The Team’s 2022 incident attendance register records this callout as “Capsized Yacht Ullswater”. No further public press-release wording survives in the archive.

On Tuesday 1st February the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called by Cumbria Police regarding reports of a group of Paddle Boarders who had got into trouble on Ullswater and needing assistance. The team mobilised their Rescue Rib, “Patrick Scottie”, and made their way to the area of Glencoyne Bay.

On arrival two females were still in the water unable to get back onto their boards or get to shore. They were recovered from the water and taken back to Glenridding steamer pier where they were handed over to North West Ambulance service. The pair were suffering form the effects of Mild Hypothermia. The others in the group had safely made their way to the lake shore prior to the arrival of Patrick Scottie, they were also checked over by the ambulance.

Several agencies were mobilised to the incident, a rescue boat also attended from the Outward Bound school with a Patterdale Team member on board. The team are Fundraising at the moment to replace Patrick Scottie as it has been in service for the last 14 years and is deteriorating. The boat is used both for rescuing people in trouble on the lake and also for transporting Team Members to incidents on land at the eastern side of the lake, enabling the Team to respond swiftly and efficiently.

During the floods in past years the boat has also proved invaluable when assisting the local communities around the lake. If you would like to donate to our fundraising to replace Patrick Scottie please go to our Website where all the details can be found to enable you to donate directly. www.mountainrescue.org.uk

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called by Cumbria Police on Sunday (26th November) to assist an elderly gentleman who had slipped, fallen and damaged his hip while walking along the lakeshore path. The team deployed the inflatable rescue boat to access the remote location.

On arrival the gentleman’s injuries were assessed by the team doctor. As a precautionary measure the gentleman was packaged in a vacu-mattress and casualty bag before being transferred by stretcher onto the rescue boat and taken back across the lake to the waiting ambulance. The incident lasted 2.5hrs and was attended by members who had just returned from a 4 day swift water rescue course in Teeside.

The Team’s 2021 incident attendance register records this callout as “Man in water at the Inn on the Lake”. It was recorded as a limited callout. No further public press-release wording survives in the archive.

At 18.53 hrs on Tuesday 20th July, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called by North West Ambulance Service to reports of a male in his thirties who had gone into Brothers Water and disappeared from the view of his friends, who were on the lake shore.

A Deputy Leader and two team members, who were at the team’s base ready for a training evening, mobilised within minutes to the scene, along with Patterdale Fire Service. At the scene a detailed search was immediately undertaken along the lakeshore. As further team members arrived the team’s two inflatable rescue boats were launched onto the water to assist with the search.

As daylight faded the search was handed over to a specialist police dive team. The team would like to remind open water swimmers to take extreme care while swimming in the lakes and rivers in the current warm conditions. A total of 25 team members attended the search for a duration of around 3.5 hours .

The Team’s 2021 incident attendance register records this callout as “Investigate canoe on Ullswater”. It was recorded as a limited callout. No further public press-release wording survives in the archive.