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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.
Woman with ankle injury Place Fell
Tuesday 04/02/2020 14:14 The Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out after a woman had slipped and badly injured her ankle near the summit on Place Fell. As it was a suspected broken ankle, assistance was requested from the Great North Air Ambulance Service. Once on scene the casualty was treated by the GNAAS paramedic…
Man slips at Seldom Seen
Monday 27/01/2020 16:40 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out at around 1330 hrs today by NWAS following a report of a man who had slipped and injured his ankle on a footpath near Seldom Seen, Glencoyne. The casualty was treated at the scene by the team doctor for a suspected broken ankle. After the…
Walker falls 60ft from Striding Edge
Sunday 26/01/2020 09:56 Volunteer members of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called out on Sunday 26th January, by Cumbria Police, to assist a male walker who had sustained head injuries after falling 60ft from Striding Edge. Due to the nature of the injuries a Coastguard Rescue Helicopter, which was in the area providing training to…