A TV series exploring real incidents faced by mountain rescue teams in the Lake District is set to re-run on Channel 4.
Team members from across Cumbria feature in the show – Lake District Rescue – which gives viewers an inside look at rescues through bodycam, drone and camera footage.
The series was initially broadcast in April – but is now set to rerun on Friday’s on Channel 4 at 8pm.
Episode one follows the teams as they help a man with a dislocated shoulder in Eskdale.
Richard Warren, former chair of the Lake District Mountain Rescue Association, who helped make the show happen, said it had also helped boost fundraising efforts.
Mountain rescue are entirely volunteer run and led and the Lake District’s teams need £1 million in donations every year to operate the service.
Richard said: “We’re very pleased with the documentary. A lot of effort has gone into organising it and getting things done and there have been all kinds of challenges to face including the safety of the film crews and the environment up there.
“We’ve also had a good response to it on social media too and we’ve raised around £3,000 through fundraising after the first episode aired.
“But the primary purpose of it was to give recognition to our 400 volunteer men and women, nobody gets paid so it’s nice to to be recognised, whether it’s in books or documentaries.”
All incidents featured in the four episode series are real and were filmed last year, when rescue teams experienced their busiest summer on record, with over 714 call outs recorded.
Alongside real footage of injured people and serious incidents in the fells, the documentary also features real 999 calls from across the Lake District.
You can watch the first episode of Lake District Rescue on Channel 4 on Friday 12 July at 8pm.
Richard added that while mountain rescue will always turn out for people who are lost or injured – teams are aiming to lessen the amount of people getting lost or injured through being unprepared.
You can donate to the Lake District mountain rescue’s current fundraiser here.
