The Patterdale team were called out after a female had slipped and badly injured her ankle near the summit on Place Fell. As it was a suspected broken ankle, assistance was requested from the Great North Air Ambulance Service. Once on scene the casualty was treated by the GNAAS paramedic and doctor. The casualty was…

On 14th February 2020, Patterdale MRT were called to assist Penrith MRT with a river bank search at Edenhall nr Penrith. As the team were deploying their SRT members a call came in for a stand down and the team returned to base.

A 69 year old female slipped and fell while descending from Place Fell on Wednesday afternoon. The lady sustained an ankle injury which prevented her from continuing her walk. Several team members made their way to scene where the woman was treated and then evacuated to a team vehicle.The incident lasted 4 hours and 9…

Due to snow fall several vehicles had become stranded on Kirkstone pass and their occupants required transporting down to safety and shelter in the valley bottom. This incident lasted two and a half hours and sixteen team members were involved.

15.51 Saturday 16 November 2019Cumbria Police alerted Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team that 3 Female walkers had become lost in fog on High Street.A small party of Team members qualified in off road driving made their way to Arthur’s Pike in a Team Land Rover vehicle and then searched the area to find the ladies close…

17.21 Saturday 16 November 2019Whilst Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were dealing with the rescue of 3 lost females on High Street Cumbria Police requested the Team to go to the aid of 2 male mountaineers who had become stuck on snow and ice whilst on the decent of Swirral edge after being on the summit…

13.11 Sunday 17 November 2019Cumbria Police requested the assistance of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team to go to the aid of a lady in her mid fifties who had slipped whilst walking with family and friends and sustained a suspected fractured ankle.This happened just above the main Aira Force water fall on the approach to Gowbarrow…

A 72 year old female from the Gloucestershire area slipped and injured her ankle whilst walking above Boredale on Beda Fell. The lady was treated at the scene by a team doctor and lowered from the fell on a team stretcher. The rescue involved 13 team members and took a total of 4 hours.

The team attended footpath at the rear of Gillside following a call regards a male with an injured knee. The male had injured his knee whilst descending and was unable to continue. The casualty and his partner were able to alert a passer-by who contacted the Mountain Rescue team. The casualty was treated at the…

At 15:01hrs Patterdale MRT were alerted by Cumbria Police to 3 people who reported themselves lost in cloud on Helvellyn. The Team managed to obtain the exact locate the missing persons using “phone find”. The location was confirmed as Willie Wife Moor and the callout was handed over Keswick MRT for conclusion.

Patterdale team were called out by Cumbria Police to assist in the search for a missing female. The female had gone missing from the Watermillock area and at that point not been seen for about 24hrs. 23 team members responded and searched land bordering the A592 under Gowbarrow Fell. The team was further assisted by…