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Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Yahoo
Lake District walker found safe and well after searching for missing phone
Mountain rescue volunteers were called out late on the night of Friday, July 4, to assist in the search for a walker who went missing on Glenridding Dodd. Cumbria Police contacted Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team just before midnight on after receiving a report that a man had failed to return from a solo search for a lost phone. The man and his partner had climbed Glenridding Dodd earlier in the evening, returning to their car on Greenside Road around 9:30pm, as light was fading. After realising they had lost their phone during the descent, the man decided to retrace their route to look for it, leaving his partner at the car with instructions to keep calling the phone in hopes it might be located. He set off without a torch or waterproof gear. When he had not returned after two hours, his partner contacted the police. Four members of the rescue team were deployed to search the fell. By 3:00am, with no trace found, the team began coordinating a wider search effort for first light, including a request to the Lake District Search Dogs Association. Fortunately, police received a call from a member of the public in Glenridding reporting that the missing man had been found in the village. He was wet, cold, and had suffered minor cuts and bruises, but did not require hospital treatment. The missing phone was recovered the following Sunday—still working and with 50 per cent battery remaining. The incident lasted four hours and involved six team members in total. A spokesperson for Patterdale MRT said: 'While this incident ended positively, it serves as a reminder of the importance of being properly equipped when heading onto the fells, even for a short trip.'
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
23-06-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Lake District mountain rescue team urges tourists to check weather
A mountain rescue team has urged tourists to "double-check" the weather forecast after a string of call-outs during stormy conditions. Over the weekend, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out to six separate incidents in the Lake District as people grappled with the conditions. Matt Neilson, deputy team leader, said: "The call-outs were varied, it was a squeeze on our resources and really all situations could have been avoided." Those rescued included two paddleboarders who were blown off course near Ullswater and a walker who got stuck descending Arthur's Pike. Mr Neilson believed the incidents could have been "preventable" if people had simply "double-checked" the forecast. "We know it was stormy weather and people simply weren't prepared for the downpours or the wind and that comes down to planning," he said. The mountain rescue team said "young people" could tend to get into difficulty when they do not plan their routes. "There are a lot more young people visiting the Lakes, which is great, but we do need some people to do more research before setting off walking, as these call-outs can be avoided." In 2023, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team volunteers attended 61 call-outs, which soared to a record number of 110 a year Neilson said he expected that number would be "surpassed" this year. "We're on course for a record number of call-outs, which is why it is so important for people to properly plan and be prepared for all conditions in and around the Lakes." Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Two sheep rescued after they became stuck on Lake District crag
Two sheep have been rescued from a crag by a Lake District mountain rescue team. On Saturday, a farmer asked the team at Patterdale Mountain Rescue for some assistance after their sheep became stuck on a crag just below St Sunday Crag in the Patterdale area. The team headed out on a what was a clear day to bring the sheep down to lower ground so they could 'roam free again'. Patterdale MRT wrote on social media: "The team don't just rescue people, every now and then they get called to rescue animals because they can get Crag Fast too." Members of the Patterdale team have previously rescued a sheep stuck on a ledge at old lead mine.
