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High winds stop helicopter airlift of injured Ullswater hillwalker
High winds prevented a helicopter landing to airlift an injured walker from a Lake District fell. Mountain rescuers requested the help of the Great...
Teen rescued after injury on Coast to Coast Walk
A teenager was rescued after injuring herself while walking the Coast to Coast route with her family.
Walkers' asthma attack and wasp sting prompt mountain rescue callouts
A Lake District mountain rescue team was called out twice in two hours, to a girl having an asthma attack and to a man who had been stung by a wasp.
Blake Rigg walker finds body of Chay Lancaster, missing for four years
Police have confirmed that the body of a man found at the foot of a Lakeland fell last month was that of missing Blackpool man Chay Lancaster.
Lost Yorkshire Three Peaks walkers rescued after midnight call for help
Two walkers tackling the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge had to be rescued after getting lost in the dark.
Walker texts thanks to team after 2am rescue from Waun Fach
A grateful walker sent a text thanking rescuers who led him to safety after he got lost on a Brecon Beacons mountain.
Couple winched to safety after getting stuck in Bristly Ridge gully
A couple tackling an ascent in Snowdonia had to be winched from the mountain after getting stuck on difficult ground.
Giant balloon sparks major Ullswater search after fears of paraglider crash
A major search was sparked in the Lake District after reports a paraglider had crashed into Ullswater.
Rescuers searching for missing Dartmoor walker find man's body
Rescuers searching for a missing Dartmoor walker have found a man’s body. The discovery was made in the early hours of this morning near Okehampt...
Night rescue for two lost Yorkshire Three Peaks walkers
Two walkers had to be rescued after they got lost while attempting the Yorkshire Three Peaks. The women, aged 47 and 54, called for help after losi...
Three children among group airlifted from Torridon bothy after river floods
A group of walkers and their dog had to be rescued after getting cut off by a fast-flowing river at a remote Torridon bothy.
Missing swimmer and three walkers in difficulty keep Keswick rescuers busy
A walker was rescued after being taken ill while walking on the slopes of Blencathra. The 18-year-old student was with a youth group yesterday in R...
Climber who died in Tremadog crag fall named as Keith Waddell of Leeds
The climber who died in a fall at Tremadog in Snowdonia has been named as Keith Waddell. Mr Waddell, 50, of Leeds, fell while on the Valerie’s Ri...
Pavey Ark scramblers rescued after getting stuck on Jack's Rake
A group tackling a Lakeland route had to be rescued after getting stuck on a scramble that has been the scene of two deaths and a serious injury in recent years.
Mountain rescuers reach injured Ullswater walker by boat
A walker was rescued after breaking her ankle on a Lake District path. The woman was walking alongside Ullswater on Thursday when she slipped and i...
Climber dies in fall from Tremadog crags
A climber has died after falling at a popular Snowdonia crag. The man fell while climbing on Valerie's Rib on Craig Bwlch-y-Moch on Tuesday evening...
Martin Livingstone named as walker whose body was found on Ben Starav
Police have named the walker whose body was found on a mountainside in Glen Etive at the weekend. Martin Livingstone, 55, of Coatbridge, North Lana...
Four rescued from Tryfan after straying on to steep crags
A mountain rescuer warned that increasing numbers of walkers are going astray on a Snowdonia mountain after four people were led to safety from a rescue blackspot after getting stuck on steep ground.