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Rescuers in action in three Scafell Pike incidents

Mountain rescuers were in action in three incidents on England’s highest mountain. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team called in the help of the Duddon ...

11 March 2012

Walker suffers ankle injury after Dales slip

A woman was rescued after slipping and injuring herself while walking in the Yorkshire Dales. The 64-year-old slipped on wet grass and injured her ...

08 March 2012

Trail walker remains in coma after carbon monoxide poisoning

A walker who was rescued after being found unconscious in his tent on a long-distance trail remains in a coma almost a week after the incident.

07 March 2012

Mountain biker rescued after fall leads to leg injuries

A mountain biker was rescued after falling and injuring herself in a Lakeland forest. Fourteen members of the Coniston Mountain Rescue Team went to...

05 March 2012

Rescuers find missing walker unconscious in tent

A walker was taken to hospital after being found unconscious by rescuers on a long-distance trail. The 49-year-old was reported overdue on Thursday...

03 March 2012

Man suffers serious injuries in Lakeland scrambling fall

A man suffered serious injuries after falling on a scrambling route today. The walker, in his 40s, tumbled 15m (50ft) while descending Sharp Edge o...

26 February 2012

Climbers rescued in failing light after rope jams

Three climbers had to be rescued after getting into difficulties in failing light. The two women and a man, all in their 20s and from Nottingham, c...

26 February 2012

Police name walker in Lakeland death fall

The walker who died after falling from a Lakeland fell has been named by police. Peter Huntley, 55, of Preston, Lancashire, fell to his death from ...

20 February 2012

Third callout for rescuers on same mountain as family gets into trouble

A family called for help after getting stuck coming down a mountain. Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team went to the aid of the husband and wife and ...

20 February 2012

Walker suffers arm injury in Dales slip

A walker was rescued after slipping and injuring himself in the Yorkshire Dales. The 65-year-old was on top of Malham Cove when he slipped on wet r...

09 March 2012

Walker rescued after fell trip leads to broken ankle

A walker was rescued after a trip on a Lakeland fell led to a suspected broken ankle. The 66-year-old man, from South Shields on Tyneside, was walk...

07 March 2012

Rescuers thank farmer who helped find lost walkers

Mountain rescuers thanked a farmer who helped in finding four missing walkers. The four women, from Oxford, had a guidebook but no map or compass f...

05 March 2012

Walkers rescued after getting lost in Lakeland gill

Two walkers were rescued in a six-hour operation after getting lost while coming down from England’s highest mountain.

04 March 2012

Walkers rescued after taking wrong route off mountain

Two walkers were rescued after getting lost while coming down from England’s highest mountain. The pair, in their 20s and from Surrey, made a nav...

27 February 2012

Walker rescued after getting lost in low cloud

A walker was rescued from Yorkshire’s second highest peak today after getting lost in low cloud. The 52-year-old man called for help from the 723...

26 February 2012

Walkers rescued after getting lost in dark

A pair of walkers were rescued after getting lost in the dark. The duo became benighted while walking on Claife Heights in the Lake District. Co...

24 February 2012

Climber in Nevis fall is in 'serious but stable' condition

A climber who fell more than 1,000ft from Ben Nevis’s North Face is in a serious but stable condition in hospital, police said.

20 February 2012

Lakeland walker dies after 200ft fall

A walker has died after falling 200ft (60m) from a Lakeland fell. The man, believed to be from the Preston area, was with a friend on the High Stre...

20 February 2012

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