RTA near Hartsop

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team members were returning from an earlier call out, when a member came accross a serious two Vehcile RTA which was blocking the road and had multiple casualties. The team assisted the Ambulance Service, the Air Ambulance and the Police.

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Shouts for help turn out to be a farmer

At 14:33 the Team were called following reports of shouts for help above Brothers Water. When the Team arrived it turned out to be a farmer working his sheepdog and trying to move a sheep off a crag. A false alarm with good intent.

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Cars stuck in snow

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called at the request of the Police to the assistance to two vehicles stuck in snow on Kirkstone Pass on the night of Wednesday 10th December 2014. The incident lasted for 2 hours and Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team would like to encourage motorists to drive within their capabilities in winter…

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Calls for help heard

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to investigate calls for help which were hear in the Stoney Cove Pike Area above Hartsop. Following further information it materialised that it was the Hounds on the Fell and the calls may have been mishear with good intention.

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Three teenagers airlifted from mountain

At 1842 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria Police to assist a group of eleven young people who were wild camping between Place Fell and High Dodd above Ullswater. It was reported that one of the group was cold and suffering from hypothermia while dropping in and out of consciousness. After the Team…

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Request for assistance from North West Ambulance Service

At approximately 10-50hrs Patterdale MRT were called to assist with the rescue of a casualty from the fellside above Howtown. NWAS treated the casualty on scene before five members of the Team assisted with the transfer of the casualty off the fellside and down to the waiting ambulance were he was transferred to hospital for…

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Ambulance Service Request to Assist with Injured Male

At 1015, the Ambulance Service requested the Team’s assistance after a man fell into a stream and was reported to be unconscious near to Rooking in Patterdale. However, although the Team were only a minutes away at an event in Glenridding they were stood down by the Ambulance service when the Ambulance arrived on scene…

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Male with head injury airlifted to hospital by RAF Seaking

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to assist two adventure race participants who had fallen and sustained injuries at around the same time on Sunday morning. The male from Cumbria had fallen and sustained a head injury. When the Team arrived two other runners, a passing medic from the North West Air Ambulance and a…

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Two Adventure Race Participants Airlifted to Hospital

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to assist two adventure race participants who had fallen and sustained injuries at around the same time on Sunday morning. The male from Cumbria had fallen and sustained a head injury. When the Team arrived two other runners, a passing medic from the North West Air Ambulance and a…

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Search for walkers reported missing around Lantys Tarn

At 17-05hrs Patterdale MRT were tasked by Cumbria Police to a report of missing persons in the Lantys Tarn area above Patterdale. The Team tried contacting the missing persons but due to poor mobile phone coverage this was not possible. The Team issued a “sarloc text” which allowed the location of the persons to be…

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3 Males Lost in the Mardale area.

At 07.30 am on Saturday 22 November Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Penrith Mountain Rescue Team to assist in the search for 3 males that had been out on the fells all night and had become lost, disorientated and one was reported as very cold.As 9 Team members were preparing to leave to…

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