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Responsible for rescuing people and animals from the Buttermere, Ennerdale, Lorton and Loweswater valley areas of the Lake District, and from NW Cumbria

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12/10/2026

Callout number: 84

Date: 11/10/2026

Time: 12:10

Weather: Clear

Location: Darling How, Whinlatter

Type of callout: Full team call-out

Team members involved: 13

Duration: 1.5 hours

Description:

The first of three callouts for the Team on Sunday. We were called out to a mountain biker who had sustained injuries to their left arm and chest.

Great North Air Ambulance were quickly on scene as they were already in the area and had managed to land very close by. On our arrival to scene, the casualty's medical care was well underway. Oxygen and strong pain relief were being administered, and the left arm was splinted.

We helped move the casualty into our assembled stretcher. Given the steep terrain, a rope system had been set up to ensure a safe haul up to the forestry track. Once on the track, it was just a short carry to the awaiting helicopter. The mountain biker was then flown to Newcastle for further treatment.

The Team wishes the casualty a speedy recovery.

26/09/2026

Training

Date: 20/09/2026

Weather: Sunny spells

Location: Tongue beck

Team members involved: 25

Duration: 4 hrs

Description:

Day 2 of our annual weekend team training saw the Team locating and treating a 'casualty' next to Tongue Beck in the Ennerdale Valley. The 'casualty', being played by one of our team members, had fallen and sustained injuries to the right side of their chest and was subsequently struggling to breathe.

These scenarios are played out in real time, with those organising the training providing challenges we could encounter. In this instance, team members dealing with the casualty had requested helicopter evacuation due to chest injuries. As can happen on a real callout, the helicopter was unable to attend for some time, so the walker now needed to be packaged and carefully stretchered down the hill.

The Team utilised the stretcher's different modes - sledging over grassy areas, a wheel on more even track, and carrying for sections unsuitable for either sledging or wheeling.

The practice ended with a quick debrief at YHA Black Sail with feedback from our mock casualty. The Team then headed back to base to ensure all bags and vehicles were packed and ready to go.

Our ability to function this weekend was in no small part thanks to Ellen and Walter from Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre and we would love to extend our heartfelt thanks to them for looking after us!

23/09/2026

Training

Date: 19/09/2026

Weather: Cloudy, windy

Location: Pillar Rock

Team members involved: 30

Duration: 7.5hrs

Description:

At our annual team training, held at Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre, the Team spent Saturday on Pillar Rock. With plenty of rock climbs and an abseil from the summit, this is an area where we have been and will be required to treat and extract casualties in very difficult ground.

The Team practised lowering a casualty out of what is known as Jordan Gap. The rope system was rigged using a high line, which allowed us to bring the casualty and the rescuer away from the steep face and prevent them from swinging into the gully. This involves two stations - one at the top in charge of lowering the casualty, and one at the bottom that controls the high line. We ran the scenario through twice so that team members could get hands-on at each station.

17/09/2026

Callout number: 79

Date: 12/09/2026

Time: 18:42

Weather: Cloudy, mild

Location: Near Ruddy Beck, Buttermere

Type of callout: Full team call-out

Team members involved: 15

Duration: 2.5 hours

Description:

Two walkers called Mountain Rescue having come across a walker with a broken ankle whilst ascending Near Ruddy Beck. The injured party was assessed by one of the Team's doctors and deemed to be suffering from mild hypothermia and a significant limb injury that required immediate evacuation.

Due to the casualty's condition, helicopter assistance was requested. Maritime and Coastguard Agency Rescue 897 from Carlisle attended and the walker was winched from a technically difficult location with great skill before being flown onwards to the Cumberland Infirmary for further treatment.

The Team wishes the casualty a speedy recovery.

14/09/2026

Callout number: 75

Date: 11/09/2026

Time: 14:30

Weather: Clear

Location: High Stile

Type of callout: Limited team call-out

Team members involved: 9

Duration: 3 hours

Description:

Two walkers on High Stile had strayed from the path and found themselves in steep, difficult ground. One of the pair had already slipped, thankfully only sustaining minor scratches to their hands. The pair then called for help.

Their exact location was pinpointed using PhoneFind. A text message is sent to the caller's phone, they then click a link allowing the Team to see their phone's location on a map.

The Team made their way to Gatesgarth before heading up the hill. A rope system was rigged and a team member was lowered down to the walkers. The pair were then lowered to safer ground.

Once on easier terrain, the two walkers were then able to continue their walk back to Buttermere, and the Team made their way back to the vehicles at Gatesgarth.

09/09/2026

A wonderful story from our neighbours to the east! ❤️ Keswick Mountain Rescue Team

30/08/2026

Callout number: 72

Date: 28/08/2026

Time: 14:27

Weather: Damp, overcast

Location: Scale Knott, Melbreak

Type of callout: Full team call-out

Team members involved: 11

Duration: 3 hours

Description:

The Team were tasked to assist a walker who had slipped and suffered a lower leg injury. Team members made their way to the casualty to assess. The walker was treated and packaged into the stretcher.

Due to the potential for a long stretcher carry back to the vehicles, helicopter assistance was requested. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency helicopter from Carlisle was able to attend. The casualty was loaded on board Rescue 897 before being flown back to Carlisle for further assessment at the Cumberland Infirmary.

The Team wishes the casualty a speedy recovery.

10/08/2026

Callout number: 68

Date: 08/08/2026

Time: 15:10

Weather: Sunny, dry

Location: Low Fell

Type of callout: Full team call-out

Team members involved: 15

Duration: 3.5hrs

Description:
A walker slipped and injured their ankle whilst descending Low Fell. CMRT made their way down the valley in team vehicles before ascending the fellside on foot.

On reaching the casualty, pain relief was administered and the leg splinted. The individual was then packaged into the stretcher before being sledged back down to the team vehicles.

There, the casualty was handed over to an North West Ambulance Service crew that took them onwards to West Cumberland Hospital.

The Team wishes the casualty a speedy recovery.

07/08/2026

Incident: 97
Location: Moss Force, Newlands Hause
Callout Date: 02/08/2026
Callout Time: 2:41 pm
Agencies Involved: Keswick MRT, Cockermouth MRT, GNAAS (helimed 63), NWAS, Police, Fire Service

A multi-agency response was initiated following a report that a man had slipped and fallen a considerable distance down Moss Force near to Newlands Hause. Visitors to the waterfall, including off duty medical professionals, provided initial support whilst emergency services made their way to the scene. Sadly, despite the best efforts of all involved, the man died as a result of his injuries.

Our thoughts and condolences go out to the man’s family and friends.

02/08/2026

Callout number: 61

Date: 28/07/26

Time: 16:02

Weather: Overcast

Location: Buttermere lakeshore

Type of callout: Full team call-out

Team members involved: 19

Duration: 2.5hrs

Description:
A walker fell and hit their head. They sustained a cut to their head, a possibly dislocated finger, and were suffering with dizziness.

The Team made their way down the valley to Gatesgarth in team vehicles, before continuing on foot to the casualty's location on Buttermere lakeshore.

The casualty was assessed, pain relief administered, and then stretchered back to Gatesgarth. There, the casualty was handed over to the awaiting crew.

The Team wishes the casualty a speedy recovery.

Address

P. O. Box 73
Cockermouth
CA133AE

Website

http://www.cockermouthmrt.org.uk/

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