rescue

Rescuers pushed to limit in second nine-hour 'avoidable' incident

A rescue helicopter crew had to push themselves to the limit to airlift two walkers from a Lakeland fell after a nine-hour search involving 40 volunteer mountain rescuers from three teams.

30 July 2012

Boy rescued from Lakeland fell after knee injury

A 10-year-old boy was rescued from a Lakeland fell after injuring his knee. Two rescue teams took part in the operation to bring the boy down from ...

29 July 2012

Teen mountain biker airlifted to hospital after crash

A mountain biker was airlifted to hospital after injuring himself in a crash at a popular Lancashire site.

29 July 2012

'Fortunate' 11-year-old and dad in night-time rescue from Snowdon cliff

A father and his 11-year-old son were rescued from Wales’s highest mountain after a major overnight search lasting more than nine hours.

24 July 2012

Woman stretchered from Lakeland gill after fall

A woman was stretchered from a Lakeland beauty spot after falling and injuring her leg. Coniston Mountain Rescue Team went to the aid of the walker...

23 July 2012

Night-time rescue for charity challenge group lost on fells

A mountain rescue team had to go to the aid of a group taking part in a charity challenge in the early hours of this morning.

22 July 2012

Airlift for midnight walker injured on Scafell Pike

A walker was airlifted from England’s highest mountain after breaking her ankle when she stumbled in the darkness.

22 July 2012

Two teams help injured man airlifted from Lakeland fell

An injured man was airlifted to hospital in an operation involving two mountain rescue teams and an air ambulance.

21 July 2012

Duke's Award walker rescued after slip leads to injury

A walker taking part in a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition was rescued after injuring himself on a fell.

20 July 2012

Lost walkers found on 'wrong' fell in nine-hour search

A rescue team spent nine hours searching for a group of walkers lost on England’s highest mountain.

29 July 2012

Walker airlifted after slip leads to head injury

A walker was airlifted to hospital after slipping on rocks and injuring her head. The 80-year-old was walking in Watlowes, a dry limestone valley a...

29 July 2012

Duke's Award walker stretchered from fell after collapsing

A walker on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition was rescued after collapsing on a Lake District fell.

25 July 2012

Nine-hour rescue for climbers stuck in atrocious weather

Two climbers stuck on a crag were rescued in a nine-hour operation involving two mountain rescue teams and an RAF search and rescue helicopter crew.

23 July 2012

Police name man who died in Cumbrian river

Police have named the man who died after jumping into a Cumbrian river. Darrell Teal, 22, of Urmston, Manchester, was with a group that leapt into ...

23 July 2012

Girl airlifted from scramble route after head injury

An eight-year-old girl was airlifted from a Snowdonia scrambling route after injuring her head in a fall.

22 July 2012

Body found after leap from Cumbrian bridge

The body of a man was found in a Cumbrian river after a search by a mountain rescue team’s swiftwater experts.

22 July 2012

Walker airlifted from Cuillin peak after fall

A man was airlifted from a Hebridean mountain after falling and injuring his head. The 54-year-old was on Sgùrr Dubh Mòr in the Cuillin on Skye y...

21 July 2012

Four rescue teams join major search for missing man in Highlands

Police are appealing for information about a man who is missing in the Highlands. Four mountain rescue teams, Search and Rescue Dogs Association me...

17 July 2012

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