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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.
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...
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...
Rescuers find body of man after mountain search
A man has died on England’s highest mountain. The body of the 19-year-old from the Matlock area in Derbyshire was found by mountain rescuers on S...
Rescuers use software again to find lost walkers
Mountain rescuers used specialist software and a smartphone to find two walkers lost in a remote part of a national park.
Man discovered safe at home after major search
Three mountain rescue teams and an RAF helicopter took part in a major search for a 71-year-old man who was eventually found safe and well at home.
Phone download helps rescuers find lost walkers
A couple lost on south Wales’s highest mountain were found after rescuers got them to download an application to their smartphone.
Six walkers airlifted from challenge route in freezing conditions
Six walkers had to be rescued after two of them became unwell in freezing conditions while on a challenge route.
Rescuers praise injured walker who hobbled off a mountain
Rescuers have praised an injured walker who managed to hobble to the base of a mountain with their help.
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...
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.
Police name teenager whose body was found on Scafell Pike
Police have named the teenager whose body was found on Scafell Pike. Lee Jones, 19, of Derbyshire, became separated from his friend on the descent ...
Boat rescue for injured Lakeland dog
A mountain rescue team used their boat to rescue an injured dog. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out yesterday, Friday, to the Wasdale Scre...
Midnight rescue for walker lost in foul weather
A walker was rescued from a Peak District fell after getting lost in the dark. Three mountain rescue teams were joined by animals and handlers from...
Three teams rescue injured Christmas Day caver
Three rescue teams spent much of Christmas Day underground helping a caver who was injured by a falling rock.
Navy rescue crew braves 'worst conditions' in flight to save walker
The crew of a Royal Navy rescue helicopter described a hair-raising flight in a blizzard in which they plucked an injured walker from a Highland munro.
Walker dies in Snowdonia avalanche
A man has died in an avalanche on a Snowdonia mountain. The walker, in his mid-30s, fell about 150m (500ft) when a cornice collapsed on Y Garn this...
Five missing walkers found safe and well
Five walkers missing in the Scottish Highlands have been found safe and well. The men, from the Aberdeen area, were last seen two days ago setting ...