Male fallen with head injury

On August 21st at around 1230 the team responded to an incident on Red Screes where an 84 year old male walker had taken a tumbling fall following a gust of wind. The male had a head and hand injury. Due to his age and memory loss following the incident, air evacuation support was requested.…

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Female Ankle injury near parting stone in Grisedale

The team was called out at around 1300 hrs on 28/08/2019 with a third party report of a female who slipped coming down from Grisedale tarn . The team located a female who had slipped and injured her ankle which left her unable to walk. The female and her friend had been walking the coast…

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Female with ankle injury Grisedale

The team was called out at around 1630 on Tuesday 27/08/2019 with a report of a female with an ankle injury. The female had descended into Grisedale Valley on a footpath and slipped. The casualty had an injury to her ankle which was treated and stabilised with a splint on scene by the team Doctor.…

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Missing group Helvellyn area.

At approximately 21:30 on Monday evening Cumbria Police alerted the team to a large family group that were lost somewhere between Raise and Stybarrow Dodd. The group had intended to walk a circular route over the top of Helvellyn but had become lost and disorientated as darkness fell. Having begun their walk at 16:00 and…

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Man unwell after swimming in Ullswater

At 13:30 on Sunday the North West Ambulance service called Patterdale MRT to help them treat and evacuate a gentleman who was feeling unwell at Geordies Crag near Howtown. The gentleman who had gone for a swim to cool down had started to feel unwell and collapsed on the walk back to Howtown. The team…

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Ankle Hartsop

The team were called to assist a lady who had injured her ankle on the path above Hartsop. On further investigation it was decided that the lady could make her own way off the fell and the team were stood down.

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Ankle Injury at Striding Edge

On Monday morning the team were called to assist a 50yr old gentleman from the Nottingham area who had slipped and sustained an injury to his ankle. The man and his partner were walking on Helvellyn and he had fallen on broken ground towards the top of Striding Edge. Because of the location of the…

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47 year old male – on his Birthday!

Monday 1 July 2019 – 15.05pmPatterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by North West Ambulance Service to go to the aid of a 47 year old man who had slipped and fallen approx 3 meters and sustained an ankle injury, near Mossdale Beck not far from the spot known locally as falling rocks.The Team arrived…

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female with fractured leg

At 12.35pm Tuesday 25 June 2019Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were alerted by the Cumbria Constabulary to go to the aid of a 56 year old female who had fallen at Aira Force.The Team assembled and made there way to the lady who had a suspected lower leg fracture.One of the Team Doctors & the Team…

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Two lost on Helvellyn

At 17:30 the team weer called to search for a couple in there late teens who were overdue from a walk on Helvellyn. While the team were gathering information the couple turned up safe and well

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Exhausted 83yom

The team were called to assist and exhausted 83yr old gentleman whom had walked over Helvellyn. The gentleman was picked up in the team vehicle having made his way down to the valley floor under his own steam.

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Fatigued gentleman

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police to aid a gentleman who had become fatigued while out walking the lakeshore path between Howtown and Side Farm, Patterdale. Due to the location of the incident the team launched the rescue rib from Glenridding Steamer Pier with team members on board. On arrival at scene…

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