Skye Mountain Rescue Team

Injured walker rescued after spending two nights on Skye hillside during Storm Otto

An injured walker was rescued after spending two nights on a hillside on the Isle of Skye during Storm Otto.

19 February 2023

Skye rescuers on way to cardiac callout learn casualty is team member

A rescue team called out to reports of a man suffering a cardiac arrest learnt the casualty was a colleague.

29 March 2019

Second rescue on Blàbheinn as solo walker gets lost on Skye peak

Coastguard rescuers were called out to a Hebridean peak for the second time in a week after a walker got into difficulties.

25 April 2016

Ben Nevis climber's family 'overwhelmed' as search continues for missing couple

Rescuers from across Scotland joined the continuing operation to try to find two climbers who have been missing on Britain’s highest mountain for two weeks.

28 February 2016

Three teams join nine-hour rescue of injured woman on Skye Cuillin range

Three mountain rescue teams worked through the night to bring to safety an injured woman who fell on a ridge on the Isle of Skye.

24 October 2015

Body of missing Skye tourist Kamai Yusuke found on Trotternish Ridge

The body of a missing holidaymaker has been found on a ridge on the Isle of Skye. Kamai Yusuke, 29, from Japan, had been reported missing after fai...

12 August 2015

Exhausted walker airlifted from Ben Nevis

A walker was airlifted from Britain’s highest mountain after getting into difficulties. The woman was walking on Ben Nevis yesterday when she com...

11 September 2014

Glen Shiel walker injured in 400ft fall from Forcan Ridge

A walker has been flown to hospital after falling 400ft from a Highland ridge. The man was on Forcan Ridge in Glen Shiel when he fell about 120m fr...

15 April 2014

Search underway for missing walker on Skye Cuillin range

A major search is underway for a walker missing on the Isle of Skye. The man, in his 60s, was reported overdue from a trip to the Cuillin range yes...

25 September 2013

Man critical after 'significant' fall on Cuillin range on Skye

A man was airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries in a fall on the Isle of Skye. Members of the Skye Mountain Rescue Team spent nine...

15 August 2020

Highland police issue plea after rescues of 'woefully unprepared' walkers

Police in Scotland are pleading with hillwalkers to be fully prepared before setting out, after three separate incidents involving rescue teams over the weekend.

09 May 2017

Four Skye walkers winched from Blàbheinn in night rescue operation

A group of walkers was winched from a ledge on a mountain on the Isle of Skye after getting into difficulties.

22 April 2016

Weekend searches fail to find missing kayaker Jason Chung Wai-Ho

A kayaker who was last seen launching his craft almost a week ago on the west coast of Scotland is still missing.

19 January 2016

Police say missing Cuillin walker Thierry Coffie has been found

A walker missing in the Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye has been found. Police Scotland said that French visitor Thierry Coffie was traced on Wed...

13 August 2015

'Regulate guides' suggestion after Graham Paterson Cuillin fall death

The Scottish Government should consider regulating mountain guides, a sheriff said. Sheriff Derek Pyle made the recommendation following a fatal ac...

16 December 2014

Father and two children found after getting lost on Skye walk

A family group who went missing while walking on the Isle of Skye was found safe and well. The 40-year-old man and his two children got lost walkin...

18 April 2014

Skye Cuillin search teams find man's body in Coir’a’Ghrundda

Rescuers searching for a missing walker on the Isle of Skye have found a man’s body. The discovery was made in the Coir’a’Ghrundda area of th...

26 September 2013

Man dies after falling 600ft from The Storr on Skye

A man has died after falling from a Hebridean mountain. Jan Vermeiren fell about 180m (600ft) from The Storr on Skye after camping at the summit of...

09 July 2013

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