News Archive
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team News and Incidents for July 09
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Student slips on wet fellside: Deepdale Hause 28th July
On Tuesday 28th July the Team were called to assist a student on an outdoor course who had slipped and fractured a rib. He was with an instructor led party at Deepdale Hause. The 16 year old was unable to descend due to sever pain and breathing difficulties. -
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Woman Falls and Sustains Ankle Injury on St. Sunday Crag, Patterdale: St. Sunday Crag 25th July
On Saturday 25th July Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to assist a 31 year old woman from Surrey. She had fallen and damaged her ankle on descent from St. Sunday Crag after successfully climbing Pinnacle Ridge a little while earlier. 13 members of the Rescue Team assisted in her evacuation to Patterdale where she was transferred to an Ambulance and taken to Carlisle Infirmary. -
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Young Woman Evacuated from Lower Man, Helvellyn: Lower Man, Helvellyn 24th July
At approximately 3pm, on 24th July, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were tasked to evacuate a young woman from the summit of Lower Man, Helvellyn. The woman was suffering with pain from an old injury and was therefore unable to make her own way off the mountain. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was assisted by members of several other Lake District Mountain Rescue Teams. -
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Rescue Team Member Evacuated from the Fell: Keppel Cove, Helvellyn 24th July
Whilst attending incident No 43 a member of Penrith Mountain Rescue Team sustained an injured ankle. Members of several other mountain rescue teams were retasked to administer first aid and evacuate the man by stretcher. The Team Member was then transferred to a North West Ambulance and taken to hospital. -
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Ankle injury on descent from Sheffield Pike to Greenside Mines, Ullswater: Path from Sheffield Pike towards The Old Mines 23rd July
On Thursday 23rd July at 17.00 a lady from Bristol slipped on the wet path above Gree heard a cracking sound and felt pain. A passing walker carried her to the track. Two team memers attended and adminisered 1st aid and then transferred her to their base. A North west Ambulance then transferred her to Carlisle Infirmary for further treatment -
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Woman on Horseback Lost on High Street, Cumbria: Racecourse Hill 23rd July
On the 23rd July 2009, Cumbria Police called Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team to search for a missing woman who was traveling from Bowness-on-Windermere to Askham, near Penrith on horseback. The missing person turned up safe and well at Haweswater whilst the team was beginning their search. Penrith Mountain Rescue Team assisted with this search. -
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Polish Tourist Fractures Lower Leg on Descent from Red Tarn: Footpath from Red Tarn to Greenside (by Red Tarn B 19th July
On Sunday 19th July Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to assist a 61 year old Polish woman who had fallen and fractured her leg whilst descending from Red Tarn, Helvellyn. The Team adminstered pain relef and re-aligned her foot before evactuating her from the mountain. -
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Fractured ankle on Hartsop above How path: Hartsop above How 11th July
Patterdale mountain Rescue team were called today, Saturday 11th July, to attended an incident at the lower section of the Hartsop above How path. The call, via the Police, reported a casualty who had slipped and injured her leg. On reaching the scene, the team found that the casualty, a 66 year old woman from Bournemouth, had sustained a fracture dislocation to her left ankle. -
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Over Due Coast To Coast Walker: Coast to coast route 7th July
A woman walking the Coast to Coast path was reported over due by Greenbank Farm after leaving her B&B in Rydal at 09:30. She was discovered on the road by a team member during the initial investigation of the incident.
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Team News: TV stardom (almost) for Ally and Steve 20th July
Team member, Ally Howard-Carter and Trustee, Steve Howe, have represented the Team in recent weeks on filming TV programmes that have very little to do with mountain rescue! The Steamer Pier area by Ullswater seems to have become a favourite with TV crews for outside broadcasts and Ally definitely got the better deal with sunshine and helpings of sticky toffee pudding.
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Team News: Birthday gift contributes over £650 10th July
To celebrate her 70th birthday, friends and family of Jennifer Heaton of Yanwath near Penrith have contributed towards a donation of over £650 to Patterdale MRT.
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Team News: Swindon Male Voice Choir performance 18th July
The Swindon Male Voice Choir. 2008 winner of the Llangollen
International Eisteddfod, are performing a concert in St Patrick’s
Church, Patterdale on the evening of Sat 18 July 2009.