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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.

09 July 2015

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...

07 July 2015

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...

06 July 2015

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.

05 July 2015

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...

01 July 2015

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...

30 June 2015

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...

26 June 2015

Search dog joins hunt for two walkers lost in bad weather on Coniston fells

Two walkers were rescued after getting lost on the Lake District fells. The man in his 30s and woman in her 20s called for help on Sunday when they...

22 June 2015

Helvellyn walker dies after fall from Striding Edge, despite son's efforts to revive him

A man has died after falling from England’s third highest mountain. The walker was on Helvellyn with his son when he fell from Striding Edge on S...

20 June 2015

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 ...

09 July 2015

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...

07 July 2015

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.

05 July 2015

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.

02 July 2015

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.

01 July 2015

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...

29 June 2015

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...

24 June 2015

Lakeland sheep with a liking for swimming proves a challenge for Penrith rescuers

A woolly friend who decided to go for a swim in Lake District reservoir provided a challenge for mountain rescuers.

21 June 2015

Yorkshire Dales fellrunner suffers head injuries in 40ft fall on Whernside

A fellrunner had to be rescued after falling 40ft from Yorkshire’s highest peak. The 35-year-old was coming down from Whernside in the Yorkshire ...

20 June 2015

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