Woman slips on Gray Crag and fractures ankle

Patterdale Mountain rescue team members were called to rescue a sixty-eight year old local woman who had slipped and injured her ankle on Gray Crag, above Hartsop. The woman was given pain relief and her ankle was splinted. She was then placed on a stretcher and lowered down the fell to a waiting team Land…

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Female with twisted ankle, Scandale Pass

On Friday 12 February 2016, Patterdale MRT were alerted by Cumbria Police for a female who had sustained a twisted ankle while walking down Scandale Pass towards Ambleside. After confirmation of the grid reference the location was confirmed as being in the area of Langdale-Ambleside MRT and the rescue was then passed over to the…

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Group of 15 teenagers overdue from a walk in the Hartsop Area

At 19:00hrs on Wednesday 10 February, Patterdale MRT were alerted by Cumbria Police to a group of teenagers (15 in total) who were overdue from a walk in the Hartsop area. As the Team prepared to initiate search plans a local team member met the informant in Cow Bridge car park, during these discussions the…

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Assist NWAS / Penrith MRT with casualty with a fractured ankle

At 10-15hrs Patterdale MRT were requested by NWAS / Penrith MRT to assist with the extraction of a casualty with a reported broken ankle. The location of the incident was the disused railway line, a short distance from the village of Tindale, Nr Hallbankgate Brampton. On arrival the Teams assisted NWAS to stretcher the casualty…

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Major flooding Incident

This was the weekend of Storm Desmond and a major flooding emergency across the region. The team were involved in numberous checks on local residents, rescues and evacuations. The Teams Base was briefly flooded. For the full story please see the Team’s Annual report.

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Unresposive female in Glenridding

The North West Ambulance Services alerted the Team to an unresponsive woman in Glenridding village. In the prevailing weather and limited road access to the village team members assisted the ambulance crew to reach and assess the woman.

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Team Called to Assist Fire & Rescue Service

At 2030 on 9th December Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team members were called to assist the Fire & Rescue Service in Glenridding. Several properties were flooding when the Team arrived on scene and the river was flowing down the lane next to the beck and on to the main road. Mike Blakey, Team Leader said: ‘When…

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2 Males lost in low cloud on Hartsop above Howe

At 15:07hrs Patterdale MRT were called by Cumbria Police to assist 2 males who had become disorientated in low cloud on Hartsop above Howe. During the mobilisation period the team were able to locate the persons using the SARLOC system and provide an up to date location. After discussions with the party they were confident…

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