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.
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…
Benighted walkers near Dubhow Gill, Patterdale
August 6, 2024 11 pm Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted at 23:00 on Tuesday 6th August after two walkers were benighted near Dubhow Gill between Patterdale and Hartsop. They were about 200 meters above the valley floor having tried to ascend directly up the fell side to Angle Tarn, intending to camp there. The…
Man in the water
August 6, 2024 11:46 hrs On Tuesday 6th August at 11:46hrs Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was tasked by Cumbria Police to a man who had been canoeing on Ullswater and fallen in and was unable to get back into his boat. The Team used their Rescue Rib and went to the aid of the…