Unwell at Silver Bay
A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.
Home / Incidents / Callout 46 · 11 June 2025
Callout 46
Medical emergency
At 15:30 on Wednesday, 11th June, Patterdale MRT were tasked to go to the assistance of a lady from the Cheshire area who had begun to feel unwell while walking along the Lake shore path. The Team launched their rescue rib and after examining the woman and stretchering her down to the Lake shore she was ferried across the Lake before being taken to Penrith Hospital for further investigations.
This incident lasted 2.5 hours and involved 10 Team personnel.
The callout in numbers
2.5
Hours on the hill
46
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