On Thursday 07/04/2022 the team were called out regards a sailing boat which was in trouble on Ullswater. The sailing boat had been blown by the strong winds onto the middle of the Lake after the sailor had lost control when trying to moor at Fairfield Marina. The team responded using their rescue boat and…

At 14.58hrs on Tuesday 22nd March a walker on St Sunday crag near Patterdale reported to Cumbria Police he had found two dogs running around on the fell. He was concerned that the owner was somewhere around possibly hurt and needing assistance, Cumbria Police called Patterdale Mountain Rescue out to assist.  The team were put…

On Saturday 19/03/22 at around 1600hrs the team was called to a walker who had slipped and injured her ankle. With the use of phonefind technology the casualty was quickly located on a footpath below Gowbarrow fell. On arrival at scene the team doctor stabilised the ankle injury and the casualty was then transferred via…

At 15:00 on Friday 18th March, Patterdale MRT were called by Cumbria Police to assist a 24 year old man from London who had developed chest pains whilst climbing Helvellyn.  Given the nature of the report and the location on Swirral Edge, assistance was requested from the Great North Air Ambulance and a  HM Coastguard…

At about 14:45 on Saturday 12/03/2022, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police on behalf of HM Coastguard requesting assistance for two persons on a capsized boat in the middle of Ullswater.  14 team members responded and launched the team RIB, however they were almost immediately stood down as the casualties had been…

At about 14:00 on 16/02/2022 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were requested by the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) to assist a 74 year old woman from Essex who has slipped whilst walking with her family near Aira Force.  Two team vehicles were mobilised to rendez-vous with team members at Park Brow car park; who then…

On Sunday 13/02/22 at 16:30hrs the team were called regards a walker on Striding Edge who was struggling with cramp and could not go on. The team leader made phone contact and the casualty and his friend were advised to retrace their step back to safer ground. The casualty had cramp due to fatigue, combined…

On 6 February 2022, Patterdale MRT were alerted to reports of flares being set off close to Fall Crag above Beckstones.  A small team went to investigate and found the high winds were creating plumbs of water to rise into the air crating the impression of flares being set off. The team returned to base…

On Saturday 12/02/22 at 01:26am the team were called regards two campers who had set up camp by the side of Red Tarn at the Helvellyn head wall. Due to the high winds, sleet and snow one of their tents had blown down and their were requesting help. Contact was made on the phone and…

On Tuesday 1st February the team were called by Cumbria Police to reports of a group of Paddle Boarders who had got into trouble on Ullswater and needing assistance.  The team mobilised their Rescue Rib “Patrick Scottie” and made their way to the area of Glencoyne Bay. On arrival two females were still in the…

On Saturday 29th January the team were called to a report of a female who had been walking near Howtown at Scalehow wood when she had received an ankle injury by a falling tree and unable to continue on her walk. As the team were still up in the Cairngorms on winter training the job…

On Wednesday 26th January the team were called by Cumbria police for two walkers who had become lost descending from Helvellyn, they had found themselves unable to continue in the dark and rang for assistance.  Due to the team being up in the Cairngorms for winter training the incident was passed onto the Penrith team…