At 12-09hrs today, Patterdale MRT were alerted by Cumbria Police to a male who had been reported by a member of public as being out overnight in a bivi bag and was described as “frozen but alive”. The Team immediately called on the assistance of the Maritime Coastguard Agency rescue helicopter from Prestwick to assist…

On Monday 7th March, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to assist a 77yr old gentleman who had taken a tumble while on the lake shore path close to Silver Point on the Shores of Ullswater. The Team launched the rescue boat “Patrick Scotty* to access the location and assess the gentleman’s condition. The man,…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue team were called out to Helvellyn to rescue a 27 year old man who had fallen approximately 150 metres from Swirral Edge down towards Red Tarn.A group of nearby walkers saw him fall and went to his assistance and raised the alarm by calling 999 and asking for Mountain Rescue. The team…

A couple had been following a walk in a guidebook when they became lost on very steep ground on the Nab, Martindale. With darkness fast approaching and the inclement weather they called for the help of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team. The Team immediately responded, sending the Team Search Dog and Handler out ahead of the…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called-out today to help a walker who had slipped and fractured his ankle.Following a call from Cumbria Police, the rescue team went to the aid of a 62 year old who was walking with his wife in Dovedale. Unfortunately, a slip on wet ground while descending the valley, resulted in…

Saturday afternoon saw a busy few hours for Patterdale Mountain Rescue team … The afternoon started when the team were called by the Police to go the aid of a walker who had been immobilised with severe cramp. The walker, a 36 year old man from Manchester, called the Police when he found he was…

Press release covered under Callout 22

Press release covered under callout 22

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called out to assist a 29 year old male suffering a ham-string injury. The man, from Gateshead, had ascended Striding Edge to the summit of Helvellyn when he sustained an injury to his ham-string. A passer by gave him some mild pain releif that meant he could slowly descend down…

A father and son, having seen the recent television programme ‘Secret Britain’ decided to overnight in the Priest Hole on Dove Crag. When the pair didn’t return the following morning and could not be contacted on their mobile phones, Cumbria Police requested Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team start a search for them. The Team started to…