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.
Exhausted walker on Birkhouse Moor
August 24, 2024 8.30 am On Saturday 24/08/2024 at 20:30hrs the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out with a report of a 70 year old man whose legs had given way and he was unable to continue. A number of team members were already at the base packing away kit from a previous call…
Ankle injury on Stybarrow Crag
August 24, 2024 6 pm On Saturday 24/08/2024 at around 1800hrs the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called out by Cumbria Police as well as the Northwest Ambulance Service regarding a female who had slipped and sustained an ankle injury. The location was Stybarrow Crag next to Ullswater. The casualty had been descending off the…
Wild camper needing assistance
August 25, 2024 7.20 pm On Sunday 25th August at 19:20hrs the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team received a request from Cumbria Police to assist a man who had been wild camping at Red Tarn and wanting some advice. The Duty Leader made contact and established that the man had set up camp near the…
Men in the Lake
August 24, 2024 On Saturday 24th August at 01.00hrs Cumbria Police contacted Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team for assistance with a group of men who were in the lake near Pooley Bridge and in trouble. The Duty Leader contacted the Informant and the Police and established that a group of men who had been drinking…
Ankle injury – Aira Force
August 23, 2024 5 pm On Friday 23/08/24 at around 1700hrs, the Patterdale Mountain Reswcue Team was called out regarding man with an ankle injury near the top of Aira Force. The man had been walking with his family when he slipped and injured his ankle, unable to stand up. The casualty was quickly located…
Lake District Foundation supports #BeAdventureSmart
Gearing up for the peak 2024 tourist season, The Lakes Distillery launched a special edition gin to provide much needed funding to promote safety messaging across Cumbria. Part of the funding package included a £10,000 grant from the Lake District Foundation for Adventure Smart leaflets and merchandising which is already being widely distributed across Cumbria…