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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.
Sheep rescue
March 1, 2025 On Saturday 1st March Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team went to the aid of two local sheep who had decided their grazing was much nicer in a precarious part of Harrison Crag in the Grisedale Valley. The farmer had asked us for assistance to rescue the sheep as they had been in…
Walker stuck on Swirl Edge
February 28th, 5.30pm A 22-year-old walker was assisted off the fell by Patterdale Mountain Rescue on February 28th after becoming stuck on Swirril Edge. The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. The walker, was stuck on the ridge and unable to make her way forward or backward along the ridge. She contacted Cumbria Police for help,…
53-year-old Walker with suspected lower limb injury by Bonscale Tower
March 1, 2025 11:44 am Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team (PMRT) responded to a call for assistance on Bondale Fell after a 53-year-old male was discovered with a suspected lower limb injury. The injured walker was initially found by a PMRT member who was out on a run. Upon assessment by team members it was determined…