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Duke of Edinburgh's group rescued from Black Mountain after walker falls ill
A group of Duke of Edinburgh’s Award walkers were rescued after one of their team became unwell on the Black Mountain in the Brecon Beacons.
Walker airlifted from Sty Head path after becoming unwell
An ill walker was airlifted from a Lake District footpath. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted when the 65-year-old became faint and unwell wh...
Two Duke of Edinburgh's groups helped from Kinder Scout in eight-hour rescue
More than 60 rescuers and a Coastguard helicopter were involved in an eight-hour operation to help two Duke of Edinburgh’s Award groups in difficulty on the Peak District’s highest hill.
Duke of Edinburgh's Award leader Jez Prescott named as Beacons lightning victim
Police have named one of the men killed by lightning strikes on the Brecon Beacons on Sunday. Duke of Edinburgh’s Award leader Jez Prescott was o...
Keswick mountain rescuers called out to aid drunk lake-goers
Mountain rescuers were asked to deal with two incidents where men had mixed alcohol and water. The Keswick team received a midnight call to aid a m...
Roseberry Topping sunset photographer rescued after breaking ankle
A walker had to be rescued from a Cleveland hill when she injured herself after taking photographs of the sunset.
Body of missing Arran walker David Randle found on Cir Mhòr
The body of a walker who went missing on Arran has been found. David Randle, 73, was reported missing when he failed to return from a walk on Cir M...
Fallen Dow Crag climber treated by rescue team practising at site
A mountain rescue team was on hand when a climber fell on the crag on which they were practising. Members of the RAF Leeming MRT were on an exercis...
Search underway for missing Arran hillwalker David Randle on Cir Mhòr
A search is underway for a missing walker on Arran. David Martin Randle failed to return from a hillwalking trip on the island last night. He se...
Exhuasted walker airlifted from fell above Ullswater
A young walker suffering from exhaustion was airlifted from a Lake District fell. The walker was reported as drifting in and out of consciousness n...
Walker airlifted from Hay Stacks after suffering heart attack
A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after collapsing with chest pains. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was alerted at 5pm on Thursday...
Rescuers searching for missing walker John Barnes, 92, find body on Black Hill
Rescuers searching for a missing 92-year-old hillwalker have found a body. Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team was called out yesterday afternoon to ...
Teen suffers spine injuries in fall from Castlebergh Rock in Yorkshire Dales
A teenager suffered possible spinal injuries in a fall from a Yorkshire Dales crag. The 16-year-old fell from Castlebergh Rock overlooking Settle y...
Two Brecon Beacons walkers die and two injured after being struck by lightning
Two people have died and two others are in hospital after they were struck by lightning on south Wales’s highest mountain range today.
New civilian helicopter rescues injured Snowdonia walker on first day of service
North Wales’s new civilian search and rescue helicopter was called into service on the first day of its operations.
Duke of Edinburgh's Award girls rescued after suffering in heat on Black Hill
A group of girls had to be rescued after suffering dehydration in the heat while tackling their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition.
Seatallan fellrunner who fell 230ft among four weekend Lake District rescues
A fellrunner was rescued after falling more than 200ft on a Lake District fell. The incident was one of four in the central fells that kept three m...
Stewart Armstrong named as Helvellyn walker who died in fall from Striding Edge
Police have named the man who died in a fall from Striding Edge on Helvellyn. Stewart Armstrong of County Durham died after falling on Saturday des...