On Saturday 13th March 2010 at 12.20 Patterdale Mountain rescue Team were alerted to assist a female climber from Hayfield, Derbyshire who had slipped and fallen 200 metres while climbing in Brown Cove, Helvellyn. The faller had been seen by a search Dog handler who along with a number of SARDA Lakes colleagues were on…

Whilst the previous job No 16 in Brown Cove was finishing, a call was received to rescue a female who had become cragfast on steep snow on Catstycam. A few members were despatched to rope her down to the Brown Cove dam area. The person was unhurt.

On Sunday 15th November Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to evacuate a D of E student who had slipped and badly gashed his knee on a rock. The boy was with a 6th form college taking part in an expedition with their leader. A local farmer from Dale Head transported the Team Doctor and…

At midday on Thursday 19th November, following heavy overnight rain, : the Team was put on standby by the Police to assist with the Cumbria flood response. In anticipation of access roads to the Team base becoming impassable due to the rising lake flooding the roads the Team took the precaution of moving two landrovers,…

Heavy rain continued throught the day on Thursday 19th and winds rising to gale force made conditions very difficult. Later in the daythe Team was called to assist with the rescue of a mother, son and their dog trapped in floodwater in a vehicle on the lake road near Watermillock. This was a joint operation…

Again on Thursday 19th the Team was tasked to rescue two people, one with a medical condition, who were stranded in their flooded house in Pooley Bridge. Swift water trained personnel accessed the property and transported the occupants to safety with the aid of a local tractor.

On Friday 20th the Team joined the RNLI, the Fire & Rescue Service and Penrith mountain rescue team to assist with house checking and evacuation at Eamont Bridge where the river had burst its banks and a number of properties were flooded. The Team was tasked with checking all flooded properties to record which were…

Having completed the task at Eamont Bridge, together with Penrith Fire and Rescue, Patterdale Mountain Rescue team was tasked to check all the river side properties between Eamont Bridge and Pooley Bridge. A number of properties were to be flood damaged but occupants had either evacuated earlier of were found to be safe and well…

Later in the day the team was called to the aid of four women trapped in flood water in a vehicle in the Patterdale Valley. The women were found to be well but cold and were evacuated from their vehicle to a local hotel to be warmed up.

The team were called to rescue a van driver trapped in flood water somewhere on the Ullswater lake road. After a short search the van was located in a flooded section of road near Watermillock close to the incident on Thursday night. The man, a non swimmer, was shaken but well.

On Friday 27th November at 6.50am the team were called by NWAS (Ambulance Control) to assist with the evacuation of a student at an outdoor centre. The girl was diabetic and needed to be in hospital. The County Ambulance was having difficulty getting to the centre due to the continued flooding of the roads. Members…