. The Duty Leader spoke to the informant and on finding out his…

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Female feeling unwell

On Wednesday 24th July at 13:56hrs North West Ambulance alerted the Team to assist with a Pregnant Female who had been vomiting and feeling unwell whilst walking at Aira Force. The Team responded and due to very low numbers available a request was placed asking Penrith Mountain Rescue to assist in the evacuation.  On arrival…

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Ankle Injury

On Tuesday 23rd July just after 17.00hrs the Team were asked to respond to reports of a Female who had slipped whilst Descending from Red Tarn and had rolled her ankle.  The call had come from an Emergency call centre in America via Cumbria Police. Team members responded and once on scene they gave the…

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Lower leg – Gowbarrow balcony

At 11:50am Saturday 20th July  PMRT received a request for help from Cumbria Police regarding a young man who had fallen whistle tackling the Ullswater Way, suffering a debilitating lower leg injury. The man, who was part of a small group which had been making their way around Gowbarrow Fell when he slipped and slid…

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Missing Person on Fairfield 

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were alerted by Cumbria police at around 20:45, when a parent, who was concerned when thier 21 year old had not made thier final check in of the day after consistently checking in throughout the day. They had last checked in at around 4 pm. With there being a several options…

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Ankle Injury

On Sunday 14th July just before Midday the Team were called by  North West Ambulance Service to a Male who had slipped in Aira Force on the path and received an injury to his ankle.  The Team were mobilised and a Landrover responded to the incident , on arrival the Male could not be found…

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Lower leg Injury Gowbarrow Fell

At 14:24 Saturday 6th July The team received a message from North West Ambulance Service about a person with a lower leg injury, who had been making their way down off Gowbarrow fell and had slipped on the loose gravel on the path and had heard a cracking noise around their ankle. A message was…

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Male with Chest Pains

On Friday 5th July at 22:13hrs the Team were alerted by Langdale and Ambleside Mountain Rescue to a report of a Male who was in the Angle Tarn area who had Chest Pains. The location was thought to be in the Langdale area at first and quickly passed to ourselves to deal when they realised…

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Fog bound on Helvellyn

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called at about 19:10 on Monday the 1st July by Cumbria Police after two university students reported themselves stuck in fog on the summit of Helvellyn.  The duty leader attempted to persuade the couple to walk off.  When they refused, two team members were deployed to climb the mountain and…

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Search for 14 year old missing from Kirkstone Pass

At 18:16 we were alerted by Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue team via Cumbria Police for our  5th call out in 2 days, this time it was to assist in the search for a young person who was missing form the Kirkstone Pass Area, a few unconfirmed sightings of him had been reported down the valley.…

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