Grant Awarded - Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue TEAM

The 3R Foundation recently awarded £500 to Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team towards some swift water rescue equipment.
Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue is a voluntary organisation primarily helping hill-goers in need but tasked to any areas inaccessible to the Ambulance Service.
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 The team was formed in 2003 from an amalgamation of "Furness" and "Millom" MRT's. They have a current average of 42 call-outs each year, working on their own or with our neighbouring teams from Wasdale, Coniston and Kendal.
As well as Mountain Rescue the Team has a smaller group of 12 Swift Water Technicians who are trained specifically to deal with river searching and to assist with flooding situations. More importantly, the 10 MR Teams of the Lake District all have Swift Water Teams that come together to form a large, rapidly mobilised group that can provide support in major regional flood incidents; which really is a fantastic resource for the whole region.
The equipment they use must be regularly checked and replaced so the 3R Foundation was happy to help towards the costs of new carabiners, slings, pulleys and wading poles.

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