Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team

Exhausted Scarth Gap backpacker rescued after collapsing

Mountain rescuers and air ambulance crew went to the aid of a woman who collapsed while on a backpacking trip in the Lake District.

09 April 2014

Binsey runner rescued after slip leads to broken leg

A runner was rescued after falling and breaking her leg on a fell in the Lake District. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 5.35p...

01 March 2014

Body of Elizabeth Fisher found after Keswick search by 50 rescuers

More than 50 volunteer mountain rescuers took part in an overnight search for a missing woman which ended with the discovery of a body.

15 January 2014

Lost Hay Stacks walker guided to safety after smartphone pinpoints position

A walker was guided to safety after getting lost on a Lake District mountain. The 60-year-old from Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire rang for h...

26 November 2013

Walker stretchered from Burnbank Fell after leg injury

A walker was rescued from a fell in the West of the Lake District after slipping and injuring her leg.

04 November 2013

Walker stretchered from Snockrigg after slip leads to ankle injury

A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after slipping and injuring his ankle. The 65-year-old man was on Snockrigg overlooking Butterme...

24 October 2013

Buttermere walker rescued after breaking ankle in slip

A Lake District walker was rescued after breaking her ankle. The 64-year-old woman was walking on the path between Scale Force and Buttermere today...

03 August 2013

Walker airlifted after injuring leg falling into Lake District waterfall

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after suffering serious leg injuries in a 20m (66ft) fall into a waterfall.

30 July 2013

Walker suffers head and back injuries in Hay Stacks fall

A walker was airlifted to hospital after suffering head and back injuries on a Lake District fell. The 60-year-old woman was coming down from Hay S...

18 July 2013

Rescuers find body of Blencathra walker after 14-hour overnight search

The body of a man has been found on a Lake District mountain after a major overnight search for a missing walker.

29 March 2014

Walker airlifted from Rannerdale Knotts after ankle injury

A walker was airlifted to hospital after slipping and seriously injuring himself on a Lake District fell.

10 February 2014

Mountain rescuers on standby as more floods predicted in latest storm

Volunteer mountain rescuers in the West of the country have been put on standby today after the Met Office warned of more storms and possible flooding.

07 January 2014

Praise for rescuers from husband of woman airlifted after Buttermere fall

The husband of a woman who was airlifted from a Lake District path after suffering suspected spinal injuries has praised rescuers who came to her aid.

14 November 2013

Red Pike walker rescued after getting lost at nightfall

A walker was rescued after getting lost as darkness fell on a Lake District hillside. The 44-year-old woman called for help on Saturday after she b...

26 October 2013

Airlift for walker with spinal injuries on Buttermere path

A walker was airlifted to hospital after suffering suspected spinal injuries in a fall in the Lake District.

19 October 2013

Injured walker airlifted from Hay Stacks

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after injuring his leg. The 42-year-old, from Essex, was on Hay Stacks today when he injured his k...

01 August 2013

Injured walker stretchered from Buttermere fell after fall

A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after injuring himself in a fall. The 19-year-old suffered shoulder and ankle injuries in Sour M...

19 July 2013

Injured teenager airlifted from Hay Stacks

A teenager was airlifted from a Lake District mountain after injuring himself. The 16-year-old boy was on Hay Stacks when he injured his knee just ...

11 July 2013

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