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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.
Walker Injured on Striding Edge
October 19, 2025 9.15 am It was an early start for Patterdale Mountain Rescue when the Team received a call to assist a man who was unable to walk on Striding Edge, at 09:15. The casualty had damaged his lower leg whilst on the Striding Edge ridge which leads up to Helvellyn. The ridge is…
Successful Multi-Agency Rescue on Gowbarrow Fell
October 16, 2025 1.45 pm Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team At approximately 1:45 PM on Thursday 16th October, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out by North West Ambulance Service to assist a 79-year-old walker who had sustained a serious lower leg injury near the summit of Gowbarrow Fell. A member of the public was already on scene providing support. Following a brief assessment over the phone,…
Celebrating the life of John Dempster MBE: A Mountain Rescuer, a Friend andan Inspiration
Last week, on 9 th October, we received the very sad news that our former Chair and Vice PresidentJohn Dempster had passed away. John’s long involvement with Mountain Rescue started when he was just a boy. Having beenintroduced to hill walking and scrambling through the Scouts, he went on to join WorkingtonRamblers and would regularly catch…
Lower leg injury Gowbarrow Fell
October 14, 2025 13:50 At 13:50 on Tuesday October 14th, Cumbria Police requested the assistance of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team for a walker who had sustained a lower leg injury while out on the path that traverses Gowbarrow Fell. Ten team member responded to the incident and once the casualty had been assessed and their…
Walker sustains lower leg injury descending from Threshthwaite Mouth
October 11, 2025 9:03 pm Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team Rescues Injured Walker at Threshthwaite Mouth Patterdale, Lake District – 11 October 2025 – The Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team (PMRT) successfully carried out a rescue operation, Saturday 11 October, after a walker sustained a lower leg injury at Threshthwaite Mouth. The team was alerted by the…