Cockermouth Mountain (flood) Rescue Team
Registered charity no. 506956
The team responsible for rescuing people and animals from the Buttermere, Ennerdale, Lorton and Loweswater valley areas of the Lake District:
- Available 365 days a year, 24 hours a day
- Volunteers spending 1500 hours per year on rescues
- A registered charity solely funded by voluntary contributions
- Annual operating costs of £36,000
2009 was the Team's busiest ever year, with 64 callouts including the floods.
See the team in action, with helicopters, our history and call-outs this year. We need your help too!
Over 200 people were rescued from floods in Cockermouth in November 2009, you can see our photos here, or buy award winning David Ramshaw's book of the floods.