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North-east rescuers have busy spell with four rural and urban callouts

Rescue teams in north-east England responded to four callouts in a week, following the easing of coronavirus lockdown.

15 July 2020

Mountain biker suffers serious injuries in Ilkley Moor crash

A mountain biker was seriously injured when he crashed on Ilkley Moor in West Yorkshire. Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association was called out on...

25 April 2020

Three callouts for Keswick rescuers as icy conditions catch out Lakeland hillgoers

A Lake District team was called out three times on Sunday to aid people who came to grief in icy conditions.

03 December 2019

Rescuers called out after reports of teens 'tripping' on Cat Bells

Rescuers were called after reports of two teenagers tripping on a Lake District fell. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team’s help was requested for two 1...

22 May 2019

Duke of Edinburgh's Award teen stretchered from Lakeland fell after passing out

A teenager on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition was stretchered from a Lake District fell after he passed out.

12 April 2019

Mountain biker rescued after injuring himself near Grisedale Tarn

A mountain biker was rescued after injuring himself in a slip on the Helvellyn range. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted about 6.35pm on F...

03 November 2018

Mountain biker airlifted after suffering critical injuries in Grizedale Forest fall

A mountain biker was critically injured in a fall in a Lake District forest. Coniston Mountain Rescue Team was called to the incident in Grizedale ...

29 May 2018

Two callouts in half hour for Calder Valley rescuers in West Yorkshire

A walker was rescued from a South Pennines hillside after she injured herself when she slipped on black ice.

07 January 2018

Lake District mountain biker dies after suffering cardiac arrest

A mountain biker has died in hospital after suffering a heart attack while cycling in the Lake District.

29 June 2017

Busy time for Edale rescuers with five callouts in 12 hours

Rescuers in the Peak District had one of their busiest days in recent times, with five callouts beginning in the early hours of Sunday and ending more than 12 hours later.

15 July 2020

Rescue team called out to Ilkley Moor after mountain biker injures leg

Rescuers were called out to aid a young mountain biker who suffered a serious leg injury on Ilkley Moor.

14 April 2020

Injured mountain biker uses inner tube as sling after Lakeland fell crash

A mountain biker used an inner tube to improvise a sling after he injured himself in a crash on a Lake District fell.

16 November 2019

Lake District mountain biker suffers multiple injuries in crash near Loweswater

A mountain biker suffered multiple injuries when he crashed in the Lake District. The rider, who was visiting the area from the Netherlands, went o...

17 May 2019

Helmet saves Lake District mountain biker from serious injury in high-speed crash

A mountain biker’s helmet saved him from a more serious injury when he fell off at high speed on a Lake District fell.

09 April 2019

Rescuers' weather forecast plea after Lakeland campers awake to mist-covered fell

A Lake District rescue team pleaded with the public to plan ahead and check weather forecasts after it was called out five times over the weekend, including three in one day.

14 August 2018

Walkers and mountain biker rescued in busy three-day period for Patterdale team

A Lake District rescue team was called out four times in three days to aid three walkers and a mountain biker in separate incidents.

17 April 2018

Two Lakeland mountain bikers injured in high-speed crashes in two days

Two mountain bikers were rescued after suffering injuries in high speed crashes on successive days in the Lake District.

05 July 2017

Teen injured in Gisburn Forest fall after mountain bike splits in half

A teenager was injured at a popular mountain biking venue when his machine split in half, causing him to fall.

08 May 2017

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