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.
Ankle injury near Brotherswater
September 7, 2024 13:20 At 13:10 on Saturday 7th September Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted to reports from both the Police and the Ambulance service of a woman who had tripped and injured her ankle whilst walking in the vicinity of Brotherswater. Details were contradictory and could not be verified with anyone with the…
Lost in Grisedale
September 3, 2024 8.45 pm At 20:45 on Tuesday September 3rd, Patterdale MRT was contacted by colleagues from Coniston MRT and made aware of an incident that had been passed to them in error. Two ladies, who had been walking from Patterdale to Grasmere, had become lost and overcome by darkness. The couple, who were…
Hip injury – The Knight, Place Fell
September 3, 2024 1.20 pm At 13:20 on Tuesday afternoon Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by Cumbria Police to a woman who had slipped whilst walking on Place Fell. The woman, who was walking with her partner, had injured her shoulder and hip and was unable to continue. A low availability rate from Patterdale…