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Police name missing Glencoe walker as John King
Police have named the missing walker at the centre of a major search in the Scottish Highlands. John King has not been seen since he set off for a ...
Search continues for missing Glencoe walker on Buachaille Etive Mòr
A major search was continuing today for a walker who is missing on a Glencoe mountain. The man, who is in his 60s, did not return from a trip on Tu...
Four teams in major search for missing walker on Buachaille Etive Mòr
A major search is underway for a walker who has gone missing in Glencoe. Four mountain rescue teams have been joined by two helicopters and search ...
Ingleton Waterfalls walker rescued after slip leads to gashed face
A walker was rescued from a Yorkshire Dales beauty spot after falling and injuring his face. The 75-year-old man was on the Ingleton Waterfalls tra...
Two rescues for Coniston team as walkers get lost on fells
Mountain rescuers were called out twice in one day to walkers lost on the Lake District fells. Coniston Mountain Rescue Team was alerted about 2.35...
Walker airlifted after collapse on Moel y Gest
A walker was airlifted from a north Wales hillside after collapsing. The 55-year-old woman was on Moel y Gest, near Porthmadog this morning when sh...
Plea to take map and compass after walkers get lost on Cross Fell
Rescuers pleaded with walkers to take a map and compass when heading for the skills, along with the skills to use them.
Man critically ill after 100ft fall from Broad Stand on Scafell
A man is critically ill after falling more than 100ft from a Lake District crag. The 30-year-old suffered serious head, chest and leg injuries afte...
Three stuck on Glyder Fach after leader falls 66ft
A group of servicemen had to be led to safety on a Snowdonia mountain after their leader fell and injured himself.
Boy stretchered from Scafell Pike after leg injury
Rescuers went to the aid of a boy who injured his leg while coming down from England’s highest mountain.
Briton dies after falling 3,000ft on Mont Blanc
A British mountaineer has died after falling more than 3,000ft in the Alps. The off-duty soldier was with another man on Mont Blanc this morning wh...
Ice-cream treat follows Kendal team rescue of injured Devil's Bridge woman
A woman had to be rescued after injuring her ankle at a Cumbrian beauty spot. Kendal Mountain Rescue Team was called out yesterday to help ambulanc...
Patterdale mountain rescuers sail to aid island boy with broken arm
Mountain rescuers used their specialist boat to reach an injured boy on a Lake District island. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out abou...
Twistleton climber airlifted after breaking wrist in fall
A climber was airlifted after falling from a Yorkshire Dales crag and breaking his wrist. The 25-year-old was on the Handjam Crack route on Twistle...
Midnight rescue for lost Snowdonia walker who only had Scotland map
An embarrassed walker on a Snowdonia peak had to be rescued after getting lost then realising he only had a map of part of Scotland with him.
Eight-hour rescue for two walkers stuck in Wasdale Screes gully
Two mountain rescue teams worked for almost eight hours to free two walkers stuck on a Lake District hillside.
Three walking groups rescued after getting lost on Scafell Pike
Rescuers were called out to England’s highest mountain to find three separate groups of walkers lost in poor weather.
Climber taken by lifeboat from Walls Hill, Torquay, after fall
A climber was rescued after falling from a Devon cliff. The 32-year-old woman fell yesterday evening while climbing at Walls Hill, Torquay. Her ...