At lunch time on Wednesday Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team received a call from Cumbria Police informing them of a young lady suffering from abdominal pains on the Ullswater Lake shore path. Upon reaching the casualty site one of the team’s medics performed an initial assessment before the girl was transported back to the base in…

At 14:53hrs volunteers from Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called out by Cumbria Police to assist a male who had stumbled and sustained an injury to his knee, while out walking along the Ullswater Way. The team responded to the scene, which was close to Sandwick Bay with two landrovers and on arrival meet up…

At midnight on Thursday 31st August 2017, volunteers of Patterdale MRT were called by Cumbria Police to reports of a male in Ullswater lake, close to the Inn on the Lake. While the team were responding to the incident the male managed to make his way to the shore were he was greeted by Cumbria…

On Tuesday morning Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were tasked by Cumbria Police to locate and treat a woman that had set of from her overnight wild camp, at Angletarn Pikes; and was intending to go to Beda Fell, when she slipped on wet grass and injured her leg. The Team were unable to make any…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to assist NWAS to evacuate a lady from Airaforce who had suffered a seizure while out walking. The callout lasted 1.5hrs and was attended by 7 team members

Tonight we received a 999 call, via Cumbria Police, to assist a group of walkers who were making slow progress off the mountain. It turns out that the group were actually benighted without torches, having been caught out when it went dark. One had suffered a very minor injury but perhaps they had all bitten…

On Tuesday 12th September, volunteers of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police to assist a 15yr old student with an ankle injury on High Dodd above Ullswater. Faced with the oncoming Storm Aileen, the Team quickly dispatched resources to the scene. While on route it was confirmed by the informants that they…

The team was called to asist a woman who had fallen and injured her knee whilst walking along the lake shore path. She was treated on scene and evacuated by boat to base for onward transfer by ambulance to hospital.

The Team has had two very difficult and challenging days on Helvellyn this bank holiday weekend. Mike Blakey, Team Leader said: ‘Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the family and friends of the man who tragically lost his life after falling over 200m from Striding Edge on Sunday. This particularly sad rescue has touched…

Two walkers on Helvellyn came accross a group of 4 people at the summit cross shelter who had become hypothermic. They phoned Cumbria Police via 999 and Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were duly tasked to this rescue. Whilst Team members were ascending the 3117 foot high mountain, another 4 people had stopped on the summit…