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Patterdale MRT

A volunteer-run mountain rescue charity. 15 incidents featured here.

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June 2026

1 incident
Medical Emergency/Injury Lake District

A mountain rescue team was alerted via an Apple Phone emergency activation regarding a walker in difficulty on the path from Red Tarn to Glenridding. The casualty was initially reported as dehydrated, exhausted, and with a head injury. Following assessment at the scene, the individual received treatment and was safely stretchered down to Greenside.

Outcome: Treated at scene and safely evacuated

May 2026

2 incidents

April 2026

5 incidents
Injury (Suspected broken ankle) Lake District

Mountain Rescue Team was called out on Friday afternoon to assist a walker with a suspected broken ankle on the coast-to-coast path between Grisdale Tarn and Patterdale. The rescue required significant community assistance as the injured person's friend managed to relay a call for help down the valley.

Outcome: The injured walker was stretchered to base for ambulance care.

Sprinkling Tarn / Borrowdale

Wild camping rescue Lake District

Keswick Mountain Rescue Team responded to two teenagers wild camping near Sprinkling Tarn after they were stranded by high winds that destroyed their tent. The team navigated fallen trees and was able to locate the individuals, who were found cold but otherwise unharmed. Additionally, a solo camper in the area required an escort off the hill.

Outcome: All individuals were safely evacuated from the area.

Priest Hole / Hartsop Valley

Hypothermia/Exposure Lake District

Mountain Rescue teams were called out late Saturday night to four teenagers who had become stranded on the fells due to severe weather. The group was found cold and wet after failing to reach their intended camping spot in the Priest Hole. Following treatment for mild hypothermia at the scene, all individuals were safely escorted down the hill.

Outcome: All rescued safely after treatment at scene.

Priest Hole

Hypothermia/Wild Camping Rescue Lake District

Mountain rescue teams were called out after a group of teenagers required assistance near Priest Hole during Storm Dave. Upon arrival, one member of the group was found to be suffering from mild hypothermia and received treatment on scene before safely descending the hill.

Outcome: All rescued safely after treatment

Wild camping/Exposure in severe weather Lake District

Following severe weather over the Easter weekend, multiple mountain rescue teams responded to incidents involving wild campers and walkers in the Lake District. Rescues included a couple stranded near Scafell Pike and teenagers whose tents were destroyed by high winds. Despite challenging conditions, all individuals involved in the reported incidents were safely evacuated.

Outcome: All casualties were rescued safely.

March 2026

2 incidents

Location not specified

Injury/Fracture Lake District

Mountain rescuers were called out after a walker slipped on wet ground while hiking in poor weather, resulting in a suspected fractured ankle. The team assessed and stabilised the injury before carefully carrying the individual down a challenging route over five hours.

Outcome: Transported to safety

Location not specified

Injury/Minor Medical Emergency Lake District

Mountain rescuers were called out after a walker slipped on wet ground while hiking in poor weather, resulting in a suspected fractured ankle. The team assessed and stabilised the injury before carefully carrying the individual down a challenging route over five hours.

Outcome: Rescued and transported to safety

February 2026

1 incident

Glenridding Dodd

Injury/Medical Emergency Lake District

A mountain rescue team responded to two separate incidents involving hikers sustaining ankle injuries while descending the north side of Glenridding Dodd over a period of three days. In both cases, the team provided immediate care and evacuated the injured individuals via stretcher down The Rake.

Outcome: Casualties were treated and evacuated to hospital.

January 2026

1 incident

Aira Force

Fall/Injury Lake District

The team responded to a callout after an individual sustained an injury following a fall at Aira Force. Rescuers found the casualty near the waterfall, noting that recent rainfall and frozen ground had made paths very slippery. The person was treated on site before being evacuated by stretcher.

Outcome: Transported to hospital for further treatment

December 2025

2 incidents

Dove Crag

Hypothermia/Cold Weather Emergency Lake District

On Christmas Day, a mountain rescue team attended to a walker who was struggling in the cold conditions at Dove Crag. The individual received medical treatment on the fell and was subsequently assisted off the hill by the volunteers.

Outcome: Rescued and treated

Dove Crag, Hartsop Valley

Fall/Rescue Lake District

A casualty fell approximately 40 metres down scree while descending from Dove Crag in the Hartsop Valley. The rescue operation lasted four and a half hours and involved multiple teams and a Coastguard helicopter for extraction to hospital.

Outcome: Transported by air to hospital

October 2025

1 incident

Great Dodd, near Keswick

Fell running accident/Rescue Lake District

A rescue operation was carried out on Great Dodd near Keswick during Storm Amy when winds reached up to 80mph. The call-out involved a fell-runner who had twisted an ankle after setting off from Ambleside. During the five-hour incident, one of the volunteers also sustained a leg injury.

Outcome: Injuries sustained by both the casualty and a volunteer; all were safe.