At 1250 on Sunday 11th June Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team members were called to assist a 68 year old woman from Guernsey who had slipped and sustained a suspected fractured ankle. The woman, who was walking the Coast to Coast route with her husband, was treated on scene near to Ruthwaite Lodge in Grisedale. The…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team had a busy afternoon with two simultaneous callouts. The first incident the Team responded to was for a 10 year old boy who had slipped whilst descending Hallin Fell. He was treated on the fell for a dislocated knee before being stretchered to the valley bottom and then onwards to hospital.…

At 13;41hrs Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police to assist a 60yr old female who had slipped and injured her ankle while out walking at Airaforce, Nr Ullswater. When the team arrived on scene, the female was assessed and a suspected fractured ankle was diagnosed. The ankle was dressed and placed within…

Today Monday 2 January 2017 at 12.45pm Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police to go to the aid of a Collie cross dog that had fallen into the beck at Aira force. When team members arrived on scene the dog was stood on a ledge just above the flowing water. A Team…

On Friday 15th April 4 year old child with head injury was brought to the rescue centre by his parent and uncle. The child had fallen down some stairs and banged his head. The boy was examined by a Doctor at the rescue centre. The child was referred to Penrith Minor Injury unit for further…

On Easter Saturday two people approached the display trailer at Glenridding to inform the Team that a man had slipped and injured his ankle on the Glenridding valley path leading to Red tarn. The Team attended, assessed the man’s injuries and splinted his leg before placing him on a stretcher and fording the Glenridding beck.…

Patterdale mountain rescue team members were called out at lunchtime on New Year’s Day to asist a woman who had fallen and sustained a suspected fractured ankle whilst walking in Grizedale. She was treated on scene and then stretchered back to a waiting Landrover. The incident lasted two hours and involved 14 Team Members.

Patterdale Mountain Rescue team were called by Cumbria Police on the 16th January 2017 to assist in the search for a male who went missing from his home in the area. As the Team were beginning to coordinate a search plan the male was located safe and well, albeit a little damp. The incident was…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police today, 6th March, to assist a 60yr lady who had slipped and injured her ankle while walking with her husband on Kirksty Brow above Ullswater. The team walked to the casualty site and located the couple. The lady was given analgesia for her pain and treated…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called out by Cumbria Police to search for a missing 22 year old female who had planned to overnight in the Priest Hole on Dove Crag. She had left the main path and had become lost on steep ground below the Priest Hole. Eleven Team Members and the Team Search…