The Team were called to assist in a search after 2 persons got into difficulty while swimming in Howtown Bay. A member of the public managed to rescue one of the persons and brought him to shore prior to the Teams arrival. He was taken by ambulance to the Cumberland Infirmary at Carlisle for further…

At 20:41hrs volunteer members of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police to rescue a fell runner who had slipped and fallen while descending from Arthur’s Pike above Ullswater. The team accessed the location using their 4×4 landrover ambulance and on arrival, assessed the casualty for his injuries. After assessment the casualty was…

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.…

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.

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…

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…

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.…

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…

Fatigued gentleman A 72 year old gentleman from Aylesbury became unwell while walking on the fells above Hartsop today. Two passing walkers who came across the gentleman called the team at 14:30. Because of the long stretcher descent Patterdale MRT called their colleagues from Penrith to assist them. In total the rescue lasted just over…

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…

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.

On 17th of June at around 1445hrs Cumbria Police received a 999 call from a couple who were lost on High Street, in poor weather. The team was able to obtain an accurate location from the 999 call coordinates and then spoke to the caller on the phone. By that time to person had managed…