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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…

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…

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…

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…

December 28, 2024 noon On Saturday 28/12/24 at midday Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out regarding a walker who had injured his lower leg. The casualty’s partner had called 999 and reported that they believed his leg to be fractured. The couple were near the top of Glenridding Dodd when the casualty had slipped…

December 21, 2024 9 pm On Saturday 21st December at 21.00hrs the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was contacted by Cumbria Police regarding a report of two men who were in a tent, wet and cold after they had failed to find the Priest Hole on Dove Crag in the Hartsop Valley.   The Duty Leader…