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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.
Man sustains head injuries after fall at Red Screes
Wednesday 21/08/2019 14:30 On August 21st at around 1230 the team responded to an incident on Red Screes where an 84 year old male walker had taken a tumbling fall following a gust of wind. The man sustained head and hand injuries. Due to his age and memory loss following the incident, air evacuation support…
Man unwell after swimming in Ullswater
Sunday 25/08/2019 13:39 At 13:30 on Sunday the North West Ambulance service called Patterdale MRT to help them treat and evacuate a gentleman who was feeling unwell at Geordies Crag near Howtown. The gentleman, who had gone for a swim to cool down, had started to feel unwell and collapsed on the walk back to…