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Walker airlifted after breaking ankle in Snowdonia fall

A walker was airlifted from a Snowdonia hillside after slipping and breaking his ankle. The man, from London, was walking with a friend on the path...

14 May 2014

More than 30 rescuers in night operation to free trapped walker on Pillar

More than 30 volunteer rescuers were involved in the night-time rescue of a walker who was trapped by a fallen rock on a Lake District fell.

09 May 2014

Walker airlifted after breaking ankle on Shap Fells

A walker was airlifted from a Cumbrian fell after breaking her ankle. The woman was with a larger group walking on the Shap Fells when she suffered...

04 May 2014

Great Round How walker airlifted after knee injury

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after falling and injuring his leg. Cockermouth and Keswick Mountain Rescue Teams were alerted yes...

01 May 2014

Walker dies after falling 500ft on Snowdon

A walker has died after falling 500ft on Wales’s highest mountain. The man was with a friend coming down from Snowdon’s summit yesterday when t...

19 April 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

Exhausted Scarth Gap backpacker rescued after collapsing

Mountain rescuers and air ambulance crew went to the aid of a woman who collapsed while on a backpacking trip in the Lake District.

09 April 2014

Rescuers stretcher exhausted 92-year-old from Northumberland wood

An elderly walker was stretchered from woodland after becoming exhausted. The 92-year-old man was with his wife in Plessey Woods near Blyth in Nort...

02 April 2014

Walker winched from Great Gable after injuring knee in fall

An injured walker was airlifted from a Lake District mountain in an operation involving two helicopters.

30 March 2014

Hypothermic walkers and injured fellrunner rescued by Tweed Valley team

Two hypothermic walkers were rescued from a remote Borders hillside after getting lost in the dark. The pair called 999 after becoming disoriented ...

12 May 2014

Ramblers' review call as farmer cleared after walker Roger Freeman's death

A farmer has been acquitted of manslaughter following the death of a walker attacked by cattle on his land.

07 May 2014

Walker suffers head injury in fall above Malham Cove

A walker was rescued after slipping and injuring his head at a Yorkshire Dales beauty spot. The 81-year-old man was crossing the limestone pavement...

03 May 2014

Walker airlifted after breaking arm on descent of Great Gable

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after breaking her arm. The 52-year-old woman was coming down from Great Gable with family members...

19 April 2014

Walker rescued after getting stuck on Pillar Rock

A walker had to be rescued from a Lake District fell after getting stuck on an exposed crag. The 51-year-old, who was walking on his own on Pillar,...

18 April 2014

Injured walker rescued in 'epic' eight-hour operation on Bow Fell

Two helicopters were involved in the rescue of an injured walker on a Lake District mountain. Three mountain rescue teams went to the aid of the ma...

14 April 2014

Warnscale walker aiflifted after dislocating shoulder

A walker was airlifted to hospital after falling and dislocating his shoulder. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was called out today after the 68-y...

05 April 2014

Easedale Tarn walker airlifted after breaking leg

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after suffering a suspected broken leg. The 54-year-old from Staffordshire was walking yesterday o...

31 March 2014

Walker stretchered from fell above Glenridding after trip leads to injury

A walker was rescued after injuring his leg while coming down a Lake District fell. An ex-member of the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team came across...

29 March 2014

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