Five Call Outs on Helvellyn over the Bank Holiday Weekend

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…

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15yr old student with ankle injury, High Dodd above Ullswater

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…

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Rescue of group of inexperienced walkers from a group of 76

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…

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Lady with a seizure at Airaforce

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

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Fallen female walker north of Angletarn Pikes.

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…

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