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October 15, 2022 1 pm At 1pm on Saturday 15th October, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called to attend a woman with an ankle injury on Heron Pike, one of the fells overlooking Ullswater.  As team members were assembling for this incident, a second call came in, alerting the team to a 24 year old man who…

October 13, 2022 19:00 hrs Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted shortly after 19:00 on Wednesday 12/10/2022 by Cumbria Police to a report of two walkers in their mid-70s who were overdue.  The pair were part of a walking group from the North East on a day trip to the Lake District and had failed…

October 9, 2022 1:19 pm On Saturday 8th October at 13:40 hrs Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called by Cumbria Police to a man who had been taking part in a Race and had injured his ankle whilst descending the path between Stybarrow Dodd and the Raise. He had tried to carry on running but…

A new date has been announced for the UK to come together to celebrate Emergency Services Day and the almost two million people who serve in the NHS and emergency services.  Emergency Services Day, also known as 999 Day, takes place on 9th September each year, however, as Her Majesty The Queen passed away on…

Last week Les Agar, a life member of North Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team, was announced as a regional finalist for the Pride of Britain Award by ITV Westcountry. Les dedicates all his spare hours to North Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team. Following 35 years of operational service with the team, in 2015 Les began…

October 2, 2022 10:45am On Sunday 2nd October Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was tasked at 10.45hrs by Cumbria Police to a man who had fallen whilst taking part in a fell race as he was descending from the Rest Dodd area down to the Pump House in the Hartsop Valley.   Team members, alongside medical…