Incident reports 2026
Every callout the team answers, as it happens. In an emergency call 999, ask for the Police, then Mountain Rescue.
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incidents in 2026
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2026 incidents
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On Sunday 13 September, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team received a call from Cumbria Police to help a woman who had become stuck…
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On Saturday 12 September, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were asked to assist a man near the summit of Place Fell who had…
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In the early hours of Saturday 12 September 2026, at 00:15, Cumbria Police requested the assistance of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team to…
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At 11:30 on Sunday, 6 September 2026, the Team were tasked by the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) following a report of…
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On Saturday 5th September at 17:20 hrs the Team were contacted by North West Ambulance to assist with a male who had…
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On Thursday 20th August at 18:42 hrs the Team were contacted by Cumbria police to a report of Persons possibly in trouble…
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At 18:00 on Sunday 16 August 2026, the Team were tasked by Police regarding an injured walker on Helvellyn. A member of…
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Sunday 09/08/26 Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were alerted by Cumbria Police to rescue a casualty stranded on Pinnacle Ridge with a severely…
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At 23:00, a member of the public reported flashing lights seen on the summit of Hallin Fell, and was concerned this could…
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A dog was reported lost having run off over rough ground at Angle Tarn, the Team was put on standby in case…
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At 19:30 on Wednesday 29th July, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team (PMRT) received notification from Cumbria Police of a male who had slipped…
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On Saturday 25th July 2026, at 14:00hrs, Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service requested the assistance of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team via Cumbria…
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At 18:42, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by Cumbria Police to a student on a residential course who had sustained an…
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On Saturday 18th July at 14:40, North West Ambulance Service called out Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team volunteers to assist with a male…
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On Wednesday 15th July at 14:50, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to help a young woman and her partner who had…
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On Saturday 11th July at 16:00hrs the Team were tasked by North West Ambulance to assist a female who had slipped on…
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At approximately 18:00 on Wednesday 8th July 2026, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by Cumbria Police regarding a wild camper who…
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North West Ambulance Service contacted Patterdale Mountain Rescue requesting assistance with a report of a walker who had fallen and broken their…
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At just before 18:00 hrs on Monday, 6th July, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team (PMRT) was alerted by the North West Ambulance Service…
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On Saturday 4th July at 14:50hrs the Team received another request for assistance from Cumbria Police just as they were setting off…
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On Saturday 4th July the Team received their second rescue of the day when a male had been walking on Gowbarrow near…
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On Saturday 4th July at 09:45 hrs the Team were tasked by Cumbria Constabulary to reports of a male who was suffering…
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On 21/06/2026 at 14:00hrs, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were contacted by Cumbria Police with a report of a male having fallen 6ft…
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On 19/06/2026 at 13:00hrs, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were contacted by North West Ambulance Service with a report of a male having…
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On Wednesday 17th June at 14:30 hrs the Team were tasked by Cumbria Police to a male who had been walking and…
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On Saturday 30th May at 15.45hrs the Team were contacted by North West Ambulance after they had received an Apple Phone emergency…
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On Saturday 30/05/26 at around 11:00 am the Team were called out to a walker who had fallen over and hurt her…
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On 26-05-26 Cumbria Police requested assistance for a pair of friends who had become separated walking to the Greenside YHA from Thirlmere.…
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At 6am on 26-05-26 Cumbria Police contacted Patterdale Mountain Rescue requesting their assistance due to reports of two campers who had been…
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At 1052 on Sunday 17/05/26, Cumbria Police requested assistance from Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team with a search to locate a male at…
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On Thursday, 14th May, 14 volunteers from the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team responded to a call from Cumbria Police regarding a walker…
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On Monday, 11th May, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team joined a large-scale, multi-agency search for a missing 21-year-old in the Nook area, south…
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At 13:30 on Sunday, 10th May, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by Cumbria Police to an older walker experiencing chest pains…
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On Tuesday 28th April at 21:05 hrs just as the Team were packing up from job 33 they were alerted by Keswick…
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On Tuesday 28th April at around 19:45hrs North West Ambulance requested assistance for extraction of a Motorcyclist who had crashed outside Glenridding…
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On the 25th of April at 9:30pm a member of the public reported seeing lights flashing at the top of Place Fell.…
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On 18/0426 at 1813 Patterdale Mountain Rescue were contacted with reports of a male on Gowbarrow experiencing a medical episode. He had…
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On Friday 17 April 2026 at 1518 Patterdale Mountain Rescue recieved a request to assist a gentlemen who had sustained a suspected…
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On Sunday 12th April at 12:36hrs the Team were contacted by Cumbria Police for a couple who were walking on Striding Edge…
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On Monday 6th April at 09:55hrs the Team were contacted by Cumbria Police to assist a female who had been walking with…
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On Saturday 4th April at 21:11hrs whilst Storm Dave was at its worst, Cumbria Police contacted the Team with a report of…
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On Tuesday 24/03/2026 Cumbria Police called the Team regarding a female walker who had fallen 30 meters and had injured her hip.…
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On Saturday 21st March the Team were called by Cumbria Police to assist a male walker who had slipped and injured his…
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Whilst Patterdale Mountain Rescue were preparing to depart to a rescue on Birks fell a second call was received via Cumbria Police…
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Whilst walking with her family along the fell tops a lady slipped on the wet ground causing her to suffer a suspected…
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As part of ongoing searches being carried out by Lochaber Mountain Rescue a request was made for assistance from the Lake District…
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The weather proved to be a little too wild for two wild campers. They had ascended the night before and due to…
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On Saturday, 21st February, the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) was alerted by Cumbria Police to an incident on the Gowbarrow traverse…
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Home / Incidents / Callout 17 · 21 February 2026 Callout 17 Date Sat 21 February 2026 Called out 18:30 Stood down…
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On Tuesday 17/02/2026 at 15:15hrs the team were called out after report of a walker who had fallen and potentially broken their…
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Report of campers in collapsed tent in bad snowy weather wanting to get off the fell. Call came in via iPhone emergency…
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On 15/02/2026 around 11:30 hrs, the team were called out regards a female walker who had gone over her ankle and was…
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On Saturday 7th February at 15:45hrs Cumbria Police contacted the Team to reports of a Female who had been walking and had…
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On Friday 30/01/25 at 1700hrs Patterdale MRT assisted Keswick MRT on an incident on the west side of Helvellyn. A walker had…
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At approximately 6:00am on 28 January, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was requested by Silver Command to assist in a search that had…
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On 11-11-2026 Cumbria Police contacted Patterdale Mountain Rescue requesting assistance for a camper that was stranded on Nethermost pike 890m above sea…
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In the early hours of Sunday morning Patterdale MR were contacted requesting assistance with a vehicle that was stuck in snow on…
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On Saturday afternoon, Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was tasked by Cumbria Police to attend an emergency incident on Helvellyn. Initial information indicated…
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Patterdale drone deployed as part of a second day regional search. A person had been reported missing on 09/01/26 with evidence suggesting…
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The team received their first call out for 2026 and were mobilised on Tuesday 06/01/2026 regards an incident at Aira Force. A…
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On Tuesday 06/01/26 at 1400hrs whilst the team were dealing with an incident at Aira Force, they were notified by Police regards…
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