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BBC News
09-07-2025
- BBC News
Blencathra hiker dies in fall at Sharp Edge in Cumbria
A man in his 20s has died after falling from a popular mountain ridge hikers had been traversing Sharp Edge on Blencathra, in Cumbria, when one of the group fell to the north side of the Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT) was called to the scene on Saturday shortly after 13:30 BST and was helped by volunteers from Penrith."Our thoughts and condolences go to the man's friends and family," a spokesperson said. Two groups of volunteers were involved in the search, with 19 from Keswick and 11 from Penrith Mountain Rescue Team."One team made their way to the casualty whilst the other went to assist the rest of the group off the ridge," the spokesperson said."Sadly, the man did not survive the fall."A coastguard helicopter was also dispatched to the Police confirmed the man's death and said a file would be prepared for the coroner. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
28-06-2025
- BBC News
Plea for Lake District paddleboarders to contact police
Three paddleboarders who are believed to have got into difficulty in the Lake District have been urged to contact Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT) said it was alerted on Friday evening about three people on "comprehensive searches" by KMRT, police, Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service and the ambulance service, there were no signs of anybody in distress. KMRT appealed for anyone who knew about a group of three people on the lake, or were on it themselves as a trio, to contact Cumbria Police to confirm their safe return. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
14-member Rescue team called on Fell to help injured woman
Keswick Mountain Rescue were called out to an incident on Helvellyn on June 18, to respond to a woman's call for assistance. The agency was called out at 6:50pm, on Birk Side, when woman suffered a calf injury whilst descending the Fell towards Thirlmere. The Keswick Mountain Rescue team spent 2 hours 22 minutes attending the issue, with 14 team members involved. In a Facebook post, the rescue service said: "In pain and moving very slowly her party decided to call for assistance. "On arrival Keswick team provided pain relief and sledged/carried the casualty back down to the car park."
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Search launched after Duke of Edinburgh Award participant goes missing
A Duke of Edinburgh award participant was separated from their group in the Lake District this week. The incident occurred above Harrop Tarn, Thirlmere, on Thursday, May 29, around 12.20pm. Due to a lack of mobile signal, the group couldn't contact their missing friend and requested help. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team initiated a search along the intended route towards Watendath. Fortunately, the missing person was found shortly after, 'a little cold and wet but otherwise fit and well'.
BBC News
25-05-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Stories from Cumbria you may have missed this week
A kayak was overturned by youths sparking a huge emergency response, swimmers have been warned about harmful algae found in Windermere and a village that was deliberately flooded to make a reservoir has are five stories from Cumbria you may have missed this week. Flooded village re-emerges in dry spell A village which was deliberately flooded to create a reservoir has re-emerged due to a lack of village in the Lake District disappeared when the Haweswater valley was flooded in 1939 to create a structure to provide water for north-west Environment Agency said the reservoir, which has capacity for about 85,000 million litres (18,697 million gallons) of water, was 30% lower than it should be at this time of about the impact of the recent dry weather here 'Selfish' trio overturn kayak sparking huge search A kayak which was pushed into a lake by "selfish" youths sparked a huge emergency response involving a helicopter flying from Mountain Rescue Team said it deployed search teams to Thirlmere in the Lake District to reports of an overturned vessel with the potential for people in the Police said three people aged in their 20s pushed the vessel into the water and "shockingly decided to lie to officers", with all services "saddened by the selfish actions".Read about the response and what the emergency services said here Swimmers warned over harmful algae found in lake Swimmers have been told to avoid part of a lake where harmful blue-green algae was found in the blooms, which can make people ill if swallowed, were discovered at Windermere's Lakeside YMCA bathing area in the Lake Environment Agency said blue-green algae - which can turn the water green - is "naturally occurring" and can appear across the UK, but advised people to avoid swimming in the affected more about the blooms here Former safari park chiefs refused new zoo site Plans for a new wild animal reserve, to be run by the operators of a recently closed zoo at the centre of long-running welfare concerns, have been turned for the site near Tebay in Cumbria, submitted by bosses of the former South Lakes Safari Zoo, were rejected by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) which said it would have a negative impact on the way the area chairman Derek Twine also said unauthorised work had already begun on the site and further action would be taken if that work was not about the report and the decision here M6 bridge works to cost locals millions - critics The closure of a busy junction on the M6 during essential bridge repair work will cost local people millions and could put jobs at risks, critics of the project have Highways is set to repair eight bridges that carry the M6 and A685 over the Lune Gorge in Cumbria because the structures are coming to the end of their serviceable more about the reaction to the repair work here Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
