At 17-03hrs, Tuesday 30th June, Patterdale MRT were call by Cumbria Police to assist Penrith MRT and other rescue services in the search for a missing male in the River Esk at Longtown Bridge, Longtown. The Team responded, and deployed their rescue rib, small rescue dingy and swift water rescue technicians and undertook a comprehensive…

At 16:48hrs Patterdale MRT were called by Cumbria Police to assist a young male who was reported as drifting in and out of consciousness, close to Barton Fell above Ullswater. As a precautionary measure NWAS mobilised the Air Ambulance from Langwathby. The young man was assessed on scene before being flown to the Cumberland Infirmary…

At 11-38am today, Patterdale MRT we called by Cumbria Police / Penrith MRT to assist in the rescue of a group of 7 young persons involoved in an expedition in the area. The group had set off earlier in the day and became disorientated in the low cloud and frequent rain showers. Their last known…

No press release as sent with job 60 as one release.

Keswick Search for C2C lady – Joint press release sent.

At about 22:30 on Saturday evening Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team members were called to assist two young men who had managed to get themselves benighted about 200 metres from where they had set off. The pair had planned to go on a short walk from the Youth Hostel at Greenside mines and ended up getting…

THIS SHOULD BE JOB 56 PLEASE

At 13-16hrs today Patterdale MRT were call by NWAS to assist with the evacuation of a 48 year old lady who had slipped while walking on the path by Airaforce waterfall. The lady sustained a lower leg injury and was treated on scene by paramedics before being transferred on to the Team’s stretcher and carried…

As Patterdale MRT (www.mountainrescue.org.uk) and fellow colleagues from Penrith MRT were returning to Patterdale Base after the rescue of 7 young persons lost in low cloud in the vicinity of the Straits of Riggendale, a second call for assistance was received from Cumbria Police for a 17yr female who was reported cold and unable to…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team received a 999 call via Cumbria Police when two walkers got stuck on steep ground just above Ullswater. The Team quickly located the missing people and assisted them down safely. The two walkers got lost in the final few minutes of their walk and ended up on scree just above the…

At 1122 am on Saturday 20th June, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to reports that a man had fallen from Helvellyn in the Lake District. The Great North Air Ambulance, which was tasked to the rescue, was unable to get close to the scene due to low cloud. An RAF SeaKing Helicopter, which was…