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Walker battered by Storm Ophelia rescued after night on Lakeland fell
A walker who was ‘battered and bruised’ after being blown over by Storm Ophelia’s winds was rescued after spending the night on a Lake District fell.
Rescuers get lost walkers to download OS Locate app to guide them from fell
Two lost Lake District walkers were guided from the fells after mountain rescuers asked them to download an app to their mobile phone.
Injured walker airlifted from Glen Strahfarrar munro as winds hit 80mph
A rescuer has praised the skill of a helicopter crew after an injured walker was airlifted from a Highland munro in winds gusting to more than 80mph.
Passing walker guides team to true position of injured woman on Snowdonia peak
A passing walker guided rescuers to an injured woman on a Snowdonia mountain, after the team had been told she was on a different peak.
Woman's body found at base of Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales
The body of a woman has been found at a Yorkshire Dales beauty spot and climbing venue. Members of the Cave Rescue Organisation were called out abo...
Lost family with two children winched from Snowdonia mountain in darkness
A family with two young children was winched from a Snowdonia mountain in darkness after they got lost.
Irish rescue team member Kevin Hallahan dies in Crib Goch accident in Snowdonia
A volunteer from an Irish rescue team has died in an accident in Snowdonia. Kevin Hallahan of the Dublin and Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team was takin...
Missing Cadair Idris walker found asleep in dark on mountain path
Rescuers who found a missing walker asleep in the dark on a Snowdonia mountain path said the man could have died if weather conditions deteriorated sooner.
Climber freed from Borrowdale rock crack after getting stuck
A climber was released unscathed after a major operation to free her when she became trapped in rocks in Borrowdale.
Rescuers searching for missing Lakeland walker Dawid Kancyr find body - updated
Rescuers searching for a missing walker in the Lake District have found a body. The search for Dawid Kancyr centred on Scafell Pike. The 28-year...
Lakeland walker stretchered from fell after injuring ankle in Grains Gill slip
A walker was rescued after suffering a serious ankle injury in Grains Gill in Borrowdale. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 12.50pm...
Two injured walkers treated as Calder Valley team called out to four incidents
Two injured walkers were among those aided in four callouts for Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team in seven days.
'You're responsible for your safety,' says rescuer after Cadair Idris search for couple
A mountain rescuer reminded hillgoers to act responsibly when heading into the high ground, after a couple had to be brought to safety when they got lost on a Snowdonia peak.
Walker dies after collapsing on Lake District fell
A walker died after collapsing on a fell in the Lake District. The 80-year-old woman was with a group at the top of Raven Crag overlooking Thirlmer...
Body of missing French walker found on Cadair Idris in Snowdonia
The body of a missing walker has been found by rescuers on Cadair Idris in Snowdonia. The French tourist was reported missing when he failed to ret...
Lake District walkers rescued after cannabis man gets high on Scafell range
A walker had to be rescued after getting high while on the Lake District fells. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team responded to the call for help from a ...
Lakeland rescuers' frustration at avoidable callouts as 76 walkers 'unaccounted for'
A mountain rescue team has vented its frustration after members were called away from their dinners only to find the 999 caller was tucking into a meal and glass of red wine at the pub.
Yorkshire Dales walker airlifted to hospital after tumbling 100ft on Ingleborough
A walker was airlifted after injuring herself when she tumbled 100ft while descending one of the Yorkshire Three Peaks.