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Major search ends after missing charity kayaker found camping

A charity kayaker has been given guidance after he sparked a huge search off the Norfolk coast. An operation involving Coastguard rescue teams, two...

Cairngorms walkers missing overnight found safe and well after search

Two walkers who were reported missing overnight in the Cairngorms have been found safe and well. Three mountain rescue teams joined the search for ...

The outdoors world in 2012: our backward glance at the year past

Our rearward glance at a news-packed 2012 includes, as always, tragedy as well as uplifting stories of the great outdoors, and a few oddities.

Coastguard issues safety advice after three sea kayakers rescued

Three kayakers were rescued from a Scottish loch after one of them capsized early this morning. One of the group rang 999 from Loch Fyne on the wes...

Police confirm body found on Lewis is that of missing camper Tamas Gador

Police have confirmed the body found on a Hebridean island at the weekend was that of missing camper Tamas Gador.

Police warn Coastguard supporters not to fire red flares

Police have warned demonstrators not to set off distress flares at a gathering this evening called to protest against a Coastguard station closure.

Walker airlifted from Cuillin peak after fall

A man was airlifted from a Hebridean mountain after falling and injuring his head. The 54-year-old was on Sgùrr Dubh Mòr in the Cuillin on Skye y...

Get behind our volunteer mountain rescuers, Ramblers tell Holyrood

A walking charity is calling on Members of the Scottish Parliament to get behind the nation’s volunteer mountain rescuers.

Mountain rescue dog handlers' plea as funding falls short

Volunteers whose dogs help find missing walkers and mountaineers are pleading for the public’s help in funding their group.

Night-vision system will be used on new Coastguard rescue helicopters

New search and rescue helicopters in Scotland will have the most up-to-date equipment when they come into service in summer, the company operating them said.

Two climbers injured in fall at Mother Carey's Kitchen sea cliffs

Two climbers were injured after falling from a south Wales sea cliff. Milford Haven Coastguard was alerted by Dyfed Powys Police after the incident...

Rescued kayaker dies after Loch Fyne capsize at Tarbert

One of the men rescued after a kayaking incident in Loch Fyne has died. Strathclyde Police said they were called to Tarbert in the north of the Kin...

MPs tell Transport Secretary: lives at risk in new rescue helicopter scheme

The chair of a House of Commons select committee has told a Government minister there are worries the closure of two search and rescue helicopter bases might lead to more deaths.

Police hunting missing camper Tamas Gador find body on Isle of Lewis

Police in Stornoway have found the body of a man. The remains were found in the Dail Mòr area of the Isle of Lewis yesterday, Saturday...

Public-spirited tourist joins search – for herself

A woman tourist took part in a major search – for herself. Police in southern Iceland mounted a hunt for the woman over the weekend after she was...

Man airlifted after munro fall leads to head injury

A man was airlifted from a munro after injuring his head in a fall. The man, in his 60s, fell about 15m (ft) today on Sgùrr Dubh Mòr in the Cuill...

Hillwalker airlifted after island fall

A walker was airlifted from a Hebridean isle after suffering ankle and back injuries in a fall. The French woman fell 30m (98ft) while hillwalking ...