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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 ...

30 August 2013

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...

29 August 2013

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 ...

28 August 2013

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...

26 August 2013

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...

26 August 2013

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...

25 August 2013

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.

21 August 2013

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...

18 August 2013

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.

17 August 2013

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.

29 August 2013

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...

28 August 2013

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...

27 August 2013

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...

26 August 2013

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...

25 August 2013

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.

24 August 2013

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.

21 August 2013

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.

18 August 2013

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 ...

16 August 2013

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