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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.
Stuck on snowy road in car for 5 hours
January 5, 2025 23.42 Cumbria Police contacted Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team at 23:42 on the 5th January regarding 2 people who were stuck in the snow in their car and had been there for 5 hours trying to sort it out themselves. Once the pair realised they weren’t able to make any further progress they…
Leg injury
January 3, 2025 13.05 At the 13:05 hrs on Friday 3rd January Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was tasked by Cumbria Police to assist a woman who had slipped on a path in Aira Force and hurt her leg. The Team Members were called out by the Duty Leader and made their way to the…
Bolton Mountain Rescue Team attend huge flood response in Stockport
On New Year’s Day team members were requested to assist with the major incident response to flooding in Stockport and Didsbury, following a number of preparatory calls held on New Year’s Eve and in the early hours of New Year’s Day. A type-B (powered boat) water rescue team was initially mobilised to support a response…
Woman with leg injury at Glenridding Dodd
January 2, 2025 1.35 pm On Thursday 2nd January at 13:35hrs Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team received their first request for assistance for the new year. Cumbria Police had received a request for a woman who had sustained a leg injury after she slipped on icy ground whilst descending Glenridding Dodd. Due to the nature…