Rescue on steep ground above Hoggart Gill, Hartsop

The team were call to the aid of a couple who had become stuck on steep ground above Hoggart Gill, Hartsop. When the team arrived a belay was set up and the couple were secured to a safety line and walked to safety. There were no injuries and the callout lasted 2.5hrs

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Male with broken ankle at Aira Force

A man from the Midlands area fell and broke his ankle on a path at Aira Force. He was treated by the team’s doctor and paramedic before transfer to an Ambulance. The rescue took 2 hours.

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Lady with suspected dislocated elbow.

At 9:30 on Friday morning Patterdale MRT were called to help a woman whom had fallen injuring her elbow and arm. The lady, who was from the North Yorkshire area had been hoping to complete the Ullswater Way with a friend and had fallen on the Lake Shore path just before Sandwick. She was treated…

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male with broken ankle at swarth beck

At 11:30am on Thursday morning Cumbria Police tasked Patterdale MRT to an incident in Swarth Beck where a young man had fallen approximately 5m into a pool at the bottom of one of the waterfalls. Upon reaching (a difficult to access) scene the young man was treated for his injuries and his ankle was splinted.…

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dog rescue

On Saturday afternoon Cumbria Police contacted the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team to ask if they could assist in retrieving a sheep dog from a ledge on Wolf Crags. The animal had become stuck a couple of days earlier whilst gathering on the broken ground above the old coach road between Dockray to Threlkeld. 5 team…

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