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Yahoo
13 hours ago
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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
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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
19-05-2025
- BBC News
Youths overturn canoe causing huge Lake District rescue response
A canoe which was pushed into a lake by youths sparked a huge emergency response involving a helicopter flying from Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT) said it deployed search teams to Thirlmere in the Lake District after reports were received of an overturned canoe, with the potential for people in the water, near the dam late on Friday evening. Cumbria Fire Service deployed a boat onto the reservoir, while a HM Coastguard Helicopter flew in from Caernarfon, North Wales, to help with the search. KMRT said it then received a report that "three youths admitted to pushing a boat into the water". The team said it had thoroughly searched the shore from the Armboth area to Thirlmere dam before standing down. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
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Search of Thirlmere Reservoir called off after three youths admit to pushing boat in
A multi-agency search of Thirlmere Reservoir following reports of an overturned kayak was called off after three youths admitted to pushing the boat into the water. Cumbria Police, Keswick Mountain Rescue Team, Cumbria Fire and Rescue, and the Coastguard worked together to search the reservoir for any people who may have fallen out of the kayak. Reports came in later that three youths had admitted to pushing the boat into the water which led to the mountain rescue team standing down. A spokesperson for Keswick MRT said: "Late on Friday night Cumbria Police alerted the team to reports of an overturned canoe floating in the water against Thirlmere Damn. "The team immediately deployed sending three vehicles to search the reservoir with the potential for people in the water. "We deployed our team boat with a small team who initially recovered the kayak from the water and then conducted a search of the areas of shoreline which are inaccessible by foot. Other team members including a search dog searched from the shore where they could. "Cumbria Fire Service deployed a boat onto the reservoir as well and HM Coastguard Helicopter 936 flew in from Caernarfon, North Wales to assist. "A report came in that three youths had admitted to pushing a boat into the water. After a thorough search of the shore from the Armboth/Swirls north to the dam by foot patrols, boat and coastguard helicopter, it was agreed that, given the information received, the search could be stood down." The rescue involved 16 team members and lasted two hours and 47 minutes.
