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Walkers, a biker and animal keep rescue team busy with four callouts
A mountain biker, two walkers and a lamb kept a rescue team busy today as they responded to four separate incidents.
Seriously injured climber airlifted after crag fall
A climber was airlifted from a popular climbing crag after suffering serious injuries in a fall. The 21-year-old fell about 9m (30ft) from a route ...
Volunteer team swings into action for another rope rescue
A rescue team proved it knows the ropes after going to the aid of a teenager. Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team was alerted at 8.30pm on Monday ...
Injured climber airlifted after Ben Nevis fall
A climber was airlifted from Britain’s highest mountain after injuring himself in a fall. Members of the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team were calle...
Mountain rescue dog handlers' plea as funding falls short
Volunteers whose dogs help find missing walkers and mountaineers are pleading for the public’s help in funding their group.
Airlift for man injured on Snowdon
A man was airlifted from Wales’s highest mountain after injuring his ankle. Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team was joined in the rescue on Snowdon by...
Nevis walkers rescued as weather warnings issued
Two walkers reported missing on Britain’s highest mountain were found safe and well. The men, who were tackling the Three Peaks challenge, had la...
Man rescued after breaking leg on lakeside walk
A man was rescued after breaking his leg while walking in the Lake District. The 75-year-old was on the lakeshore of Crummock Water with five other...
Yorkshire Three Peaks walkers rescued after getting lost in dark
Four walkers taking part in the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge had to be rescued after getting lost in darkness.
Exhausted walker rescued from fell as heatwave continues
Two mountain rescue teams were involved in a lengthy mission to help an exhausted walker from a Lakeland fell.
Missing walker turns up safe after major night-time search
A walker was found safe and well in the early hours after being reported overdue from a hike in the Lakeland fells.
All well as woolly jumper rescuers find their quarry
Mountain rescuers were called out to help what they termed a ‘woolly jumper’ and a Good Samaritan teenager.
Three Peaks walker rescued after ankle injury
A walker tackling the Yorkshire Three Peaks had to be rescued after injuring herself on the route. The 38-year-old woman injured her ankle yesterda...
Rescue ends walker's Coast to Coast effort after just one mile
A walker was rescued after injuring himself less than a mile after starting a 192-mile trek. The man suffered an ankle injury on St Bees Head today...
Walker airlifted after stumble causes ankle injury
A walker was airlifted to hospital after injuring her ankle when she stumbled on rough ground. The 34-year-old was walking on the Stake Pass in the...
Two die in microlight crash on Highland munro
Two men have died in a microlight aircraft accident on a munro in the southern Highlands. The pair died yesterday after their machine crashed near ...
Missing fellwalker found in hotel after four-hour search
Mountain rescue volunteers spent four hours searching for a hillwalker who had hitch-hiked back to his hotel.
Climber and mountain biker injured in Peak falls
A climber suffered serious injuries in a fall from one of the Peak District’s most popular crags. The 54-year-old man from Alfreton, Derbyshire, ...