Female with head injury on Glenridding Dodd

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to a young female who had fallen approximately 50 feet on loose ground whilst walking on Glenridding Dodd. North West Ambulance Service also attended and along with team members, treated the casualty for a headwound. Due to the broken ground and steepness of the slope, a rope lowering system…

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Crashed light aircraft

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team had just returned to their rescue base and were sorting equipment from a rescue involving a mountain biker when they received information of a light aircraft crashing into Ullswater near Pooley Bridge. Team members quickly got the Rescue Boat ready and launched ‘Patrick Scotty’ from Glenridding Steamer Pier. As they were…

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Mountain biker comes off bike above Ullswater

Three calls in three days for Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team. The Team were called to the assistance of an 18 year old male who had gone over his handlebars whilst mountain biking on a track near Auterstone Wood, above Ullswater. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team called on the assistance of the Air Ambulance which was at…

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Walker stuck on ledge

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to the assistance of a scrambler who had become cragfast on Greenhow End. He was following a magazine article and using a guidebook but became stuck and was unable to climb up or down and phoned 999 for help. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team immediately responded and also requested the…

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Missing person – Watermillock

At 14:30 today Patterdale Mountain Rescue team received a request from Cumbria Police to assist with the search for an 87 year old gentleman. The missing man who suffers from mild dementia and had become separated from his companions whilst walking in the Watermillock area. As the team was mobilising and one of the leaders…

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69 Year Old Man Stuck Ascending Helvellyn

Patterdale MRT were contacted when a member of a party of four became stuck ascending the final slopes up to Helvellyn at the end of Striding Edge. In deteriorating weather conditions three members of the party raised the alarm via a mobile phone call before continued on to Helvellyn and descending via Lower Man and…

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Lost night time walkers

Two people had set out for a walk from Patterdale Youth Hostel to Howtown and back at 5pm. 3 1/2 hours later they were over taken by darkness on the lake shore path and with no torch were unable to proceed.The Rescue Team responded, deduced their location and went to pick them up before returning…

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Reports of an intoxicated person heading towards Helvellyn

At approximately 22-43hrs on the 9 February 2015, Patterdale MRT were informed of a male who was reportedly intoxicated and heading up towards Helvellyn. After several discussions with the informant and the local police, it was decided that the male was probably not at risk and no further action was required.

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Injured Ankle on Myers Beck above Glenridding

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called out during the afternoon of Wednesday 11th Feburay to Miers Beck above Glenridding to the aid of a woman suffering from an ankle injury. Pattedale were assisted by Penrith Mountain Rescue Team and the lady was transferred to an Ambulance at the team’s headquarters

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Lights seen descending from St Sunday Crag

At 18-30hrs on Monday 16 February, Patterdale MRT recived a call via Cumbria Police from a concerned member of the public to reports of lights seen descending from St Sunday Crag. After investigations were carried out it appeared to be walkers descending down towards Patterdale under torch light and no further action was required.

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Female walker trips and sustains head injury above Silver Bay, Ullswater

At 15-04hrs on Tuesday 17 February, Patterdale MRT were called by Cumbria Police to assist a female walker who had slipped and sustained a head injury while walking along the lakeshore path between Howtown and Glenridding. Due to the location of the incident the rescue boat was lauched from Glenridding steamer pier along with 7…

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