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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.
Cragfast on Dove Crag and stuck in the dark on Gowbarrow
April 8, 2025 On Tuesday the 8th of April 2025 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team dealt with 2 call outs back to back. The first call-out came in at around 1700hrs regarding a walker who got themselves stuck on Dove Crag. The walker had taken a wrong turn and ended up stranded in steep rocky terrain….
Suspected Broken Ankle – Hayeswater Dam
April 5, 2025 14:17 On 5/4/2025 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was contacted by Cumbria Police at 14.17 with a report of a woman with a possible broken ankle at Hayeswater dam. The walker slipped whilst crossing the stream, sustaining a painful injury to her lower leg. The team was called out and managed to drive…