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Rescuers searching for missing walker find body on Fleetwith Pike
Rescuers searching for a walker missing on the Lake District fells have found a body. Three teams and six search dogs and handlers were called out ...
Lost Dales cavers rescued from Easegill system in five-hour operation
Four cavers were brought to safety from an underground system after they were reported overdue. The three men and a woman were attempting a through...
Lakeland walker with head injury airlifted from Pillar
A walker was rescued from a Lake District fell after he suffered a head injury. The Caernarfon Coastguard helicopter flew to the scene at Wind Gap ...
BASE jumper caught in tree among three callouts for Keswick team
A BASE jumper snagged in a tree, an injured landscape photographer and a walker with heart problems kept a Lakeland rescue team busy with three callouts in one day.
Rescuers called out to help pair reported to be stuck on Striding Edge
Rescuers were called out to help two walkers who were reported to be stuck on a Lake District ridge. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by...
Two airlifted from Snowdonia mountains after suffering facial injuries
Two walkers were airlifted from Snowdonia mountains after injuring themselves in separate incidents. Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation was ...
Two climbers suffer head injuries in separate falls from Peak District crags
Two climbers suffered head injuries in separate falls at Peak District crags on the same day. Edale Mountain Rescue Team was called out on Sunday t...
Climber breaks leg in fall at Stanage Edge
A climber was rescued after falling from a popular Peak District crag. The woman fell and suffered a suspected broken leg when she came off the roc...
Woman with broken ankle rescued from Earl's Crag above Cowling
A woman was rescued from a North Yorkshire crag after suffering a suspected broken ankle. Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team was called out on Th...
Borrowdale walker dies despite passers-by resuscitation attempts
A walker has died on a Lake District fell despite efforts by passers-by to save him. The man was found at the top of Grains Gill near Glaramara on ...
Walker airlifted after injuring leg on Tryfan descent
A walker was rescued from the slopes of a Snowdonia mountain after injuring her leg. The 60-year-old was forced to abandon her attempts to walk to ...
Three teams in rescue of injured South Pennines walker
Three rescue teams were called out to aid an injured walker in the South Pennines. Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team was asked to help Oldham Mo...
Afan Goed mountain biker rescued after breaking leg in crash
A mountain biker was rescued after crashing his bike and injuring his leg. Western Beacons Mountain Search and Rescue Team was called out on Wednes...
Man airlifted from Great Dun Fell after collapsing
A man was airlifted to hospital after collapsing on the Pennines’ second highest fell. The man, in his 70s, was found on Great Dun Fell today, We...
Plea to charities after eight Yorkshire Three Peaks walkers rescued in dark
A rescue team has urged charity challenge organisers to take greater care of those taking part, after a group of eight walkers had to be brought to safety.
Body of missing runner and mountain rescuer Alex Brett found on Liathach
The body of a missing hillrunner has been found on a Highland mountain. Rescuers found the Alex Brett’s body on Liathach on Saturday, almost a we...
11-year-old boy and dad rescued after getting stuck on Tryfan
A boy had to be rescued after getting stuck on steep ground on a Snowdonia mountain. The 11-year-old and his father, from Cardiff, got into difficu...
Search underway on Torridon mountains for missing runner Alexander Brett
A search is underway for a hillrunner who has gone missing in Torridon in the Scottish Highlands. Alexander Brett set off for a run across mountain...