rescue

Rescuers help injured walkers on Cumbrian fells

Mountain rescuers were airlifted on to a Lakeland fell to help a walker who had fallen and injured herself.

05 June 2011

Police name French walker who died on Nevis

Police have named the walker who died after being airlifted from Ben Nevis on Sunday. Arnaud Alexandre Romain Albagnac, 22, from Aveyron in souther...

03 June 2011

Walkers tackling Lakeland fells 'without skills to get back down'

Mountain rescuers say walkers are taking to the Lakeland hills without the skills to find their way safely off the fells.

02 June 2011

Walker treated after Lakeland slip

A walker was rescued after suffering a suspected broken leg on a Lakeland path today. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team went to the man’s aid afte...

01 June 2011

Nine-hour stint for rescue crew in spate of Highland incidents

The helicopter crew of Britain’s busiest search and rescue base was involved in four mountain rescues yesterday in the space of nine hours.

01 June 2011

One dead and three injured in Cuillin rockfall

One person has died and another three people have been injured following a rockfall on the Cuillin ridge on Skye.

31 May 2011

Coast to Coast walkers in night-time rescue

Two Coast to Coast walkers were rescued after being reported overdue in the Lake District. The women were on the route between Ennerdale Bridge and...

30 May 2011

Rescuers in searches for two missing challenge walkers

A walker reported overdue while tackling the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge was found by rescuers late on Sunday evening.

30 May 2011

Hypothermic walkers rescued from Dales fell

Two walkers were rescued after they got into difficulties in poor weather on a fell. The pair were found suffering from hypothermia by members of t...

23 May 2011

Rescued mountain pair in trainers were 'totally ill prepared'

Two students who were rescued after getting stuck on a Snowdonia mountain were totally ill prepared, rescuers said.

03 June 2011

Walker's phone picture helps rescuers find injured man

Mountain rescuers used technology to put them in the picture during a search for an injured walker on the Lake District fells.

03 June 2011

Skye climber killed in accident was 'fearless explorer'

The climber who died in an accident on Skye on Tuesday was a fearless explorer who lived life to the full, her family said.

02 June 2011

Police name woman killed in Skye climbing accident

Police have named the woman who died yesterday after she was hit by falling boulders while climbing on the Cuillin on Skye.

01 June 2011

Woman dies and three seriously hurt in Skye climbing accident

A woman has died in a climbing accident which left three others injured. The climber was belaying the lead man when he dislodged a rock and fell ab...

31 May 2011

Sandal-wearing walkers rescued from Beacons peak in bad weather

Four men were rescued from the highest hill in the Brecon Beacons after getting lost in bad weather. Three of the walkers were shod in sandals and ...

30 May 2011

Walker dies after Nevis airlift

A walker has died after being airlifted from Britain’s highest mountain. The walker, described by police as a young man, was reported to be in di...

30 May 2011

Three airlifted after spate of Lakeland rescues

Three Lakeland hillgoers were airlifted in separate incidents after suffering injuries in falls. The first casualty was a man running as a supporte...

28 May 2011

Lakeland walker suffers broken leg in high winds

A walker was stretchered from a Lakeland fell after breaking her leg. The 50-year-old was near Scarth Gap, between Haystacks and High Crag when she...

23 May 2011

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