Body found after Highland search

Rescuers have found a man’s body after a major overnight search in the Highlands. Police were alerted at 9.40pm yesterday by the family of the 69...

A hard day's night: dogged determination helps rescuers find their man

It’s the dead of night and a walker is missing on one of the bleakest hills in the Peak District. The man was supposed to meet his wife at a pub ...

Rescuers use boat to reach injured walker

Volunteers used their rescue boat to reach a walker who had fallen and injured her head. The 79-year-old woman was walking on the lakeside path at ...

Sheepish crag trio in early-morning rescue

A mountain rescue team was called to three sheepish adventurers stuck on a crag early today. Members of the Edale Mountain Rescue Team were alerted...

Walker stretchered from fell after slip

A walker was rescued from a Lake District fell after slipping and breaking his ankle. The 74-year-old from Croydon, Surrey, was with his family on ...

Reunion with rescuers for man who fell 1,000ft from mountain

A man who survived a 1,000ft fall from a Highland peak today met the aircrew who winched him to safety.

Walker dies after coastal cliff fall

A walker has died in hospital after falling from cliffs on Anglesey. The 73-year-old woman fell from the Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path near Llanbad...

Kayaker dies after river incident

A kayaker has died after getting into difficulties on a Northumberland river. Andrew Weatherill of Hartlepool was winched from the River Tyne near ...

Julia and William back second rescuers' awareness day

Volunteer rescuers will raise their profile with events later this year designed to give the public an insight into their work.