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Injured walker airlifted to hospital by Coastguard

A man has been rescued after injuring himself while walking in Wester Ross. Police were alerted at 4pm today to the incident in the Gairloch area...

23 January 2012

Walker suffers head injury after fall in high winds

A walker was airlifted from the fells after suffering head injuries in a fall. The woman was walking near Cove Bridge on the Walna Scar Road track ...

22 January 2012

Walkers stretchered from fells after suffering broken legs

A walker was rescued after slipping and breaking her leg near England’s highest waterfall. The woman, in her 60s, was with her husband when she f...

17 January 2012

Woman rescued after slip leads to injury

A woman was rescued from a Cumbrian hillside after injuring herself in a slip. The 73-year-old slipped on frozen turf while walking near Staveley. ...

15 January 2012

Seriously injured climber among four callouts in 45 minutes for rescuers

A Peak District mountain rescue team called on colleagues’ help after they received four emergency calls, including a climber with a serious head injury.

15 January 2012

Pair rescued after spending night on slopes of Pennine fell

A couple were rescued after spending the night sheltering in a ruined building after getting lost on the highest hill in the Pennines.

08 January 2012

Mountain search fails to find missing walker

A major search involving five mountain rescue team took place after a walker was reported missing. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team mounted a search...

06 January 2012

Rescued paddler dies in hospital

A paddler who was airlifted from a beck in the Howgill fells on New Year’s Day has died. Catherine Stainsby, 41, from Swinton, Malton in North Yo...

04 January 2012

Family pays tribute to teenager in Scafell Pike tragedy

The family of the walker who died on England’s highest mountain at the weekend said he died doing something he enjoyed.

02 January 2012

Walker carried from England's highest peak after leg injury

A walker was rescued from England’s highest mountain after falling a suffering a suspected broken ankle.

23 January 2012

Walkers' summit rescue follows chance encounter by team

A group of walkers stranded on a mountain top was helped from the summit by rescuers who came across them by chance.

21 January 2012

Injured walker and mountain biker rescued in separate incidents

A man was airlifted from a hill after injuring his leg in a slip. The 69-year-old was descending Dumgoyne in the Campsie Fells north of Glasgow whe...

16 January 2012

Injured man airlifted after Nevis fall

A man was airlifted from Britain’s highest mountain after falling 60m. The 57-year-old fell about 200ft on Ben Nevis yesterday, Saturday. Poli...

15 January 2012

Two airlifted in separate mountain incidents

Two walkers were airlifted from mountains in separate incidents. An injured walker was flown to hospital by a Sea King helicopter from RAF Lossiemo...

13 January 2012

Lakeland walkers rescued after suffering leg injuries

Two walkers were rescued after suffering injuries in separate incidents on Lakeland fells. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called to help a 35-...

08 January 2012

Police: 'complacent' hillwalker in blizzard put others' lives at risk

A senior police officer said today anyone going ill equipped on to the Scottish hills is playing with people’s lives.

05 January 2012

Injured walkers rescued in two incidents

A woman was stretchered from a Lake District fell after injuring herself. Members of the Coniston Mountain Rescue Team went to the aid of the walke...

03 January 2012

Canoeist airlifted to hospital after Howgills incident

A paddler is in a serious condition in hospital after she was rescued from a Cumbrian river. The woman from North Yorkshire, who was with a group o...

02 January 2012

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