Fall at Aira Force

Callout 2026_048 · 21 June 2026

Fall at Aira Force

Date

21 June 2026

Location

Aira Force

Callout

2026_048

On 21/06/2026 at 14:00hrs, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were contacted by Cumbria Police with a report of a male having fallen 6ft in the beck at Aira Force. The male was able to get himself out of the water but due to a back injury still needed the Team’s assistance. 10 Team members were deployed to the fell, a Team doctor and Remote Rescue Medical Technicians were quickly on the scene, they assessed and began to treat the casualty. The casualty was stretchered from scene by the Team and then transferred into the Ambulance for onward travel to hospital. The incident involved 10 Team members and lasted 1.5 hours. PMRT would like to thank NWAS and the National Trust for their assistance, and would like to wish the casualty a speedy recovery.

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The incident involved 10 Team members and lasted 1.5 hours.

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Fall on Gowbarrow

Callout 2026_047 · 19 June 2026

Fall on Gowbarrow

Date

19 June 2026

Location

Gowbarrow

Callout

2026_047

On 19/06/2026 at 13:00hrs, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were contacted by North West Ambulance Service with a report of a male having fallen 12m at the summit of Gowbarrow Fell. 9 Team members were deployed to the fell. Due to the initial reports of the injuries, the Great North Air Ambulance and a Coastguard Search and Rescue helicopter were both requested. The Team doctor reached the casualty first and with assistance from Team Remote Rescue Medical Technicians, assessed and began to treat the casualty. The casualty was winched from scene by Coastguard and then transferred into the Air Ambulance for onward travel to a major trauma unit. The incident involved 10 Team members and lasted 5 hours. PMRT would like to thank GNAAS and Coastguard for their greatly appreciated assistance, and would like to extend their best wishes to the casualty and his family.

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The incident involved 10 Team members and lasted 5 hours.

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Head injury at Boredale Hause

Callout 2026_046 · 17 June 2026

Head injury at Boredale Hause

Date

17 June 2026

Location

Boredale Hause

Callout

2026_046

On Wednesday 17th June at 14:30 hrs the Team were tasked by Cumbria Police to a male who had been walking and had received injuries and needed assistance. The Duty Leader made contact with the informant and established that the male had fallen around 10-20m onto rocks sustaining a large laceration to his head and face with possible injuries to his ribs and elbow. The Team were called out and due to the nature of the incident and injuries a request for assistance from a Coastguard Helicopter was made. Team members made their way on foot up Boredale Hause to the scene arriving alongside Rescue 897 who had flown from their base at Carlisle Airport. The male was examined and slowly walked to the aircraft with some help where he was then flown to Carlisle for further treatment at Hospital.

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10 Team members attended the rescue which lasted two hours in total. The team wish the casualty a swift recovery and extend their thanks to Rescue 897 for their swift response and valuable assistance.

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Wrist injury on Gowbarrow

Callout 2026_042 · 30 May 2026

Wrist injury on Gowbarrow

Date

30 May 2026

Location

Gowbarrow

Callout

2026_042

On Saturday 30/05/26 at around 11:00 am the Team were called out to a walker who had fallen over and hurt her wrist. The lone walker from the USA had tripped over a branch and awkwardly fallen hurting her wrist badly. A passerby had assisted the walker and phoned the emergency services. The location was on a footpath at the rear of Gowbarrow Fell. A local Team member arrived at the scene fairly swiftly and examined the injury which had been stabilised in a makeshift sling. The casualty was able to walk off with assistance of Team members and she was transferred to the Patterdale Base. From there she made her way to hospital for further treatment.

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The rescue lasted around 2 hrs and involved 9 team members.

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Lower leg injury at Boredale Hause

Callout 2026_037 · 14 May 2026

Lower leg injury at Boredale Hause

Date

14 May 2026

Location

Boredale Hause

Callout

2026_037

On Thursday, 14th May, 14 volunteers from the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team responded to a call from Cumbria Police regarding a walker with a lower leg injury. The casualty was treated on-site by the team’s Remote Rescue Medical Technicians, who provided pain relief and splinted the limb. The team then executed a stretcher carry to a rescue vehicle at the bottom of the Hause. The walker was transported via Land Rover to the Patterdale Base and handed over to a waiting ambulance for hospital treatment.

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14 volunteers from the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team (PMRT) responded

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Ankle injury in Grisedale

Callout 2026_030 · 17 April 2026

Ankle injury in Grisedale

Date

17 April 2026

Location

Grisedale

Callout

2026_030

On Friday 17 April 2026 at 1518 Patterdale Mountain Rescue recieved a request to assist a gentlemen who had sustained a suspected broken ankle whilst walking the Coast to Coast path between Grisdale tarn and Patterdale. Grisedale is notorious black hole for all forms of modern communication. Thankfully the gentleman’s friend managed to make their way down the valley to pass the request for help to a passing walker who in turn got a lift from a local farmer who assisted getting the message down to the valley bottom where the call to 999 could finally be raised. The Team deployed and drove as far as possible up the valley. The gentleman was assessed and treated by the Team medics before being transported to the Team base to meet with the ambulance. for onward treatment. A great example that rescues are a team effort requiring friends, walkers, farmers, mountain rescue and the ambulance service. Thank you to all involved.

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The rescue involved 11 team members for 3 hours.

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Knee injury on Dollywaggon Pike

Callout 2026_027 · 6 April 2026

Knee injury on Dollywaggon Pike

Date

6 April 2026

Location

Dollywaggon Pike

Callout

2026_027

On Monday 6th April at 09:55hrs the Team were contacted by Cumbria Police to assist a female who had been walking with her brother and had aggravated an old injury and was unable to carry on with her walk. Contact was made with the casualty and established they were descending from Dollywaggon Pike towards Grisedale Tarn. The team were called out by the Duty Leader and made their way to Patterdale Base. As it was Easter Monday and our annual fundraiser the Duck Race was taking place in the afternoon a request was made to Penrith MRT to assist with the rescue so that some of Patterdale’s members could stay behind to make sure the ducks were ready and on the start line for their big race. Patterdale members ascended on foot from the Grisedale valley bottom up to Grisedale Tarn and then up the path towards Dollywaggon where they found the casualty had managed to shuffle down to meet them. She was treated at the scene for a knee injury and given suitable pain relief, her leg was splinted and then she was stretchered off the hill. Penrith team members arrived at the Tarn and assisted with the evacuation down to the Land Rovers , from here they were driven down to their vehicle to enable them to attend hospital for further treatment. The rescue managed to conclude in time for the rest of the Team to attend the duck race and cheer on the winning ducks in the glorious sunshine amidst a large crowd of onlookers. This is the second rescue of the weekend we have asked for Penrith MRT assistance for which we are very grateful to receive.

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The rescue took 4.5hrs to complete with 9 Patterdale members and 6 Penrith members attending.

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Hip injury on Lower Man

Callout 2026-025 · 24 March 2026

Hip injury on Lower Man

Date

24 March 2026

Location

Lower Man

Callout

2026-025

On Tuesday 24/03/2026 Cumbria Police called the Team regarding a female walker who had fallen 30 meters and had injured her hip. The casualty had been walking with her partner and had been on the way back down after walking up Striding Edge. When on Lower Man the female lost her footing and fell injuring her hip. She was unable to continue due to the pain. The couple reported that they were becoming very cold in the wet weather and therefore the leader requested assistance from a coastguard helicopter. 13 Team members made their way up on foot and arrived at scene only minutes after the helicopter. The casualty was assessed by the coastguard paramedic before being airlifted to hospital.

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Ankle injury at Angle Tarn

Callout 2026-024 · 21 March 2026

Ankle injury at Angle Tarn

Date

21 March 2026

Location

Angle Tarn

Callout

2026-024

On Saturday 21st March the Team were called by Cumbria Police to assist a male walker who had slipped and injured his ankle whilst walking with his family near Angle Tarn above Hartsop. The Duty Leader spoke to the casualty’s daughter and established details of the injury and location before calling the full Team out to assist. Team members ascended from the Filter House in the Hartsop valley where the Land Rovers were left making their way on foot to the scene. The casualty was assessed by a Remote Rescue Medical Technician, his ankle was splinted and he was placed onto a stretcher to be carried off the hill. Once back at the Land Rovers the male was transported down to the family’s vehicle and he was then conveyed to hospital for further treatment.

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Ankle injury on Birks

Callout 2026-022 · 16 March 2026

Ankle injury on Birks

Date

16 March 2026

Location

Birks

Callout

2026-022

Whilst walking with her family along the fell tops a lady slipped on the wet ground causing her to suffer a suspected fracture to her ankle. Due to the pain and discomfort she was unable to continue and following an initial conversation by the Patterdale Duty Leader the team were called out to assist her off the fell. The weather was in the uncomfortable icy cold rain and wind zone but thankfully after an initial steep climb it wasn’t too long before the team arrived on scene. The ankle was assessed and stabilised before the lady was stretchered down the hill side, over a high wall, across a few streams, into a land rover and to the Patterdale MR base where she was reunited with her family.

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The incident took 5 hours for 10 team members.