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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.
Three walkers rescued after getting lost in dark on wintry Broad Crag
Three walkers were rescued after getting lost in the dark on a 3,000ft Lake District fell. The group called for help from Broad Crag, the neighbour...
Ten-hour rescue effort frees four cavers trapped by flood in King Pot
A group of cavers was rescued in a 10-hour operation after they got trapped underground by rising water.
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....
Injured walker spends longest night of year in storm on Ullswater fell
A walker with a broken ankle was rescued after spending the year’s longest night in a storm on a Lake District fell.
Air ambulance crews use donated bubble-wrap to save casualties' lives
Stricken walkers and climbers airlifted from hills will be well protected thanks to a new technique adopted by air ambulance crews.
Walker stretchered from Loughrigg after slip leads to broken ankle
A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after slipping and injuring his ankle. The man was walking on Loughrigg today when he slipped on...