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Award for mountain-rescue helicopter engineers

Royal Navy rescue helicopter engineers have received an award for their achievements by aviation manufacturers Rolls-Royce.

Airlift for injured Highlands walker

A walker was airlifted from a Highland mountain after injuring his ankle. Police at Fort William were alerted about 1.45pm yesterday, Saturday, tha...

Three strikes for walkers as freak storm hits fells

Four walkers were injured when lightning struck in three separate incidents on neighbouring Lake District fells.

Search continues for missing Highlands kayak woman

Rescuers are continuing their search for a woman paddler who went missing this morning in the Scottish Highlands.

Lakeland death-fall walker named

The walker who fell to his death on a Lake District fell at the weekend has been named. Paul Robert Newing, 35, of Dukinfield, Tameside, Greater Ma...

Rescue crews chalk up record year for callouts

Rescuers gathered this morning to celebrate a record-breaking year. Crews from the Royal Navy’s search and rescue helicopter base at HMS Gannet h...

Two 'lucky to survive' after 2,000ft Glencoe avalanche

Two men have survived after digging themselves out of an avalanche after they were swept 610m (2,000ft) down a mountainside in Glencoe.

Second Glencoe rescue after woman falls from mountain

A woman was airlifted to hospital this afternoon after falling on a Highlands mountain. Police were alerted at 4.15pm today after the climber injur...

Walker airlifted after Glencoe fall

A woman was airlifted to safety after a fall from a mountain in Glencoe. Police were alerted to the incident at about 3.20pm yesterday, Saturday. T...

Rescue helicopter plans shelved in £7bn Government cut

Plans for the part-privatisation of Britain’s search and rescue helicopters have been shelved by the Government.

Rescued walker visits base to thank Navy crew

A walker who had to be airlifted to hospital after falling in the Highlands returned to thank the helicopter crew that rescued him.

Glencoe kayak search teams find woman's body

Police and rescuers searching for a missing kayaker in the Highlands have found a body. Northern Constabulary confirmed that, following a search wh...

Highland rescuers in search after kayaker capsizes

Police and mountain rescue teams are searching for a paddler who is missing in Glencoe. Members of Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team have joined Coastgu...

Man dies after 650ft Lakeland fall

A man has died after falling from a crag in the Lake District. The walker was with two work colleagues when he fell 200m (650ft) from Great End in ...

Climber found safe after Lakeland avalanche

Three mountain rescue teams went to the aid of a climber who triggered a Lake District avalanche today.

Search on for two climbers after Glencoe avalanche

A major rescue operation is underway in the Highlands after an avalanche hit a party of climbers. Two mountaineers are feared missing after the inc...

Goodbye to Sea Kings as rescue helicopters go private

The familiar yellow ‘paraffin budgies’ that have plucked thousands of stricken climbers and walkers from Britain’s mountains are set to disappear under a plan to privatise the country’s search and rescue helicopters.

Rescue boss in push for Fort William mountain helicopter

Scotland could have its own civilian mountain rescue helicopter if a campaign is successful. John Grieve, leader of the Glencoe Mountain Rescue Tea...