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Two rescued as gales pound Lakeland fells
Two Lake District walkers have been rescued as gales and winds lashed much of northern Britain. Members of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were cal...
RAF crew finds missing Monadhliath walker
A walker who was reported missing in the Highlands has been safe and well. The woman, from the Edinburgh area, camped out on the hillside overnight...
Train crew brings child from windswept Snowdon summit
A two-year-old child was brought down from the summit of Wales’s highest mountain by train, after his father carried him to the peak in appalling weather.
Boy serious after Cuillin fall
A 12-year-old boy is seriously ill in hospital after a fall on a Scottish mountain. The boy, from Sussex, fell between 15 and 30m (50 to 100ft) whi...
Second walker drops in on rescuers at Lakes blackspot
A walker who fell at a Lake District accident blackspot found himself dropping in on rescuers who were already tending to a man who had fallen at the same place minutes earlier.
Woman injured after Lakeland scramble
A woman was taken to hospital earlier today after a fall on a Lakeland peak. Members of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to help the 31-...
Runner dies following airlift from Snowdon race
A runner died while racing to the mountain’s summit in the annual International Snowdon Race yesterday.
Sheep, walkers and bikers keep Dales rescuers busy
A hat-trick of Three Peaks walkers, two mountain bikers, an elusive walker and a sheep provided a busy weekend for rescuers in the Yorkshire Dales.
Mountain rescue boat goes to aid of unconscious walker
A Lake District mountain rescue team took to the water to help an unconscious walker today. Members of the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team used the...
Praise for motorist who spotted mountain walker's distress
Police have praised a motorist whose prompt actions led to a hillwalker being rescued. The walker was airlifted from a Highland mountainside after ...
Rescue teams search for missing Highlands walker
An RAF helicopter has joined the search for a missing walker in the Highlands. Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team and RAF Kinloss MRT are currently sea...
Rescuers search wrong fell after walkers change plans
Rescuers spent the morning searching the wrong Lakeland fell today for a missing couple who had changed their planned route.
Walker found safe after major search
A walker has been found safe and well after a major search in north-west Scotland. The 50-year-old Dutch man became separated from his walking comp...
Climber stable after being crushed by falling boulders
A climber is stable in hospital after a five-hour operation to free him from boulders that fell and crushed him yesterday.
Three airlifted from Snowdon in separate incidents
Aircrews and rescuers were kept busy yesterday in thee separate incidents on Wales’s highest mountain.
Woman stretchered from Lakeland fell
A woman was stretchered from a Lake District fell today after slipping and breaking her ankle. Members of the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were ...
Rescuers' warning to walkers as heatwave approaches
A mountain rescue team has urged walkers to be on their guard against heat exhaustion as Britain goes on to heatwave alert.
Rescue exercise turns to real-life drama
An injured walker got a surprise lift from a Yorkshire peak at the weekend, thanks to a major rescue exercise.