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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.
Extreme gardening on Helvellyn
August 18, 2022 12:00 On Thursday 18/08/22 at around 12:00hrs the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out with a report that 2 people and a dog were stuck on the Helvellyn headwall. The concerned walker who raised the alarm had been descending Swirral edge in wet weather, when he saw 2 people and a…
Heat Exhaustion on Cader Idris
Shortly after 3:00 p.m. on Thursday 11th Aug, call-handlers from Aberdyfi Search & Rescue Team were made aware of a solo walker struggling in the heat on Cader Idris. The man, in his early 50’s, had summited the mountain and was descending via Mynydd Moel, when he started to feel nauseous, unstable and exhausted. Having…
Paddle-boarder missing on Ullswater
August 7, 2022 13:00 On Sunday 07/08/22 at around 1300hrs the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out regarding a missing paddle-boarder on Ullswater, last seen in the middle of the lake on the South side. The incident was a multi agency response and the team worked together with the Police, Coastguard, Cumbria Fire and…