In the news
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.
Dislocated kneecap above Glenridding
October 19, 2024 11:28 am Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called at 11:28 on Saturday 19/10/2024 to assist a woman who had dislocated her kneecap on the path between Glenridding and Lanty’s Tarn. Nine team members responded to the call out and proceeded to her location. By the time the Team arrived her patella…
Ankle Injury
October 3, 2024 5.05 pm On Thursday 3rd October at 17:05hrs Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was tasked by North West Ambulance Service to assist a female who had slipped and hurt her leg descending from Helvellyn at Myers Beck near Glenridding. The Team responded from Patterdale Base in two Landrovers to treat the lady….
Boat Hit A Rock
September 28, 2024 6.30 pm On Saturday 28th September at 18:30hrs Cumbria Police contacted the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team with a request to assist a man who had been sailing on Ullswater and hit a rock in the lake around 40 metres from shore. The Team responded and, using their Rescue Rib “Patrick Pete“, they…