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Man dies despite fellow walkers' efforts after collapse on Helvellyn

A walker has died after collapsing on England’s third highest mountain. The 64-year-old man from Lincoln suffered a cardiac arrest today on Helve...

28 August 2014

High winds stop helicopter airlift of injured Ullswater hillwalker

High winds prevented a helicopter landing to airlift an injured walker from a Lake District fell. Mountain rescuers requested the help of the Great...

17 August 2014

Walker texts thanks to team after 2am rescue from Waun Fach

A grateful walker sent a text thanking rescuers who led him to safety after he got lost on a Brecon Beacons mountain.

09 August 2014

Walker airlifted from Aira Force after injuring himself in fall

A walker was rescued after falling several metres at a Lake District beauty spot. The man fell from the top of a waterfall above Aira Force near Ul...

05 August 2014

Rescuers searching for missing Ben Starav walker find man's body

Rescuers searching for a missing walker in the Highlands have found a body. Three mountain rescue teams and two search and rescue helicopters took ...

04 August 2014

Injured Lakeland walker airlifted from Scale Force

A walker was airlifted to hospital after falling and injuring himself on a Lake District fellside. The man, in his 60s, was walking with a large gr...

03 August 2014

Injured Scafell Pike walker rescued in six-hour overnight operation

An injured walker was rescued from England’s highest mountain after getting lost in the dark. Two mountain rescue teams were involved overnight i...

01 August 2014

Body of man discovered by walker on Snowdon

The body of a missing walker has been found on Wales’s highest mountain. Another walker spotted the man near the summit of Snowdon yesterday. ...

31 July 2014

Fourth walker with ankle injury prompts Patterdale team callout

Walkers with ankle injuries continued to keep a Lake District mountain rescue team busy over the past few days, as members turned out for the fourth such callout yesterday.

21 July 2014

Man's body found by rescuers searching for missing Rùm hillwalker

Rescuers searching for a missing hillwalker on a Hebridean island have found a body. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team joined Coastguard and Police Sco...

24 August 2014

Teen rescued after injury on Coast to Coast Walk

A teenager was rescued after injuring herself while walking the Coast to Coast route with her family.

16 August 2014

Mountain rescuers reach injured Ullswater walker by boat

A walker was rescued after breaking her ankle on a Lake District path. The woman was walking alongside Ullswater on Thursday when she slipped and i...

07 August 2014

Skiddaw walker, 80, rescued after becoming exhausted on fell

A walker was rescued from a Lake District mountain after he became exhausted and unable to carry on. The 80-year-old was stretchered from Skiddaw y...

05 August 2014

Teen walker suffers serious injuries in Lake District fall

A teenage walker was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after falling on a Lake District fell.

03 August 2014

Rescuers in two-hour carry through 'jungle' to stretcher injured man to road

A mountain rescue team faced a difficult two-hour stretcher carry to bring an injured walker to safety after he injured himself on a Lake District fell.

03 August 2014

Injured Bleaklow walker airlifted to hospital after major search

A walker was airlifted from a Peak District hillside after falling and injuring himself. Two rescue teams joined the operation to find the 67-year-...

31 July 2014

Otley Chevin climber airlifted after falling 40ft while abseiling

A climber was airlifted to hospital after suffering suspected spinal injuries in a 40ft fall at a West Yorkshire crag.

28 July 2014

Girl airlifted from Snowdonia mountain after 230ft fall

A girl was rescued from a Snowdonia mountain after surviving a 230ft fall from a ridge. The 17-year-old was with a group making her way down to the...

14 July 2014

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