In the news
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.
Paddle boarders blown across Lake
August 9, 2024 1:31 pm Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called by Cumbria Police at 10:16 on Friday the 9th August after 2 paddleboarders were blown out of Glencoyne Bay and were unable to paddle against the wind back to the shore. A multi-agency response including Mountain Rescue, the Fire and Rescue Services, NWAS and…
Benighted walkers near Dubhow Gill, Patterdale
August 6, 2024 11 pm Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted at 23:00 on Tuesday 6th August after two walkers were benighted near Dubhow Gill between Patterdale and Hartsop. They were about 200 meters above the valley floor having tried to ascend directly up the fell side to Angle Tarn, intending to camp there. The…
Man in the water
August 6, 2024 11:46 hrs On Tuesday 6th August at 11:46hrs Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was tasked by Cumbria Police to a man who had been canoeing on Ullswater and fallen in and was unable to get back into his boat. The Team used their Rescue Rib and went to the aid of the…
Ankle Injury
August 3, 2024 6.15 pm On Saturday 03/08/24 at 1815hrs Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out with regard to a female walker who had injured her ankle. The casualty had been walking along the Ullwater bridleway from Howtown towards Glenridding when she injured her ankle and was unable to continue. The team used their…
Ankle injury on Gowbarrow Fell
July 31, 2024 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by Cumbria Police to a call for assistance for a woman in her early seventies who had slipped whilst walking with her family on Gowbarrow Fell. Thirteen team members responded to the call out and made their way up to the woman’s location. Her injuries were…