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.
Medical incident – Lake shore path
August 14, 2024 2.45 pm At 14:45 on Wednesday Cumbria Police tasked the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team to go to the assistance of a lady who was suffering from abdominal pain on Ullswaters Lake Shore path, between Howtown and Patterdale. Eight Team members responded and the Rescue Rib was launched to expedite access and recovery…
Inflatable boat blown out of Glencoyne Bay
August 9, 2024 13:02 At 13:02 on Friday 9th August Patterdale MRT was alerted by Cumbria Police, for the second time in 3 hours, to an incident at Glencoyne Bay on Ullswater. This time two boys in an inflatable boat had been blown out of the shelter of the bay. The Team initiated a…
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…