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Penrith mountain rescuers aid Armathwaite walker with chest pains

Mountain rescuers went to the aid of a walker who was suffering from chest pains. The man was walking near the River Eden yesterday, at Armathwaite...

24 November 2012

Injured walker airlifted from Lakeland fell Bakestall

A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after she slipped and broke her arm. The 50-year-old woman was on Bakestall, an outlier of Skiddaw...

18 November 2012

Walker dies in 200ft fall from Nantlle Ridge peak Y Garn

A walker has died after falling 60m (200ft) from a Snowdonia peak. The 72-year-old fell from the 633m (2,077ft) Y Garn on the Nantlle Ridge yesterd...

17 November 2012

Walker seriously hurt in 100ft fall from Swirral Edge on Helvellyn

A walker was seriously injured when he fell 30m (100ft) from a ridge on England’s third highest mountain.

10 November 2012

Walkers asked to be on lookout for Gerry Coyle, missing on Snowdon

Police are appealing to walkers to be on the lookout for a man who went missing on Wales’s highest mountain.

02 November 2012

Walker airlifted from Pillar after ice slip leads to head injury

Two teams were involved in the rescue of a walker who was airlifted from a Lakeland fell. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was alerted just before ...

28 October 2012

Teacher stretchered from Hallin Fell after ankle injury

A woman was rescued from a Lake District fell after suffering a suspected broken ankle. The 23-year-old teacher from Carlisle was with an outdoor p...

23 October 2012

Patterdale mountain rescuers aid walker taken ill on Lakeland route

A walker had to be rescued after becoming unwell during a Lake District outing. The 83-year-old man was on a route between Glenridding and Howtown ...

21 October 2012

Overdue Glen Cannich hiker told by walkers: 'They're searching for you'

A missing man was found safe and well after a group of walkers came across him and said a search was underway for him.

15 October 2012

Blencathra walker suffers back and arm injuries in fall from Sharp Edge

A woman suffered spine and arm injuries after falling 10m (33ft) from an accident blackspot in the Lake District.

21 November 2012

Body of missing walker John Rayton found near search area

The body of a missing man at the centre of a major search has been found. A member of the public discovered the body of 70-year-old John Rayton nea...

17 November 2012

RAF crew joins major Lancashire search for missing walker John Rayton

A major search is continuing for a walker who failed to return home. Police are appealing to walkers and outdoor enthusiasts for sightings of 70-ye...

16 November 2012

UFO spotters prompt Lake District rescue call out on Stick Pass

A group of UFO spotters prompted a callout by mountain rescuers after their lights were spotted by a member of the public.

06 November 2012

Walker rescued from Mungrisdale fells after suffering abdominal pains

A woman walking near Mungrisdale was rescued after suffering severe abdominal pains. The walker, in her 50s, called for help while Keswick Mountain...

30 October 2012

Two rescues for Keswick team as walkers injured in separate incidents

Two walkers were rescued in separate incidents in the Lake District. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted at about 12.20pm yesterday when a 64-...

28 October 2012

Police appeal for sightings of 'extremely vulnerable' man missing in Highlands

Police are appealing for sightings of a man who went missing before tackling a Highland trail. John Riach, who is described by Northern Constabular...

22 October 2012

Rescue team uses 'technological voodoo' to find lost Langdale family

A family was rescued after getting lost on a Lakeland fell in darkness. The three walkers were on the fells above Great Langdale yesterday when the...

17 October 2012

Lost Cairngorms walker found after surviving night on mountain

A walker who was lost overnight on Britain’s second-highest mountain was found unharmed by rescuers as overnight gales and torrential rain approached the area.

12 October 2012

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