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Man dies after collapsing on Snowdon path
A man has died after collapsing on Wales’s highest mountain. Emergency services were alerted this afternoon after the man was reported to be unco...
Blencathra walker survives 130ft fall with minor injuries
A walker escaped with minor injuries after falling 130ft (40m) down a Lake District Mountain. His companion had to be rescued after getting stuck o...
Lost Scafell Pike walkers' failures lead to 'frustrating' six-hour rescue
A Lake District mountain rescue team has described how a catalogue of failures by group tackling England’s highest mountain led to a frustrating night on what it said was an avoidable mission.
Mountain biker dies after fall on Skiddaw
A mountain biker has died after falling on a Lake District mountain. The 60-year-old was reported missing in the early hours of today after failing...
Mountain rescuers help treat seriously injured paraglider on Hay Bluff
A mountain rescuer out walking on a south Wales hill was on hand to help when a paraglider was seriously injured when he crashed on the peak.
Lake District walker dies in 60ft fall in St John's in the Vale
A walker has died after falling more than 60ft from a Lake District path. The 65-year-old man was with an organised group yesterday when he fell 20...
Woman rescued after breaking ankle on Red Screes
A walker was rescued after fell and broke her ankle on a Lake District mountain. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 2.10pm yesterday...
Pontneddfechan rescue prompts warning daylight getting shorter
Rescuers are reminding walkers and outdoor enthusiasts that the nights are drawing in as summer draws to a close.
Teenager airlifted from Ingleborough after head injury
A walker was airlifted from one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks after suffering head injuries in a fall.
Walker airlifted to hospital after 100ft fall on Stonethwaite Fell
A walker was airlifted to hospital after falling 100ft on a Lakeland fell. The 70-year-old was walking on the path near Dock Tarn, above Stonethwai...
Heart-attack walker and injured mountain biker rescued by Coniston team
A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after suffering a suspected heart attack. The man became ill while walking near Uskdale Gap on Hol...
Police name Christopher Connell as walker who died in Lake District fall
Police have named the walker who died in a fall in the Lake District on Saturday. Christopher Connell, 67, of Halifax, West Yorkshire, was walking ...
Walker stretchered from Keppel Cove path after seizure
A walker was stretchered from a Lake District mountain after she suffered an epileptic seizure. The 57-year-old from Stockport had a fit on the zig...
Critically injured cyclist airlifted from Honister Pass after crash
A critically injured cyclist was airlifted from a Lake District pass after crashing into a wall. The man, in his 40s, came off his bike on the Honi...
Walker rescued from Glyder Fach after GPS batteries fail
A walker had to be rescued from a Snowdonia mountain after the batteries failed in her GPS. The 55-year-old from Betws y Coed had no paper map and ...
Llyn Dinas walker rescued after suffering ankle injury
A walker was rescued after slipping and suffering a suspected broken ankle. The 19-year-old woman was walking near Llyn Dinas, north-east of Beddge...
Snowdon walker's injury interrupts Llanberis rescue team's celebrations
An RAF Sea King helicopter rescued an injured walker on Wales’s highest mountain. Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team had to interrupt its celebration...
Rescuers find body of missing Glencoe walker John King
Rescuers have found the body of a walker missing on a Glencoe mountain since Tuesday. Members of the Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team and Search and Re...