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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.

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

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...

31 December 2011

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.

31 December 2011

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.

27 December 2011

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.

22 December 2011

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.

19 December 2011

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.

12 December 2011

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

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 ...

01 January 2012

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...

31 December 2011

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...

31 December 2011

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.

26 December 2011

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.

20 December 2011

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...

17 December 2011

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 ...

09 December 2011

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