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Rescuers' warnings as 'lucky' Snowdon walker falls 150ft through cornice
A man who fell more than 150 feet from Wales’s highest mountain was very lucky not to have fallen further, rescuers said.
Missing Ben Nevis walkers found safe and well
Two walkers missing overnight on Ben Nevis have been found. A search was mounted yesterday after the pair became disoriented on the 1,344m (4,409ft...
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.
Mountain rescuer in aerial search for missing Brecon Beacons kayaker
A mountain rescuer will take to the air in the continuing search for a missing paddler on the River Usk.
Injured Snowdonia walker airlifted after Y Gribin slip
A walker was airlifted to hospital after falling while coming down a Snowdonia mountain. The 73-year-old slipped on wet grass while descending Y Gr...
Helvellyn walker injured as two plunge 300ft from Swirral Edge
A man was airlifted from England’s third highest mountain after falling more than 300ft and injuring his head and back.
Peak District walker suffers broken back in freak Snake Pass culvert fall
A walker suffered a broken spine after being swept away in a Peak District stream. The woman, in her 50s, was with a group walking near the Snake P...
Rescuers searching for missing Steall walker Alistair Porteous find body
Rescuers searching for a missing walker in Glen Nevis have found a body. A huge search for Edinburgh man Alistair Porteous took place over the week...
English teams join Scots colleagues in search for missing Highlands walker
Colleagues from England joined Scottish mountain rescuers in a search for a missing walker in the Mamores.
Snowdon walker airlifted after being injured in avalanche
A walker was airlifted to hospital after being caught in an avalanche on Wales’s highest mountain. The man was struck by the avalanche on the Pyg...
Search will resume at first light for pair missing on Ben Nevis
Rescuers have suspended a search for two walkers missing on Britain’s highest mountain. Police said the operation to find the pair who became dis...
Body found in River Usk in search for missing Brecon Beacons kayaker
Police searching for a missing paddler in the Brecon Beacons said a body has been found. Dyfed-Powys Police said a body was found shortly before 11...
Major search for missing Brecon Beacons kayaker at Llangynidr
Mountain rescue teams joined a major search for a missing paddler in the Brecon Beacons. The kayaker got into difficulties on the River Usk near Ll...
Family thanks rescuers as Steall body confirmed as Alistair Porteous
The family of a man whose body was found after a major search around Glen Nevis have thanked the volunteer rescuers who looked for him when he went missing.
Clough Head walkers rescued after pair suffer asthma attack
Two students were rescued from a Lake District fellside after suffering asthma attacks. The pair were with a group from an outdoor centre coming do...
Helmet saves Tryfan scrambler knocked out after 65ft fall
A man who was knocked unconscious when he fell 65ft from a scrambling route in Snowdonia was saved from serious injury by his helmet.
Dog reunited with fallen walker after wintry night on Lake District mountain
Mountain rescuers helped reunite a walker with his lost dog after the man survived a 500ft fall on a Lake District mountain.
More than 50 rescuers in night operation to save group on Pumlumon Fawr
A group of walkers, including one hypothermic woman, was rescued from a mid-Wales mountain in an eight-hour night-time operation involving more than 50 volunteer team members.