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Walker rescued after breaking leg on Whernside descent

A walker was stretched off Yorkshire’s highest peak after slipping and injuring her leg. The Cave Rescue Organisation was called out today after ...

04 May 2013

Police name Philip Elgey as walker who died after Great Gable collapse

Police have named the man who died on Great Gable’s summit while walking with a group. Philip Elgey, 61, of Kendal could not be revived despite e...

02 May 2013

Three Peaks runner stretchered off Pen-y-ghent after ankle injury

A runner in the Three Peaks Race was stretchered from the hillside after slipping and suffering a suspected broken ankle.

29 April 2013

Walker airlifted from Lakeland fell after breaking leg

A walker was airlifted from a Lakeland fell after slipping and breaking his leg. The 44-year-old from Manchester was walking above Banishead Quarry...

27 April 2013

Rescuers use boat to reach Ullswater walker with head and knee injuries

A mountain rescue team used its boat to reach an injured walker on a lakeside path. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 2.25pm on ...

25 April 2013

Pennine Way walkers airlifted after man suffers suspected stroke

A pair of walkers were airlifted from the Pennine Way near its northern-most reaches after one of the suffered a suspected mild stroke.

25 April 2013

Alsatian dog and three walkers rescued from Scafell Pike

An alsatian dog was among a group rescued from England’s highest mountain after getting into difficulties.

23 April 2013

Walkers find body of man near Snowdon scramble route

A man has died after a fall on Wales’s highest mountain. Walkers found the injured man shortly after 11am on Saturday and alerted emergency servi...

22 April 2013

Body of man found by rescuers searching Fannichs for missing walker

The body of a walker has been found by rescuers in the Highlands. Police Scotland said the man was reported overdue today after going walking in th...

21 April 2013

Climber dies in fall from Black Crag in Borrowdale

A climber has died after falling at a Lake District crag. The 50-year-old woman fell more than 300ft at Black Crag in Borrowdale yesterday. She ...

03 May 2013

Great Gable walker dies after collapsing at summit

A walker died after collapsing on a Lakeland fell despite efforts to resuscitate him. The 61-year-old suffered a suspected heart attack on the summ...

30 April 2013

Lakeland walker stretchered from Gummer's How after breaking leg

A walker was rescued in a night-time operation in the Lake District after she fell and broke her leg.

27 April 2013

Walker stretchered from Dales Way after leg injury

Rescuers had to stretcher a walker for a kilometre after he injured himself on a national trail. The man was walking the Dales Way when he slipped ...

26 April 2013

Buttermere walker rescued after breaking ankle

A walker was rescued after breaking her ankle on a Lakeland walk. The 60-year-old Australian woman was walking in Warnscale, Buttermere, when she s...

25 April 2013

Three walkers rescued in two incidents on Scafell Pike

Three people were rescued from England’s highest mountain in two separate incidents. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 4.30pm yester...

24 April 2013

Police name David Beattie as walker who died in Fannichs

Police have named the walker whose body was found in the Highlands at the weekend. David Robert Beattie, 54, from the Aberdeen area, was reported m...

23 April 2013

Teen airlifted from Gordale after tumble leads to head and back injuries

A teenager was airlifted from a fellside in the Yorkshire Dales after injuring herself during an early morning walk.

21 April 2013

Walker dies on Ireland's fourth highest mountain Cnoc na Péiste

A walker has died after falling from a ridge on Ireland’s fourth highest mountain. The man fell from the ridge between Cnoc na Péiste and An Gun...

21 April 2013

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