At approximately 0100 on Monday 27th October Patterdale Mountain rescue team received a 999 call via Cumbria Police to go to the assistance of a group of six young people who had got in to difficulty whilst camping near to Glencoyne. The group had been caught out by the very strong winds and heavy rain…

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team battled winds in excees of 80mph during the night to rescue two walkers who had become lost after climbing Helvellyn. At approximately 1700 the team were called by Cumbria Police to go to the aid of the two men. Before leaving the rescue centre the Team were able to locate the…

The team were alerted to assist a 17year old girl on a DoE expedition,with an injury to her ankle. A vehicle was despatched to locate the casualty while other team members were assembling. the first responding team members then found the girl as she approached Side Farm. She was able to walk carefully with her…

On Sunday 27th July, at approximately 1355, Patterdale Mountain Rescue team were called by Cumbria Police to assist a 65yr old woman from Truro, Cornwall. The woman, who was on her way to watch the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, had stopped on route for a walk on the shores of Ullswater. Unfortunately, whilst walking with…

At aproximatelty 1020 Patterdale MRT were called by the North West Ambulance Service to assist a 17 year old with a head injuiry at Grizedale Tarn. The Great North Air Ambulance was already enroute. The team were stood down when it was confirmed that the casualty was near to Dunmail Raise. Langdale Mountain Rescue Team…

At 1342 on Tuesday 5th August the Team were called by the North West Ambulance Service to reports that a man had fallen from the top of a waterfall above Aira Force. On arrival, the man was found to be injured and laying at the foot of the falls. He had sustained injuries to his…

On Thursday 7th August at approximately 16.00hrs Patterdale Mountain Rescue were called by the North West Ambulance Service to rescue a lady who had slipped on the lake shore path and badly fractured her ankle. The team accessed the location using their rescue boat where they treated the lady at the scene. Due to the…

At 14.37hrs Patterdale MRT were called by Cumbria Police to assist a young female having an asthma attack while out walking with companions. At the same time Helimed 58 was deployed by NWAS and landed close to the scene. The female was treated by the NWAS Doctor for her medical condition. Once stabilised, the girl…

Following an earlier incident in which two canoeists were rescued from Ullswater, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team, whilst recovering their boat, came across three men in a very small inflatable dinghy. The dinghy was powered by a small outboard motor which was struggling to move the craft after already transporting the men for over nine miles.…

The Team received a report that a 64 year old man had collapsed on Lower Man Helvellyn and that CPR was in progress. Patterdale Team along with Keswick Team were both called for this rescue along with the Great North Air Ambulance, Further assistance arrived in the form of an RAF Sea King which was…