PATTERDALE Mountain Rescue Team held a double celebration as it was shortlisted in the Emergency Services category of the Pride of Britain Awards 2019 and also met up with the group of walkers involved in the incident at the heart of their award nomination.
On August Bank Holiday Monday in 2017, Patterdale MRT, along with colleagues from HM Coastguard, Penrith MRT and the Great North Air Ambulance, were involved in rescuing Paul “Robbo” Robertson after he fell some 650 feet from Striding Edge on Helvellyn.
Robbo’s Staffordshire bull terrier, Rossi, was also severely injured in the fall but, after a lot of surgery, care and recuperation, both have made a fantastic recovery.
They visited Patterdale MRT’s Rescue Centre on Sunday, along with Robbo’s wife, Alex (who made the Pride of Britain nomination) and fellow walkers Tracy and Andy Jackson.
“It’s amazing to see how well the two of them have recovered,” said ex-Team Leader Mike Blakey, who led the rescue two years ago.
“The nomination for the Pride of Britain Award came out of the blue and we’d like to thank Alex and Robbo for all that they’ve done since his fall to raise awareness of what we do as volunteer mountain rescuers.
“It’s always a privilege to meet those we’ve rescued in the months and years that follow and to see how our actions made such an important difference.”
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