Keswick Mountain Rescue Team

Runner rescued after getting lost on 100km Lake District challenge

A competitor on a Lakeland challenge had to be rescued after getting lost on the Helvellyn range. The man called for help while taking part in a 10...

15 September 2013

Widow pays tribute to mountain biker John Graham who died on Skiddaw

The widow of the mountain biker whose body was found on Skiddaw on Monday has paid a glowing tribute to an accomplished adventurer.

11 September 2013

Police name Christopher Connell as walker who died in Lake District fall

Police have named the walker who died in a fall in the Lake District on Saturday. Christopher Connell, 67, of Halifax, West Yorkshire, was walking ...

09 September 2013

Lake District walker dies in 60ft fall in St John's in the Vale

A walker has died after falling more than 60ft from a Lake District path. The 65-year-old man was with an organised group yesterday when he fell 20...

08 September 2013

Woman airlifted after suffering multiple injuries in fall on Barf

A woman was seriously injured in a fall on a Lake District fell. The 74-year-old from Dalston tumbled about 10m (33ft) on Barf, overlooking Bassent...

13 August 2013

Thirlmere swimming death man named as Bilal Bhaty

Police have named the man who died while swimming in Thirlmere in the Lake District yesterday. Muhammad Bilal Bhaty, known as Bilal, 28, of Pakista...

25 July 2013

Walker breaks leg in Blencathra slip

A walker was stretchered from a Lakeland fell after breaking his leg. The 78-year-old man slipped while coming down Scales Fell on Blencathra yeste...

18 July 2013

Search dog finds exhausted missing Thirlmere Forest walker

A man suffering from heat exhaustion was rescued from a Lake District fell. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 7pm on Monday after a ve...

05 June 2013

Blea Tarn walker flown to hospital after ankle injury

A walker was airlifted from a Lakeland fell after slipping and injuring his ankle. The 84-year-old was with a group of friends in the Blea Tarn are...

24 May 2013

Walker airlifted to hospital after 100ft fall on Stonethwaite Fell

A walker was airlifted to hospital after falling 100ft on a Lakeland fell. The 70-year-old was walking on the path near Dock Tarn, above Stonethwai...

11 September 2013

Blencathra walker survives 130ft fall with minor injuries

A walker escaped with minor injuries after falling 130ft (40m) down a Lake District Mountain. His companion had to be rescued after getting stuck o...

10 September 2013

Mountain biker dies after fall on Skiddaw

A mountain biker has died after falling on a Lake District mountain. The 60-year-old was reported missing in the early hours of today after failing...

09 September 2013

Praise for granddad who crawled from Lake District fells

A grandfather who crawled to safety after spending the night on the Lake District fells has been praised by mountain rescuers.

14 August 2013

Four children among group rescued in Helvellyn mist

Four young children were among eight walkers rescued after getting lost on England’s third highest mountain.

05 August 2013

Paraglider suffers back injury after canopy collapse on Souther Fell

A paraglider was rescued from a Lake District fell after falling to the ground after his chute collapsed.

21 July 2013

Fellrunner praised for aiding companion in Blencathra rescue

A fellrunner has been praised by rescuers for the way she helped her companion who was left stranded on a Lakeland fell with severe cramp.

22 June 2013

Seven teams in four-hour rescue of injured Helvellyn walker

Rescuers from seven different teams went to the aid of an injured walker on England’s third highest mountain.

28 May 2013

Hypothermic Coast to Coast walker rescued by Honister Mine staff

Mountain rescuers were alerted to a hypothermic walker, the third in two days in the Lake District. The man, who was attempting the Coast to Coast ...

12 May 2013

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