Man suffers fracture dislocation to his ankle on Hallin Fell

At 1230 on Tuesday 29th October Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by the North West Ambulance Service to assist a man who had fallen and fracture dislocated his ankle. At the time of the callout some members of the Team were assisting the North West Police Diving unit with the production of a television…

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Three Runners Rescued within Three Hours (Part 1)

At 11am on Sunday 3rd November Patterdale Mountain Rescue team were called to assist a 33 year old male from Manchester who had injured his ankle whilst taking part in the Lakeland Trails Event, in the Ullswater valley. The man had slipped whilst running on the Howtown to Patterdale lake shore path so the team…

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Couple lost in the mist on Great Dodd

At 1545 Cumbria Police requested the assistance of Patterdale MRT to locate a couple who had become disorientated in low cloud in the area of Great Dodd. Initially their location was unknown and a search dog, handler and second team member were tasked to locate them. Subsequently the team were able to identify where the…

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Three Runners Rescued within Three Hours (Part 3)

At 11am on Sunday 3rd November Patterdale Mountain Rescue team were called to assist a 33 year old male from Manchester who had injured his ankle whilst taking part in the Lakeland Trails Event, in the Ullswater valley. The man had slipped whilst running on the Howtown to Patterdale lake shore path so the team…

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Three Runners Rescued within Three Hours (Part 2)

At 11am on Sunday 3rd November Patterdale Mountain Rescue team were called to assist a 33 year old male from Manchester who had injured his ankle whilst taking part in the Lakeland Trails Event, in the Ullswater valley. The man had slipped whilst running on the Howtown to Patterdale lake shore path so the team…

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Walker Delayed on Helvellyn

At approximately 1600 Patterdale MRT were called by a worried relative who was reporting that her son was late back from a walk on Helvellyn. Whilst the team were gathering information the man turned up safe and well.

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Walker with broken ankle spends the longest night on mountain

At approximately 0900 on Saturday 21st December a hill-walker knocked on the door of a farmhouse just above Howtown, Ullswater, to report that his friend was laying injured on the mountain side. Seventeen hours earlier the man’s friend had fallen over fracturing his ankle. With darkness not far away, and with no mobile phone signal,…

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Woman Rescued From above Glennridding

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called just after 7pm by Cumbria Police to assist a woman in her 50s. The woman, from the north, had fallen whilst walking near Lanty’s Tarn above Glenridding and injured her right leg and lower back. After treating her at the scene the team carried her down to their waiting…

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Overdue Walker

At approximately 1800hrs Patterdale MRT were called by Cumbria Police to begin searching for an overdue walker in the area of Aira Force. Due to the nature of the incident PMRT requested the assistance of SARDA who mobilised 7 search dogs and handlers. As the search started the overdue walker was located close to Dalemain…

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Man Falls 100ft from Auterstone Crag, Barton Fell

At 1732hrs on Monday 30th September Patterdale MRT were called to assist NWAS with the rescue and evacuation of a 26 year old man who had fallen approximately 100 feet from Auterstone Crag and down towards the path on the Ullswater side of Barton Fell. The Casualty was treated on scene for head injuries before…

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Twisted Knee

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called today by police to assist a 17 yearr old girl from Cheshire who had injured her knee after becoming stuck in mud near Sheffield Pike. Her friends put her into a sleeping bag and tent to keep her warm while waiting for the Team to arrive. The casualty’s leg…

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