Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team
Rescuers' plea to hill-goers after aiding exhausted Striding Edge walker
Rescuers in the Lake District have emphasised the need for hill-goers to prepare for their trips, after a walker became exhausted on Helvellyn.
Helvellyn walkers guided to safety from Striding Edge after one suffers cramp
Two walkers were guided to safety by rescuers after one of them got into difficulties on Striding Edge on Helvellyn.
New Year's Eve walkers rescued after getting lost in cloud on Nethermost Pike
Two walkers were rescued after getting lost in low cloud as darkness fell on the Helvellyn range. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by po...
Helvellyn group led to safety after getting stuck on Striding Edge
Three people had to be led to safety after getting stuck on Striding Edge on Helvellyn. Rescuers said the wintry conditions on the ridge were too c...
Coast to Coast walker injured in fall from Striding Edge on Helvellyn
Rescuers in the Lake District were called out after a walker fell from Striding Edge on Helvellyn. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by C...
Police appeal for witnesses after Helvellyn walker dies in fall from Striding Edge
Police have appealed to members of the public who might have witnessed a man fall from a Lake District ridge to contact them.
Rescuers' plea to check weather reports after wind flattens wild campers' tent
Rescuers urged hillgoers to check weather reports after two people got into difficulties while wild camping in the Lake District.
Exhausted walker stretchered from Lakeland hill after numerous falls
A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after she became exhausted and unable to continue.
Patterdale team takes delivery of new Land Rover after £85,000 public appeal
Rescuers in the Lake District have taken delivery of a new Land Rover after a successful fundraising appeal.
Two helicopters fly to the aid of man with chest pains on Swirral Edge
Two helicopter crews flew to the aid of a man who was suffering chest pains on England’s third-highest mountain.
Helvellyn campers call for help after high winds flatten tent
Two people wild camping on Helvellyn called for help after severe weather made their night a little wilder than expected.
'Nonplussed' sheep rescued from disused Lakeland mine ledge
A confused sheep was helped to safety by mountain rescuers after wandering into a precarious position on the slopes of a Lake District fell.
Patterdale team launches appeal for new rescue boat
A Lake District team has launched an appeal to buy a new boat. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team uses its rigid inflatable boat both in water rescues...
Rescuers meet man with head injury who managed to make way off Lakeland fell
A walker managed to make his way off a Lake District fell after injuring his head in a fall. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by police ...
Walker suffers leg injury after slipping and rolling down Lakeland fell
A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after injuring her leg. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team, which went to the woman’s aid, said s...
Injured man treated for hypothermia after falling 10 metres into Aira Force gorge
A man was rescued after spending an hour in a Lake District stream when he fell more than 30ft into a gorge.
Three weekend callouts for Patterdale rescuers to aid walkers
A Lake District team was called out three times over the weekend to aid walkers. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted at 2pm on Friday after...
Walker airlifted to hospital after dog drags her over 50ft Lakeland waterfall cliff
A walker was airlifted to hospital after falling 50ft at a Lake District waterfall. The woman was pulled over a steep cliff by her dog and landed i...