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…

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…

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…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue were called just before 11 am to reports of a climber who had fallen and sustained a head injury in the Eagle Crag area to the West of Helvellyn. As the initial call was a roaming 999 call, and the reporting person had poor mobile coverage, the Team had very little information.…

Today Wednesday 4 February 2015 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called out by the North West Ambulance Service to go to the aid of a 17 year old male with chest pains on the beach close to Aira Force.The North West Ambulance assessed the patient on scene and then transported him to hospital. The rescue…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Received a call from a local landlord who’d seen lights on the fell above Brotherwater. A few members of the team investigated these lights which turned out to be two well equipped climbers taking advantage of the excellent winter conditions and full moon.

A five hour search controlled by Penrith MRT was conducted in the Beacon Edge area. Unfortunately a body was found, which has since been confirmed as the missing person. Members from Penrith, Cockermouth, Kirkby Stephen, Kendal, and Patterdale Teams together with four Lake District Search Dogs assisted with the search. Thoughts are with his family…

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.

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

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.

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…

At 20-25hrs on 17th February, Patterdale MRT were alerted to their 2nd incident of the day by Cumbria Police for 2 walkers who had failed to return from their walk up Helvellyn. Due to the limited information available, the Team began a search of local carparks in and around the Patterdale / Glenridding area to…