The team were called out by the North West Ambulance service regards a walker who had fainted. The exact location was unknown and the informant described it as near the top of Birkside near Helvellyn. The team could not get back in touch with the party who was with the casualty as their mobile had…

On Sunday afternoon Cumbria Police alerted the team to an overturned boat in the middle of Ullswater in the area of Watermillock. Whilst the team were assembling it became apparent that the occupants had safely made their way to shore and that the Ullswater match Club would be happy to recover the boat. The team…

At 12:25 today North West Ambulance Service asked for assistance from the team evacuating a 68 year old gentleman who had suffered from a medial complaint whilst walking on Gowbarrow Fell. The incident took 14 team members, 3 hours. The gentleman was stretchered from the fell and transferred to the care of Ambulance crew at…

The team were alerted to an incident on Hallin Fell just after 1pm this afternoon. A woman from the Southport area had fallen while walking and injured her lower leg meaning that she couldn’t continue on. The woman was treated for her injuries and stretchered to a waiting ambulance for onward transport to Carlisle Hospital.…

On Monday 19th October 2020, Patterdale MRT were called out by North West Ambulance Service to rescue a gentleman who had slipped and sustained a head injury while walking close to Airaforce Beck. The Team assessed the Gentleman on scene before transferring him via stretcher to the waiting ambulance. He was taken to the Cumberland…

A local farmer asked the team to recover a sheep from a gorge above Glenridding. The incident took 3hrs and involved 8 team members.

At 15:30 Cumbria Police tasked the team to help a lady from the Derbyshire area whom had fallen and injured her ankle on the path from Howtown to Pooley Bridge.

The team were asked to investigate an overdue walker on Wednesday evening. Using the SARLOC system and through eventually being able to make mobile phone contact with the gentleman. We were able to ascertain that he had rejoined the path and was making his way back to the valley floor.

The team were called regards a group of walkers who got disorientated in poor visibility on Helvellyn. They 999 call location showed them near the Whiteside cairn. They were trying to navigate back down the Thirlmere side were they were parked. Thirlmere is part of the Keswick MR team area, and therefore this the rescue…

On Sunday 27 September Patterdale MRT were called out by Cumbria Police to reports of a walker who failed to meet up with his family after a walk the previous day. As the team began to make preparations for the search of Matterdale Common and the surrounding fells, the gentleman rang Cumbria Police to say…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police to go to the aid of a 50Year old male that had become exhausted after a day out in the high fells. The Team responded and made sure the gentlemen got off the fells and that his fellow walkers took him for medical attention. www.adventuresmart.uk