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Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Mountain Rescue Teams aid ill camper near Grisedale Tarn
Volunteers from two mountain rescue teams were called into action in the early hours of Saturday morning after an 18-year-old camper fell ill near Grisedale Tarn. The callout was received at 1:02am on July 5, while the team was already dealing with a separate ongoing search on Glenridding Dodd. Due to the simultaneous incidents, support was requested from Penrith Mountain Rescue Team and a HM Coastguard search and rescue helicopter. Six Patterdale members and seven from Penrith made their way up the Grisedale Valley to locate the casualty's tent. The individual was reportedly suffering from persistent vomiting. A team doctor assessed and treated the casualty on site. Once stabilised, the young person was put into a stretcher and airlifted from the scene by the SAR helicopter, which was able to land despite low cloud conditions. The helicopter flew the casualty to the playing field in Patterdale, where further care could be provided. The casualty's friends were safely escorted down the mountain by rescue volunteers. The incident lasted five hours and involved a total of 19 team members A spokesperson for Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team thanked all those involved, including the Coastguard crew, for their coordinated efforts.
BBC News
29-06-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Lake District mountain rescue team helps Duke of Edinburgh groups
A mountain rescue team says its volunteers had to "dig deep" in a string of call-outs over 24 hours, including for three different Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) expedition groups. Langdale and Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team (LAMRT) said it also responded to nine campers who needed help at 01:53 BST on of the DofE groups reported being disorientated around Rossett Ghyll, while the other reported being "lost, wet and cold" in their tent in the area of Grisedale Tarn."We will always come out to help those in need and we know that accidents happen; all we ask is that you do everything in your power to create a safe and successful day," LAMRT said. "As a team, we have had to dig deep over the last 24 hours." Cumbria Police and North West Ambulance Service said they received reports of two groups of DofE students, 12 people in all, that were "in difficulty close to the summit of Bowfell" at about 13:05 BST on said it had to dispatch two parties of volunteers to find the groups. "Both groups had kept moving since they called in and were thankfully found half way down Rossett Ghyll," LAMRT said. The team were then called out at 18:12 to help another group of DofE students that were "lost, wet and cold in their tent" near Grisedale Tarn. LAMRT said the students had got disorientated due to "extremely reduced visibility" and sent two small groups of volunteers to help find them."Half of the grid reference given was accurate, meaning we were able to figure out roughly where the group would be," it said. Meanwhile early on Saturday at 01:53 at Codale Tarn, the team got a call about nine campers needing help. "Again, not being able to get in touch with the campers meant that we had no choice other than to head out to assist."LAMRT said it "scraped together" a party of six volunteers, three of which had been out on the previous rescue. Volunteers helped "pack away their collapsed tents" which were "filled with an abundance of items" and started the "long walk back to the vehicles". 'Prepare and plan' Finally at 11:29, teams were called to Garburn Pass about someone who had suffered an ankle injury. Volunteers drove to the scene and brought the casualty back down to Troutbeck. LAMRT urged people to "prepare and plan" which was "absolutely key when heading out into the mountains". "There are so many ways to assess the mountain weather forecast, ensure you have the equipment you need and gain the skills to undertake your planned activity," it added. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
