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Walkers disoriented in poor conditions
September 14, 2024 18:40 On Saturday 14th September at 18.40hrs Cumbria Police contacted Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team, for their second call of the day, to attend a couple who had become lost in poor conditions on the Helvellyn range. The pair had set off from Glenridding earlier in the day and had headed up onto…
Ankle injury near Brotherswater
September 7, 2024 13:20 At 13:10 on Saturday 7th September Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted to reports from both the Police and the Ambulance service of a woman who had tripped and injured her ankle whilst walking in the vicinity of Brotherswater. Details were contradictory and could not be verified with anyone with the…
Lost in Grisedale
September 3, 2024 8.45 pm At 20:45 on Tuesday September 3rd, Patterdale MRT was contacted by colleagues from Coniston MRT and made aware of an incident that had been passed to them in error. Two ladies, who had been walking from Patterdale to Grasmere, had become lost and overcome by darkness. The couple, who were…
Hip injury – The Knight, Place Fell
September 3, 2024 1.20 pm At 13:20 on Tuesday afternoon Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by Cumbria Police to a woman who had slipped whilst walking on Place Fell. The woman, who was walking with her partner, had injured her shoulder and hip and was unable to continue. A low availability rate from Patterdale…