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June 3, 2022 3.30 pm At 15.30hrs on Friday 3rd June 2022 the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was contacted by North West Ambulance Service following a report that a woman in her twenties had fallen around 30 metres in Hartsop below Brock Crag area.   The Duty leader made contact with the woman’s partner and…

Shortly after 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday 31st May, call handlers from Aberdyfi Search & Rescue Team were made aware of a 20 year old forestry worker with a reported ankle injury on steep ground above Aberllefenni, near Corris. The man had stepped into a gap between rocks, but had then lost his balance and fallen…

May 30, 2022 3:41 pm On Sunday 30/05/22 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out to an incident where a woman had fallen, injuring her hip. The team located the casualty on the bank of the shallow Dovedale Beck behind Hartsop Hall. The casualty had been in the river building a dam with her grand…

May 21, 2022 12.35 On Saturday 21st May at 12.35hrs Cumbria Police contacted the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team regarding a report of a man in his twenties who had tripped and heard a loud crack in his ankle whilst on Rest Dodd in Martindale. The team mobilised onto the hill, making their way to the…

May 19, 2022 On Thursday 19th May Cumbria Police received reports of a man with chest pains whilst scrambling on Striding Edge. Volunteers from Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called out and deployed immediately to the scene. Due to the location and the seriousness of the casualty, a Coastguard Helicopter from Prestwick was requested, along…

May 12, 2022 12:45 At 12.45hrs Thursday 12th May Cumbria Police received reports that a male in his fifties had fallen 30ft from Striding Edge and sustained serious leg injuries . Patterdale Mountain rescue was called and the Team Leader initiated an immediate response. Due to the location and seriousness of the injury, a Coastguard…