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Lost Welsh 3,000s trio rescued on Foel-fras after eight-hour night search

Three walkers tackling the Welsh 3,000s challenge sparked an eight-hour night-time search after getting lost on the final peak of the route.

11 August 2013

Fellow walkers help Pavey Ark trio stuck on Jack's Rake

Three people were rescued from a Lake District scrambling route by other walkers in the area after getting stuck.

09 August 2013

Royal Navy seeks rescue memories from walkers helped by its crews

Have you been fortunate – or perhaps unfortunate – to have been rescued by one of the Royal Navy’s search and rescue helicopters.

07 August 2013

'Ill equipped' pair rescued after injury on Snowdon

Two rescue teams went to the aid of a pair of ill equipped walkers on Wales’s highest mountain after one of them slipped and injured himself.

05 August 2013

Buttermere walker rescued after breaking ankle in slip

A Lake District walker was rescued after breaking her ankle. The 64-year-old woman was walking on the path between Scale Force and Buttermere today...

03 August 2013

Walker suffers head injury in fall at Malham Cove

A walker was rescued after suffering a head injury in the Yorkshire Dales. The 71-year-old woman fell on rocks at the foot of Malham Cove today. ...

31 July 2013

Walker airlifted after injuring leg falling into Lake District waterfall

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after suffering serious leg injuries in a 20m (66ft) fall into a waterfall.

30 July 2013

Walker airlifted after falling 50ft at Ystradfellte waterfalls

A walker was airlifted from a south Wales beauty spot after falling 15m (50ft) into a ravine. Rescuers said he was fortunate that trees broke his f...

29 July 2013

Peak District mountain biker dies in fall at Laddow Rocks

A mountain biker has died after a fall on a Peak District hillside. The man came off his bike near Laddow Rocks on Black Hill, north of Crowden, to...

28 July 2013

Man airlifted after falling 160ft from St Sunday Crag ridge

A man was airlifted from a Lake District fell after suffering a head injury when he fell more than 160ft.

11 August 2013

Two teams in night-time rescue of challenge walker from Carnedd Llewelyn

Two mountain rescue teams were involved in a seven-hour operation to find a walker lost on a Snowdonia peak while tackling the Welsh 3000s challenge.

09 August 2013

Instructor praised for helping Corn Du walker with broken ankle

An outdoor instructor was praised by rescuers after he helped an injured walker and raised the alarm when he came across the man on south Wales’s second-highest mountain.

06 August 2013

Four children among group rescued in Helvellyn mist

Four young children were among eight walkers rescued after getting lost on England’s third highest mountain.

05 August 2013

Injured walker airlifted from Hay Stacks

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after injuring his leg. The 42-year-old, from Essex, was on Hay Stacks today when he injured his k...

01 August 2013

Gordon Moss named as mountain biker who died in fall at Laddow Rocks

The mountain biker who died in a fall at Laddow Rocks has been named. Gordon Moss, 54, of Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, was with five companions on Bl...

31 July 2013

Gerard Boyle named as man who died on Ben Nevis charity walk

Police have revealed the man who died on Ben Nevis on Saturday was taking part in a charity walk. Gerard Boyle, 51, from the Glasgow area, collapse...

29 July 2013

Walker dies after collapsing on Ben Nevis ascent

A walker has died after collapsing on the ascent of Britain’s highest mountain. Two off-duty doctors who were on Ben Nevis at the time could not ...

28 July 2013

Fellwalker airlifted to hospital from Angle Tarn after suffering chest pains

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after suffering chest pains. The 50-year-old from Carnforth, Lancashire, was walking alone on the ...

25 July 2013

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