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Keep up to date with everything going on in mountain rescue around England and Wales. For press enquiries, contact Andy Simpson, MREW Press Officer, via press@mountain.rescue.org.uk.
Ankle Injury
August 3, 2024 6.15 pm On Saturday 03/08/24 at 1815hrs Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out with regard to a female walker who had injured her ankle. The casualty had been walking along the Ullwater bridleway from Howtown towards Glenridding when she injured her ankle and was unable to continue. The team used their…
Ankle injury on Gowbarrow Fell
July 31, 2024 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by Cumbria Police to a call for assistance for a woman in her early seventies who had slipped whilst walking with her family on Gowbarrow Fell. Thirteen team members responded to the call out and made their way up to the woman’s location. Her injuries were…
Suspected cardiac incident – Mires Beck
July 30, 2024 11am Just before 11am on Tuesday 30th July, Cumbria Police tasked Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team to an incident on the Mires Beck path on Helvellyn. It was reported that a gentleman who had been walking with his friend had collapsed and was dropping in and out of consciousness. Having spoken to the…
Male fallen from Striding Edge
July 28, 2024 11.34 am Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called by Cumbria Police on Sunday 28th July at 11:34hrs after they had received numerous calls stating a male had fallen from Striding Edge. The Duty Leader quickly established that the gentleman had fallen approximately 100 meters in the area of “The Bad Step” on…
Paraglider crash
July 28, 2024 On Sunday 28th July the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team received their 3rd rescue of the weekend following reports from Cumbria Police of a possible paraglider crash landing somewhere after taking off from the summit of Place Fell near Patterdale. The paraglider had been observed as possibly losing control a couple of times…
Runner with chest pains
July 27, 2024 On Saturday 27th July Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by Cumbria Police to a man who had collapsed whilst running in an organised long distance race. On speaking to the informant it was established that the man had been unconscious for a short time, witnessed by two other runners who…
Female feeling unwell
July 24, 2024 13:56 hrs On Wednesday 24th July at 13:56hrs North West Ambulance Service alerted Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team to assist with a pregnant woman who had been vomiting and feeling unwell whilst walking at Aira Force. The Team responded and due to very low numbers of team members available a request was placed…