rescue

Flash guides rescuers to walkers lost in mist

Two walkers lost in cloud on a Lakeland fell used a camera flash to guide rescuers to them. A major search today involving 30 rescuers from two tea...

21 March 2011

Climber dies after being struck by rock on sea cliffs

A climber has died after being struck by a rock while on sea cliffs. Jonathon Woods was climbing with his girlfriend at Bosherton Head in Pembrokes...

21 March 2011

Walkers caught out as perigee Moon causes high tides

Coastguards have pleaded with walkers to check tide times after a spate of rescues as people were cut off by high spring tides.

20 March 2011

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...

19 March 2011

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 ...

14 March 2011

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 ...

05 March 2011

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...

27 February 2011

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 ...

24 February 2011

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.

22 February 2011

Tributes to mountaineering pioneer who died in Highlands

The climbing community has led tributes to a former president of the Scottish Mountaineering Club who died at the weekend.

21 March 2011

Climbers safe after eight-hour night rescue

Two climbers were rescued in a night-time operation lasting eight hours. The pair, from Peterborough, were reported overdue after setting out for a...

21 March 2011

Woman rescued after three-hour caving ordeal

A woman was rescued from a cave after injuring herself while taking part in an organised trip underground.

19 March 2011

Two injured climbers airlifted after Nevis avalanche

Two climbers were airlifted to hospital after being caught in an avalanche on Britain’s highest mountain.

16 March 2011

Walkers found safe after major Peak District search

Two walkers were found safe and well after a night-time search involving 60 volunteer rescuers on the Peak District's highest mountain.

07 March 2011

Walker airlifted from Peak hill after night injury

A walker was airlifted from the Peak District’s highest hill after injuring herself while descending in the dark.

28 February 2011

'Exhausted' caver helped to surface by rescuers

A caver was helped to the surface by rescuers yesterday after being reported stuck in an underground system.

27 February 2011

Walker helped by rescue team he helped form

A Lakeland rescue team turned out today – to help one of its founder members. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted at 3.20pm to help a wal...

22 February 2011

Pair rescued after getting lost on Peak District mountain

Two walkers were rescued after a major search on one of the Peak District’s most challenging hills.

22 February 2011

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