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September 25, 2025 2 pm On Thursday 25th September at 14:00hrs Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was contacted by Cumbria Police to assist a female who had slipped whilst descending Gowbarrow above Ullswater and had injured her ankle.   Team members attended the incident and made their way on foot from Aira Force car park. Once…

September 22, 2025 5:20 pmLocation: Near Gowbarrow Fell, Cumbria On the afternoon of Monday 22nd September, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out by Cumbria Police to assist an individual who had become stranded in waist-deep undergrowth on a hillside near Gowbarrow. Initial attempts to make contact were unsuccessful, prompting the deployment of the team to…

Date: 20th September 2025Time of Call-Out: 21:20 On the evening of Saturday 20th September, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was contacted by Cumbria Police following concerns for a lone walker who had not arrived in Patterdale as expected. The individual had set off earlier in the day from Haweswater, intending to complete a section of the Coast to…

September 20, 2025 13.20hrs At approximately 13:20 on Saturday 20th September, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was contacted by Cumbria Police following reports of a fell runner who had sustained a lower leg injury while descending from Kirkstone Pass. After speaking directly with the casualty, the team was deployed to the scene. On arrival, the runner…

September 16, 2025 20:24hrs On Tuesday 16/09/2025 at around 20:24hrs, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out regarding a child who was having an asthma attack. The team was already at their base on their Tuesday training night. The child was part of a school group who were on an expedition with a local outdoor…