At midnight on 12th September, Patterdale MRT were called by Langdale MRT and Cumbria Police to assist with a search for a 36 year old man who had become lost whilst attempting to return to his car at Kirstone Pass. He had left home in Whitehaven at 0730 and had been out walking all day.…

On Tuesday afternoon the Team were called by Cumbria Police in response to a North West Ambulance Authority request to mobilise the Patterdale Team and evacuate a female who had slipped on wet rock close the top bridge at the famous Aira Force waterfall. The Team attended and carried the injured woman up steep ground…

The Team were called by the Police to rescue a 55 year old female who had fallen and received a head injury on the Knott. The lady who was walking with her companion was treated at the scene and airlifted back to Patterdale by the Pride of Cumbria were she was transferred to a land…

Assisted Charity Walkers – Hartsop Dodd The rescue team were called out by Cumbria Police at 8 pm to a group of 9 walkers who were completing a charity walk when darkness overcame them and they became benighted. The group were lightly equipped and had no torches which considerably slowed their progress. Members of the…

On Saturday afternoon 14 members of PMRT were called by Cumbria police to assist a 47yr woman from Carlisle who developed a knee problem while descending from Place fell. She had tried to carry on walking but her knee collapsed and she was in great deal of pain. She was carried from the fell on…

The Team were called by Cumbria Police to attend to a man with a suspected fractured and dislocated elbow. The man was taking part in a fell race when he slipped on wet rocks close to the race finish. The man was treated at the scene and then stretchered to the Team ambulance. He was…

A walking group had serious concern for a solo walker reported to be confused close to the striding edge path. The concerned walkers monitored his progress and directed him down to Glenridding. When they arrived at the valley bottom the man was nowhere to be seen so they called the police to give information on…

The team were called by the Police to attend to a 70 year old Carlisle man on the upper lake shore path beneath Place Fell. The man had tripped and dislocated his left shoulder. After treatment at the scene, he was stretchered to the team Landrover and driven to the Rescue Centre for transfer to…

While loading the first casualty into the ambulance, the team were called via Ambulance Control to a man who had slipped while descending from Arnison Crag. On reaching the scene the casualty, a 74 year old man from Cheshire, was found to have sustained an open fracture of his left ankle. The injured ankle was…

At approximately 20:00 on 11th October, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to search for a missing lone walker on route from Windermere to Patterdale via High Street. The man was located at 23:00 near to the Knott, above Hayeswater dam. The weather had been good during the day but the temperature fell to just…

A man came to the Patterdale Mountain Rescue centre to request assistance as he believed his wife was suffering a Heart Attack at nearby Grisedale Bridge. Three members of the Team who were at the rescue base along with a medical student attended and the woman was examined and given intravenous pain relief. A fast…

A member of the Penrith MR team wittnessed a female who had collapsed on the Grisedale Road. He allerted the Patterdale Team who were working minutes away at the rescue centre. The Team attended with medical equipment and monitored the woman who had subsequently recovered before returning her with her companion to her hotel.