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Woman airlifted after suffering head injuries on Dales hill

A walker was airlifted from Yorkshire’s second-highest peak after injuring herself. The 48-year-old woman fell near Nick Pot on Ingleborough, suf...

23 June 2012

Second death on Jack's Rake after woman falls from scramble route

A second person has died after falling from a Lake District scrambling route, five days after a similar incident.

21 June 2012

Scent to find you – the search dogs that might save your life

It’s a sobering thought that the difference between life and death for a stricken hillwalker could be down to a squeaky toy.

19 June 2012

Walker airlifted after injuring leg in gill descent

A walker was airlifted from a fell after injuring his leg. The 68-year-old was walking yesterday, Sunday, when he slipped on the path while coming ...

18 June 2012

Walker stretchered from fell after breaking leg in beck leap

A walker was stretchered from a fell after breaking her leg. The 31-year-old woman was walking the Coledale Horseshoe in the Lake District today wh...

17 June 2012

Dales Three Peaks walkers rescued as wind and rain hit fells

A group of walkers attempting the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge was rescued after they got into difficulties.

16 June 2012

Walker stretchered from Dales fell after leg injury

A walker was stretchered from a fell after suffering a suspected broken leg. The 57-year-old walker was crossing a beck near the Blea Moor Aqueduct...

14 June 2012

Rescuers find stuck scramblers using smartphone system

A mountain rescue team used an internet system devised by one of its own members to locate a couple cragfast on a Snowdonia mountain.

11 June 2012

RAF crew and rescuers work together to help injured walkers

Lakeland mountain rescuers worked with an RAF helicopter crew to help two walkers in separate incidents.

11 June 2012

Walkers rescued as rising flood water traps group on moors

Four walkers on a national trail were rescued after torrential rain led to them being cut off by a beck in spate.

22 June 2012

Mountain biker dies in fall from Lake District fell

Police have named a mountain biker who died in a fall in the Lake District. Michael Farthing, 64, of Penrith, Cumbria, fell between 150m and 200m (...

19 June 2012

Rescue team and faithful dog help save missing pensioner's life

A man feared dead after spending two days and nights on the banks of a Borders burn is recovering in hospital after being treated by a search and rescue team.

18 June 2012

Eight-hour rescue for Three Peaks walkers lost in dark

A group of four walkers tackling the Three Peaks Challenge was rescued after getting lost in the dark on England’s highest mountain.

17 June 2012

Man dies in fall from popular scrambling route

A man has died in a fall from one of the Lake District’s most popular scrambling routes. The man took what was described by rescuers as ‘a big ...

17 June 2012

Man rescued after getting stuck on Lakeland fell

A man stuck on England’s second-highest mountain was rescued after his calls for help were heard. The walker became cragfast in the Broad Stand a...

15 June 2012

Walkers find man's body on Snowdonia mountain

A man’s body has been found by walkers on a Snowdonia mountain. The remains were found on Cadair Idris in the South of the national park yesterda...

13 June 2012

Runner suffers serious injuries in fall from Lakeland fell

A fellrunner suffered severe head and spinal injuries in a fall from a Lakeland fell. The runner, from Essex, was with three others when he fell ab...

11 June 2012

Hypothermic fellrunner rescued during race

A fellrunner was airlifted from a fell after becoming hypothermic during a race. The 70-year-old became unwell on the summit of Dow Crag above Coni...

10 June 2012

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