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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

Police confirm Braeriach body is that of walker missing since January

Police have confirmed the man’s remains found on a Cairngorms mountain are those of a hillwalker who went missing in January this year.

08 June 2012

Body of man found on Cairngorms mountain

A man’s body has been found in the Cairngorms. Northern Constabulary said the remains were found yesterday, Thursday, about 3.30pm in the Braeria...

08 June 2012

Night-time rescue for injured Scafell Pike walker

A walker was rescued from England’s highest mountain in a night-time operation after injuring his leg.

05 June 2012

Walker's knee injury provides 3,000th rescue for Lakeland team

A mountain rescue team clocked up its 3,000th rescue – and then went on to carry out two further callouts to walkers the same day.

04 June 2012

Second rescue in eight days for walker on Snowdonia mountain

A walker was airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain for the second time in eight days. Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation was called out on Thu...

02 June 2012

Seriously injured climber among callouts in busy weekend for rescue team

A climber suffered serious head injuries in a fall from a crag. Edale Mountain Rescue Team was called to treat the man – the last of four callout...

28 May 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

Two rescued from tent by Lakeland team

Two walkers were rescued from a tent on England’s highest mountain. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by police at 5.35pm yesterday, Thurs...

08 June 2012

Hillwalker airlifted after island fall

A walker was airlifted from a Hebridean isle after suffering ankle and back injuries in a fall. The French woman fell 30m (98ft) while hillwalking ...

08 June 2012

Injured walker airlifted from hillside after gully fall

A walker was airlifted to hospital after breaking his hip in a fall. Two mountain rescue teams went to the aid of the 74-year-old man yesterday, Th...

08 June 2012

Four children among walking group rescued after getting lost in cloud

Eight walkers were rescued after getting lost in thick cloud on a Lakeland fell. Kendal Mountain Rescue Team was called out yesterday, Sunday, at 6...

04 June 2012

Walker airlifted after ankle injury on Coast to Coast route

A walker was airlifted from a fell after suffering a suspected broken ankle in a slip. The 49-year-old woman fell while coming down Dent, the 352m ...

03 June 2012

Walker with broken wrist airlifted from fell

A woman was airlifted from a fell after suffering a suspected broken wrist. Two mountain rescue teams went to the woman’s aid shortly after 1pm o...

29 May 2012

Collapsed walker rescued from Lakeland fell

A walker was rescued after collapsing on a Lakeland fell. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 12.50pm today when the 67-year-old w...

27 May 2012