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December 7, 2025 1 pm

On Sunday 7th December at 13:00hrs Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team (PMRT) was contacted by Langdale/Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team after they had received a call for assistance from North West Ambulance Service.  A man was reported to have fallen around 40 metres down scree and rocks whilst descending from Dove Crag in the Hartsop Valley and, as it was in Patterdale’s area, passed it quickly over to PMRT to deal with the incident.

The Duty Leader spoke to the reporting person to ascertain the circumstances and called the Team out for a full rescue.  Due to the reported length of fall and the injuries a Coastguard Rescue Helicopter was requested to assist. Team members headed to the scene and the first party arrived just as Rescue 199 from Prestwick arrived.  

The casualty was treated and then winched on board the helicopter and flown down to Patterdale Base where he was transferred to an ambulance to be taken to hospital for further treatment.  Due to initial low numbers and the prospect of a prolonged and difficult extraction if the helicopter couldn’t get to the scene, a request was made for Penrith Mountain Rescue to assist with the incident.

The rescue lasted 4.5 hrs involving 13 PMRT members and 5 Penrith Team members. Our thanks to  both Penrith and Rescue 199 for their assistance.