rescue

Man airlifted to hospital after collapsing at Falcon Crag, Borrowdale

A man was airlifted to hospital after collapsing near a popular Lake District climbing crag. The 74-year-old got into difficulties at Falcon Crag i...

30 September 2014

Lost Scafell Pike walker found after light spotted by returning rescuers

A walker lost after going for a trip on England’s highest mountain was found after his light was spotted by rescuers.

29 September 2014

Yorkshire Three Peaks walkers rescued after pulled muscle halts progress

A group of walkers attempting the Yorkshire Three Peaks was rescued after one of them was unable to carry on after suffering an injury.

28 September 2014

Aira Force walker rescued after breaking ankle in fall

A walker was rescued after breaking her ankle in a fall at a Lake District beauty spot. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 12.30p...

24 September 2014

Rescuers thank climbers who helped after pair badly injured in Stanage fall

Mountain rescuers have publicly thanked climbers who helped when two people were seriously injured in a fall from a Peak District crag.

23 September 2014

Rescuers aid injured 84-year-old North Pennines walker on Maiden Way

An 84-year-old walker was rescued after suffering an injury on a fell in the North Pennines. Penrith Mountain Rescue Team was called out on Thursda...

22 September 2014

Injured climber airlifted after fall on Scout Crag in Langdale

A climber was rescued after falling from a Lakeland crag and injuring both ankles. The 33-year-old was on lower Scout Crag in Great Langdale today ...

20 September 2014

Warning as dislodged rock leads to 20ft fall for Tryfan scrambler

A mountain rescuer warned loose rocks are becoming more common on the hills, after a man was injured while scrambling on a Snowdonia peak.

17 September 2014

Mountain rescue vet among team aiding exhausted biker and dog

A mountain rescue team member used his veterinary skills after being called to an exhausted mountain biker in North Yorkshire.

15 September 2014

Helicopter rescue for pair clinging to shepherd's crook on Moffat hillside

A man who was clinging on to a shepherd’s crook held by his friend was plucked to safety by a Royal Navy helicopter as he lay above a steep slope on a Scottish hillside.

29 September 2014

Three-hour rescue after climber falls 100ft on Wyndcliff near Chepstow

An injured climber was rescued from a south Wales cliff in a difficult operation lasting three hours.

29 September 2014

Man seriously injured in 33ft fall from Sharp Edge on Blencathra

A man had to be carried below the cloudbase before he was airlifted to hospital after seriously injuring himself in a fall at a north Lakeland blackspot.

25 September 2014

Four rescue teams in two separate searches for lost Kinder Scout walkers

Mountain rescuers were called out twice on the same day to search for walkers lost on the Peak District’s highest hill.

24 September 2014

Boxer dog Sophie freed by rescuers after spending two hours in rock cleft

Mountain rescuers spent two hours freeing a dog which fell down a cleft in rocks at a popular climbing venue in North Yorkshire.

22 September 2014

Lost Scafell Pike walkers guided to safety by rescuers in night operation

Two walkers were helped to safety after getting lost coming down from England’s highest mountain. The pair phoned for help on Friday when they be...

20 September 2014

Body found by Derwent Water walker was Middlesbrough man Glenn Hartill

A man whose body was recovered by mountain rescuers two weeks ago in the Lake District has been formally identified.

20 September 2014

Runner rescued from Caldbeck Fells in four-hour night-time operation

Mountain rescuers were called out to help in injured fellrunner on a Lakeland hill in the middle of the night.

16 September 2014

Fellrunner guides lost Wharfedale walker to safety as rescuers called out

A lost walker in the Yorkshire Dales was brought to safety by a fellrunner who came across her. The woman became disoriented while walking from Arn...

14 September 2014

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