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Ill equipped man rescued from Whernside was so cold he could hardly speak

Rescuers said a walker who got into difficulties on Yorkshire’s highest fell was inadequately equipped.

17 January 2021

Moel Famau walkers rescued after getting caught out by wintry weather

Two walkers were rescued after getting into difficulties on their local hill in wintry conditions. The pair became disoriented in an area north-wes...

08 January 2021

Chance meeting as rescuer comes across lost ill-equipped Cadair Idris walker

Rescuers in Snowdonia said a lost walker was fortunate a team member came across him by chance. The 41-year-old got into difficulties in winter con...

04 January 2021

Lakeland team warns police may attend rescues to check for lockdown breaches

Lake District rescuers have warned that police may attend incidents during lockdown to check on any possible breaches of rules.

04 January 2021

Helvellyn walker suffers head injury in fall after Swirral Edge descent

A walker was rescued after injuring himself on the Helvellyn range. The man and his friend had descended from Swirral Edge on Saturday when he fell...

19 December 2020

Lakeland walkers rescued after getting stuck on ledge on Coniston Fells

A group of walkers had to be rescued after getting into difficulties on a Lake District fell. A passer-by called police after noticing the four men...

13 December 2020

Cadair Idris walkers who called for help 'were unprepared for conditions'

Rescuers said two ill prepared walkers in difficulties on Cadair Idris were fortunate not to have had a worse outcome.

01 December 2020

Royal Marines aid injured teen after fall on Whernside

A group of Royal Marines went to the aid of a teenager who fell while descending Yorkshire’s highest mountain.

30 November 2020

Couple on date call for help after getting stuck on Helvellyn

A couple on a date in the Lake District had to be rescued after they got stuck on steep ground on Helvellyn.

28 November 2020

Group rescued after travelling to Bleaklow air crash site and getting lost

Four people who went searching for an aircraft crash site in winter conditions were rescued from the Peak District’s second highest hill.

10 January 2021

Three rescues in same day for Bowland team as winter takes hold

Rescuers in Lancashire were called out three times in one day as winter conditions gripped the area. Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team received ...

04 January 2021

Police issue penalties to Glen Coe walkers after rescuer injured in incident

Police issued fixed penalties to two walkers following an incident in which a rescuer was injured. Police Scotland said the pair travelled from Oba...

04 January 2021

Man rescued from Lake District fell after dislocating shoulder in fall

A man was rescued after suffering a dislocated shoulder while descending a Lake District fell. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out on Wedne...

31 December 2020

Canine walker Walter rescued after surviving 160ft fall from Peak District ridge

A dog is recuperating after being rescued when it fell from a hillside in the Peak District. Edale Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 12.05p...

17 December 2020

Lakeland campers rescued after getting lost in cloud on Grisedale Pike descent

Two campers were rescued after getting into difficulties on a Lake District mountain. The couple spent the night close to the summit of Grisedale P...

09 December 2020

Helvellyn couple rescued after being caught out by mist and darkness

A couple were rescued were rescue from the Helvellyn range after getting lost in mist and being caught out by nightfall.

30 November 2020

Two injured walkers and cragfast man rescued from Pillar in six-hour operation

Three walkers were rescued from a Lake District mountain in a major night-time operation lasting six hours.

30 November 2020

Walker stretchered from Lakeland fell after injuring leg

A walker was rescued after injuring herself on a Lake District fell. The Kendal woman was walking in Caiston Glen, south of High Hartsop Dodd, on S...

24 November 2020

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