Mike B

A very busy weekend… Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team members were called to five rescues within 48 hours this weekend. The first rescue, on Friday afternoon, was for a man who sustained an open fracture to his leg whilst taking part in an organised mountain bike race. He was treated on scene by team members and…

The team were tasked by Cumbria Police to help a 70yr old gentleman who had collapsed on the Lake shore path between Patterdale and Sandwick. The gentleman from the Lincoln area was suffering from a cardiac problem so once a team doctor had assessed him it was decided to request assistance from the GNAAS to…

At 04:09 on Sunday morning (yes 0409 AM) Patterdale MRT were called by Cumbria Police to respond to a report of four very wet and cold walkers somewhere near to Dove Crag, high in the Lake District. The four walkers, like several others before them, had failed to locate the Priest’s Hole where they had…

The Team were alerted by Cumbria Police to reports of flashing light in the vicinity of Dove / Hart Crag. A team member who was in the area investigated the report and concluded it was coming for people camping high on the fell. No further action was undertaken.

A woman was rescued following an ankle injury at Angle Tarn.

On 31st Aug 18 at 17:10hrs, members of Patterdale MRT were called by Cumbria Police to reports of an Alsatian on Striding Edge close to the bad step, and concerns for the whereabouts of its owner. Members of the team headed up to Striding Edge and recovered the Alsatian but there was no sign of…

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.…

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…