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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.
Man with Ankle Injury
November 17, 2024 11:13 hrs On Sunday 17th November at 11:13hrs Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called by Cumbria police to assist a man who had fallen and hurt his ankle whilst walking between Red Screes and Scandal Pass. On speaking to the informant the Duty Leader established that the man, who had been…
Patterdale MRT 100th rescue
November 17, 2024 On Saturday 17/11/2024, just as most of the UK were settling down to the start of Strictly or catching the dying minutes of the England vs South African rugby game, Patterdale MRT was called out. Cumbria Police had received a 999 call regarding a man with an ankle injury just below Dove Crag. The…
Knee Injury on Whiteside Bank
November 14, 2024 2 pm At 14:03 on Thursday 14th November Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team received notification that a man had slipped and injured his knee whilst walking on the path around Whiteside Bank, between Helvellyn and Raise. Seven team members climbed the fell from Keppel Cove to the casualty’s location taking first aid…