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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.
Aira Force slip
April 11, 2025 4.25 pm At 4:25pm on Friday 11th April, North West Ambulance service tasked Patterdale MRT to an incident at Aira Force where a young lady had fallen and sustained a minor head wound. Upon arriving at the scene a Team doctor treated the young woman and, accompanied by several Team members, they…
Cragfast on Dove Crag and stuck in the dark on Gowbarrow
April 8, 2025 On Tuesday the 8th of April 2025 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team dealt with 2 call outs back to back. The first call-out came in at around 1700hrs regarding a walker who got themselves stuck on Dove Crag. The walker had taken a wrong turn and ended up stranded in steep rocky terrain….