News Archive
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team News and Incidents for June 08
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: Gowbarrow, Yew Crag 29th June
A 50 yr old male fell whilst leading a rock climb. Protection failed or unplaced. Sustained head and hip injuries. Treated at the scene by team doctors and paramedics and stretchered down to the road and transported to waiting air ambulance. -
: Ruthwaite Lodge Grisedale 28th June
An 18 yr old female student who was staying at a mountain hut had taken a fall earlier in the day and injured her left knee. Instructor decided that evacuation was needed and called police. Team stretchered the girl down to the valley bottom. Members of t -
: Broad Crag, Scandale Pass area 27th June
A 26 yr old female from Manchester slipped and fell on her arm. Suspected fracture of head of humerus. Treated by a Team doctor and stretchered down to the road for onward transport to hospital. -
: Below Brothers Parting Stone Grisedale 27th June
Collapsed Tent reported to us by police. On investigation it was found to be abandoned and the tent was recovered. -
: Yew Crag 24th June
A man who was fishing on the Lake shore slipped and fractured his femur. The man was loaded onto a Mountain Rescue stretcher. The road was closed and he was hoisted over an 8 ft retaining wall and transported to a waiting Air Ambulance. -
: Mires Beck 17th June
Male suffered an epileptic fit whilst walking with friends. Treated and stretchered off the fell. Helimed 58 (Air Ambulance) was also tasked but was unable to evacuate due to the condition of the casualty. -
: Striding Edge, Helvellyn 17th June
A female fractured her wrist. The woman from Chesire was treated on the hill and flown to Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle. -
: Striding Edge, Helvellyn 17th June
While the last rescue was in progress another walker slipped from Striding Edge into East Gulley. She had head and spinal injuries and a fractured wrist. The woman was flown to to hospital by an RAF Seaking Helicopter. -
: Striding Edge 8th June
Man Fell on Striding Edge Helvellyn and dislocated his shoulder. The dislocation was reduced at the scene and he was airlifted to Hospital -
Lake Shore Incident: Silver point 4th June
A 70 yr old man from Portsmouth tripped and hit his head whilst walking. He was treated at the scene and transported back to Patterdale by the Team Rescue boat and then onwards by land ambulance to hospital.
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Team News: Ullswater Steamers support £2,000 fundraising target 14th June
The Ullswater ‘Steamer’ company has kindly donated one of its boats and crew to Patterdale Mountain Rescue Association for a midsummer evening cruise on Thursday 24 June.
The Raven will leave Glenridding pier at 7.30pm prompt and tickets are now on sale, priced £15 including food and music, from Linda Burton of Lakeland Office on 01768 890604 or 01931 712958.