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February 7, 2026 3:45 pm

On Saturday 7th February at 15:45hrs Cumbria Police contacted Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team following reports of a female who had been walking and had sustained an injury to her knee and was unable to carry on.  

The Duty Leader contacted the casualty and her companions and established that they had taken the steamer to Howtown and were walking around the Lake back to Glenridding.  The female was in pain and could only walk a few metres before being unable to weight bear on her leg.

A full call out was initiated and team members travelled across the Lake on Patrick Pete, their Rescue Rib, to the casualty site. Once at the scene the casualty was treated by our Remote Rescue Medical Technician (RRMT), her leg was splinted and pain relief given.

The casualty was placed onto the stretcher and carried down to the lake shore and loaded onto the Rib where she was conveyed to Glenridding pier and allowed to travel to Hospital for further treatment with her colleagues.

9 Team Members were involved in the rescue which lasted 3 hours in total.