Teenagers wet and cold.
On Sunday 25th May at 04:55hrs the Team were contacted by Cumbria Police. It was quick established that the group of males from the earlier rescue on Dove Crag incident number 37 had again rung in asking for assistance stating they were very cold and wet and had possible hypothermia. Contact was made with the…
Read MoreMales Benighted on Dove Crag
On Saturday 24th May at 21:38hrs Cumbria Police contacted the Team to reports of a group of 16/17 year olds lost on Dove Crag in Hartsop. The duty Leader made contact with the 5 males and established that they had been attempting to get to the Priest Hole Cave on Dove Crag but had failed…
Read MoreCollapsed Male at Greenside
On Monday 19th May at 18.42 hrs the Team were alerted to a male who had collapsed whilst walking above Greenside at Glenridding. The call had come via Langdale/Ambleside Mountain Rescue as they had initially been called in error but quickly passed over to ourselves to deal with. The Team responded swiftly with the first…
Read MoreBoat run aground on Ullswater
On Monday 17th May at 19.00hrs Cumbria Police alerted the Team to assist with a sailing yacht which had run aground on Ullswater on the west side of the lake. Belfast Coastguard had received the call for help in the first instance and requested the teams Rescue Rib to attend. Once on scene the Yacht…
Read MoreFrozen with vertigo, Bonscale Tower
At 1220 on 10 May 2025 Cumbria Police contacted Patterdale Mountain Rescue requesting assistance for a lady suffering from vertigo who was on an exposed path over looking Ullswater. Luckily due to the prolonged dry conditions the team vehicle was able to drive close to the scene. Once on scene the casualty was medically accessed…
Read MoreLower leg injury – Aira Force
On Wednesday 30th April at 16:00hrs the Team were called by Cumbria Police to a female who had sustained a leg injury while visiting Aira Force with her family. The casualty was treated by both a Team Medic and one of our Remote Rescue Medical Technicians before being stretched down to her families vehicle at…
Read MoreFemale unable to walk due to an injury.
On Sunday 27th April at 13.16hrs the Team were called by Cumbria Police to a female who was walking near Glenridding and unable to continue due to an injury. The call had been reported by another walker who had left the scene and as the Duty Leader was unable to contact the casualty the full…
Read MoreFlashing lights on Little Mel Fell.
Just after 10 pm on Easter Sunday the Team were alerted by Cumbria Police, who had received a call by a concerned member of the Public having seen lights flashing near Little Mel Fell. A Team member went to investigate by the time they had arrived the lights had stopped flashing and the team was…
Read MoreLower leg injury at Aira Force on Easter Sunday
Whilst Team members were busy at Aira Force on Easter Sunday, raising awareness of what the team do and selling tickets for our Infamous, Easter Monday Duck Race, a member of the public had ran from above the waterfalls to alert us of a woman who had fallen injuring her lower Leg. Two Patterdale team…
Read Moreexhausted walker red tarn path
Limited call out 17/04/25. Exhausted female walker coming down Red Tarn path. Walked off by 2 team members
Read MoreAira Force slip
At 4:25pm on Friday 11th April, North West Ambulance service tasked PMRT to an incident at Aira Force where a young lady had fallen and sustained a minor head wound. Upon arriving at the scene a Team doctor treated the young woman and accompanied by several Team members, they were able to escort the casualty…
Read More2 jobs – Cragfast on Dove Crag and stuck in the dark on Gowbarrow
On Tuesdays the 8th of April 2025 the team dealt with 2 call outs back to back. The first call out came in at around 1700hrs regards a walker who got themselves stuck on Dove Crag. The walker had taken a wrong turn and ended up stranded in steep rocky terrain. A small team of…
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