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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.
Leg injury
January 3, 2025 13.05 At the 13:05 hrs on Friday 3rd January Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was tasked by Cumbria Police to assist a woman who had slipped on a path in Aira Force and hurt her leg. The Team Members were called out by the Duty Leader and made their way to the…
Bolton Mountain Rescue Team attend huge flood response in Stockport
On New Year’s Day team members were requested to assist with the major incident response to flooding in Stockport and Didsbury, following a number of preparatory calls held on New Year’s Eve and in the early hours of New Year’s Day. A type-B (powered boat) water rescue team was initially mobilised to support a response…
Woman with leg injury at Glenridding Dodd
January 2, 2025 1.35 pm On Thursday 2nd January at 13:35hrs Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team received their first request for assistance for the new year. Cumbria Police had received a request for a woman who had sustained a leg injury after she slipped on icy ground whilst descending Glenridding Dodd. Due to the nature…
Man Lost on Helvellyn Range
December 29, 2024 20.54 On Sunday 29th December at 20:54 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was contacted by Cumbria Police with a report that a man was possibly in trouble on Helvellyn. He had been reported missing by his wife who was at home but had been tracking his progress and noticed that his position hadn’t…
Party lost on Helvellyn remotely guided from the fell
December 30, 2024 17:05 At 17:04 on Monday 30/12/2024 Cumbria Police passed on a call to Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team from a party of three reporting themselves lost on Helvellyn. The Rescue Team was placed on standby but from the GPS data on the 999 call it was clear that the group was close to…