At 15.30hrs on Friday 3rd June 2022 the team were contacted by North West Ambulance Service to a report that a Female in her twenties had fallen around 30 metres in Hartsop below Brock Crag area. The Duty leader made contact with the females Partner and established where they were, as he was speaking to…
Read MoreOn Sunday 30/05/22 the team were called out to an incident where a female had fallen injuring her hip. The team located the casualty on the bank of the shallow Dovedale Beck behind Hartsop Hall. The casualty had been in the river building a dam with her grand children when she had slipped and fallen.…
Read MorePatterdale MRT were called on 22nd May by Cumbria Police to assist a lady who had tripped, injured her knee and wrist while out walking the Coast to Coast route. The lady was treated at scene before being stretchered to the land rover and transferred to her overnight accommodation. The rescue lasted 2.5hours.
Read MoreOn Saturday 21st May at 12.35hrs Cumbria Police contacted the team to a report of a male in his twenties who had tripped and heard a loud crack in his ankle whilst on Rest Dodd in Martindale. The team mobilised onto the hill making their way to the scene from Hayswater where they are able…
Read MoreOn Thursday 19th May Cumbria Police received reports of a male with chest pains whilst scrambling on Striding Edge. Volunteers of Patterdale Mountain Rescue were called out and deployed immediately to scene. Due to the location and the seriousness of the casualty, a Coastguard Helicopter from Prestwick was requested, along with the Great North Air…
Read MoreAt 12:49 on Saturday 15/05/2022 the Team were contacted by North West Ambulance Service about a report of a 75 year old man with a leg injury on the path up Red Screes, above Kirkstone Pass. On investigation the location of the incident was found to be Landgdale Ambleside MRT’s area and the incident was…
Read MoreOn Thursday 12th May whilst the team were still involved with an earlier rescue on Striding Edge at 16.30 hrs they were called to reports of an elderly male who was exhausted and unable to carry on down the fell above the cottages at Seldom Seen near Glenridding. The Team Leader contacted the male who…
Read MoreAt 12.45hrs Thursday 12th May Cumbria Police received reports that a male in his fifties had fallen 30ft from Striding Edge and sustained serious leg injuries . Patterdale Mountain rescue were called and the Team Leader initiated an immediate response. Due to the location and seriousness of the injury, a Coastguard Rescue Helicopter was tasked…
Read MoreOn Tuesday 10th May at 11.45 hrs Cumbria police called the team to reports of four elderly walkers who were doing the coast to coast. They had set off from Patterdale earlier in the day and as they got towards the Knott the weather deteriorated and started raining and low cloud. One of the four…
Read MoreAt about 21:15 on Monday 9/5/22 the Team received a report that a party of 3 women in their early sixtys who were walking the Coast to Coast long distance route had not arrived at their overnight accommodation at Patterdale Youth Hostel. Their last known location was Grasmere village in the early afternoon and they…
Read MoreOn Thursday 5/5/2022 at around 15:45hrs the team were called by the North West Ambulance Service regards a female who had twisted her knee and was unable to continue. The location was given as near Red Tarn below Hellvellyn. The team leader could not get back in touch with the casualty to establish the exact…
Read MoreOn Saturday 30/04/22 at around 12:00hrs, the team were called out regards a walker who has twisted their ankle and were unable to walk. The incident had occurred on the lower slope of Gowbarrow Fell just above Dockray. The first team members on scene treated the injury with a splint to stabilise the injury. The…
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