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Rescue helicopter crews see drop in callout numbers

The number of rescue missions carried out by the RAF and Royal Navy search and rescue teams in the first six months of 2011 was the lowest for six years.

Two walkers airlifted after separate falls

Two walkers were airlifted to hospital after they were injured in separate incidents just 300m apart.

Armed forces climbers airlifted from Nevis with serious injuries

Two climbers who were seriously injured in a fall on Ben Nevis today were members of the armed forces.

Nine-hour stint for rescue crew in spate of Highland incidents

The helicopter crew of Britain’s busiest search and rescue base was involved in four mountain rescues yesterday in the space of nine hours.

Paddler dies as kayak capsizes on lake

A paddler has died after his kayak capsized on a Cumbrian lake. The man, believed to be in his 20s, was with a friend in a two-man boat on Ullswate...

Rescue helicopter plans collapse as 'irregularities' probed

Controversial plans to privatise Britain’s search and rescue helicopters have collapsed and police are investigating irregularities in the bid.

Hopes fade for missing Nevis walker as weather prevents search

Hopes for the survival of a walker missing on Ben Nevis are fading after extreme weather prevented a search for the man today.

'I'll be back' vows walker who fell 1,000ft

A mountain walker who survived a huge fall from a peak in the western Highlands said he would be back on the hills as soon as he was fit.

Fog puts paid to planned rescue helicopter reunion

Thick fog put the dampener on a planned reunion of a helicopter pilot with his former mountain rescue colleagues.

Former mountain rescuer takes charge of Navy search helicopters

A former volunteer member of a Lake District mountain rescue team will now take charge of airborne rescue missions.

Forest airlift for injured mountain biker

A mountain biker was airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries on a forest ‘black route’.

Rescue launched as two Nevis climbers injured

Two climbers have been injured on Britain’s highest mountain. The men were on Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis’s north face when they sustained their i...

Everest summit joy for the man who fell 1,000ft and lived

The climber who survived a 1,000ft fall from a peak in the western Highlands in January has successfully summited Everest.

Reunion with rescuers for man who fell 1,000ft from mountain

A man who survived a 1,000ft fall from a Highland peak today met the aircrew who winched him to safety.

Body of missing walker found on Ben Nevis

The body of a walker has been found on Ben Nevis, a week after he was reported missing. Hyder Ali Manir, 20, of Worcester, was walking on Britain�...

Search resumes for Nevis walker as concerns grow

A full-scale search resumed at first light this morning for a man missing on Britain’s highest mountain.

Climber 'lucky to be alive' after 1,000ft fall

A climber survived a fall of 300m (1,000ft) with only minor injuries. The crew of a Royal Navy helicopter said they feared the worst when called to...