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Mother and son airlifted from Cadair Idris after getting into difficulties in dark
A mother and son were airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain after getting lost in the dark. Rescuers believed the walkers were uninjured but called i...
Team uses rope system to rescue walker who fell 65ft at Hardcastle Crags
Rescuers rigged up a rope system to bring to safety a walker who fell about 65ft down a steep slope at a Pennine beauty spot.
Rescuers enlist farmer and brightly lit tractor in search for hypothermic woman
Mountain rescuers enlisted the help a farmer and his tractor to help find a missing woman in the dark.
Four rescued in seven-hour operation after getting stuck on Dow Crag
Four people were rescued in an operation lasting more than seven hours after they got stuck on a Lake District fell.
Blencathra walker escapes serious injury in 100ft fall from Sharp Edge
A walker escaped serious injury in a 100ft fall from a Lake District ridge. The woman was with her dog on Sharp Edge on Blencathra on Sunday when s...
Lakeland walker rescued after collapsing at Boredale Hause
A walker was rescued after collapsing on a Lakeland fell. The woman was walking with friends at Boredale Hause above Patterdale on Wednesday when t...
Climber stretchered from Almscliff Crag after breaking leg in fall
A climber was rescued after suffering a suspected broken leg in a fall from a North Yorkshire crag. Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association was ca...
Man airlifted from Snowdonia mountainside after 200ft fall from scramble route
A man was airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain after tumbling 200ft while scrambling. Rescuers said he was a very lucky man whose injuries could hav...
Lakeland walker airlifted after injuring head in fall on Birk Side
A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after he was knocked unconscious in a fall. The 68-year-old was walking with his nephew on Birk Si...
Two lost Cairngorms walkers found after seven-hour 'brutal' search
Two walkers were rescued after getting completely lost in the Cairngorms. The pair set off on Wednesday to tackle Britain’s second-highest mounta...
Rescuers spend three hours searching for Cadair Idris walkers after panic attack
Mountain rescuers spent more than three hours searching a Snowdonia peak for a pair of walkers who got into difficulties in bad weather.
Scafell pair rescued in six-hour operation after getting stuck on Broad Stand
Two walkers were rescued after getting stuck on dangerous ground at a Lake District accident blackspot.
Walker rescued after torch batteries fade on Pen-y-ghent's slopes
A walker was rescued after getting lost in the dark on one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks. Five separate groups of rescuers searched routes on Pen-y-...
Two Snowdonia walkers rescued from Tryfan as Storm Callum lashes mountain
Two walkers were rescued from a Snowdonia mountain as Storm Callum’s high winds and torrential rain lashed the hill.
Couple and dog rescued after getting cragfast on Barf
A couple and their dog were rescued after they got stuck while descending a Lake District fell. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 1...
Lakeland walker stretchered from Cat Bells after injuring ankle in trip
A walker was rescued from a Lakeland fell after she suffered a suspected broken ankle. The 66-year-old woman tripped near the summit of Cat Bells o...
Torch, map and compass vital, say rescuers after Lakeland walker gets lost in dark
Take a map, compass and torch with you when you head for the hills. That’s the message from rescuers who had to go to the aid of a walker who got...
Two callouts in two hours for Keswick rescuers as storm blows walkers over
Rescuers were called out to the same place twice within two hours after walkers were injured when Storm Ali blew them off their feet.