The team were tasked to help a gentleman from West Cumbria whom had slipped while walking on Mell Fell and dislocated his shoulder. Four team members responded but the gentleman managed to make his way off the fell unassisted and was able to meet an ambulance at the roadside.
Read MoreAt 13:18hrs on 6 July 2020 members of Patterdale MRT were alerted by Cumbria Police to reports of “shouts for help” in the vicinity of Sweden Coppice above Ambleside. After a review of the location, the incident was found to be out with our area and was handed over to colleagues in Langdale Ambleside MRT…
Read MoreAt 12:11hrs on 14 June 2020 members of PAtterdale MRT were called out by Cumbria Police to rescue an elderly lady who had sustained a suspected fractured arm and minor injuries to her head after stumbling while out walking. The lady was located on Dollywagon Pike and treated on scene by the team doctor before…
Read MoreOn Saturday 7 March Patterdale MRT were called out by Cumbria Police to rescue a fell runner reported lost and suffering from mild hypothermia. During the investigation works the fell runner was located in a neighbouring teams’ area at a location known as Link Hause which lies between Fairfield and Hart Crag. The Team made…
Read MoreFour wild campers got into difficulty after one of their tents was blown over in heavy rain and wind. They had set up camp near the summit of Hart Crag and were overwhelmed by the adverse weather. At around 2200 hrs the team got called out to rescue them of the fell after they became…
Read MoreA gentleman from the Penrith area fell while walking with his partner above Aira Force. The man in his early 70’s suffered an injury to his lower leg and required a stretcher evacuation down Gowbarrow Fell before being met by an NWAS ambulance for onward transport to Carlisle CIC. The incident lasted 3hrs and 18…
Read MoreA twenty year old female from the Worcestershire area fell whilst descending from Grisedale Tarn and sustained an injury to her knee. The young lady who had been walking with her partner slipped and twisting her leg, managing to dislocate her knee. Initial reports received by Cumbria Police indicated that the injury may have been…
Read MoreAt 11:30am on Saturday morning Cumbria Police contacted the team to inform them of a gentleman with a leg injury on the Red Screes path above Kirkstone Pass. Having spoken to the casualty and ascertained their exact location one the leaders passed this incident on to Langdale Ambleside MRT as it was well outside our…
Read MoreWhile members of Patterdale MRT were on a winter training weekend in the Cairngorms, members of RAF Leeming MRT were called by Cumbria Police to rescue a male who had fallen while scrambling on Striding Edge. The male who had fallen approximately 10-15m close to the “bad step” sustained back and upper leg injuries. Due…
Read MoreShortly after the rescue of the male on Striding Edge, members of the public assisted a gentleman to the rescue centre after he had slipped on the footpath by Lantys Tarn and was unable to move. The gentleman was assessed at the centre and transferred to the Cumberland Infirmary for further treatment.
Read MoreVolunteer members of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called out on Sunday 26th January, by Cumbria Police to assist a male walker who had sustained head injuries after falling 60ft from Striding Edge.Due to the nature of the injuries a Coastguard Rescue Helicopter, which was in the area providing training to Lake District Mountain Rescue…
Read MoreThe team was called out around 1330 hrs by NWAS with report of a male who slipped and injured his Ankle on a footpath near Seldom Seen, Glencoyne. The casualty was treated at scene by the team doctor for a suspected broken ankle. After the injury was stablised the casualty was taken by stretcher to…
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