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Body of Elizabeth Fisher found after Keswick search by 50 rescuers
More than 50 volunteer mountain rescuers took part in an overnight search for a missing woman which ended with the discovery of a body.
Walker stretchered from Coniston Fells after ankle injury
A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after slipping and injuring himself. The man, in his 60s, injured his ankle in the incident whil...
Walker airlifted after 800ft fall on Ben MacDui
A walker was airlifted to hospital after falling from Scotland’s second-highest mountain. The man slid more 250m (820ft) down a crag in Coire Spu...
Lakeland walker with broken ankle stretchered from Great Mell Fell
A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after slipping and breaking her ankle. The woman from Chesterfield in Derbyshire was walking on ...
Rescuers: kayaker's equipment saved his life after falling into Afon Colwyn
Mountain rescuers called out to search for a missing kayaker on Snowdonia river said his buoyancy aid and wetsuit saved his life.
Lost Scafell Pike walker found safe after 11-hour night search in storm
A lost walker was found on the slopes of England’s highest mountain after major 11-hour overnight search.
Husband and wife injured in 400ft fall from Swirral Edge on Helvellyn
A husband and wife were both injured when they fell from a ridge on England’s third highest mountain.
Mountain biker suffers broken leg in Gisburn Forest fall
A mountain biker was rescued after suffering a suspected broken leg at a popular Lancashire site. The 28-year-old man came off his bike on the Shee...
Simon Martindale named as man who died River Rothay in Ambleside
Police have named the man who died in a river in Ambleside. Simon Martindale of Hest Bank, Lancaster, was swept away in the River Rothay on Monday....
Rescuers searching for walker Michael O'Grady find body near Corrour
Rescuers searching for a hillwalker who has been missing for three weeks in the Highlands have found a body.
Ben Vorlich walkers rescued after GPS phone battery went flat
A pair of walkers using a smartphone for navigation had to be rescued from the Arrochar Alps after its battery died, leaving them stranded.
Patterdale rescuer answers door to injured walker's family needing help
A mountain rescuer answered a knock at his door to find the family of an injured walker requesting help.
Walker airlifted from Lakeland path after ankle injury
A walker was airlifted from a long-distance route in the Lake District after injuring her ankle. The 71-year-old woman was walking on the Allerdale...
Navy Sea King crew airlifts lost walkers from Beinn Ghlas in heavy snow
Two walkers were airlifted to safety from a Highland peak by a Royal Navy helicopter crew flying in heavy snow in darkness.
Injured walker airlifted after slip on Snowdon
A walker was airlifted from Wales’s highest mountain after injuring his knee when he slipped. Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team was called out this ...
Lost Easedale walker was reliant on smartphone, rescuers said
Rescuers warned of the dangers of not going adequately equipped while walking in the mountains after they had to guide a man to safety when he got lost.
Six lost walkers rescued from Old Man of Coniston
Rescuers were called out on Boxing Day to help a group of walkers lost on a Lake District mountain. Coniston Mountain Rescue Team was alerted yeste...
Pair rescued from Tryfan scramble they thought was 'easy walk'
A couple had to be rescued from a Snowdonia scrambling route after mistakenly following advice it was an easy walk.