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Rescue for expedition teen with back pain

A teenager was rescued after suffering back pain while on an organised expedition in the Lake District.

24 April 2012

Walker rescued after suffering head injury in slip

A walker was rescued after injuring his head when he slipped on wet rocks. The 77-year-old was with his family at Castlehead, Keswick, when he fell...

24 April 2012

Man rescued after getting stuck on Lakeland crag

A man was rescued after getting stuck on a Lakeland fell. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team went to the aid of the walker who had become cragfast on...

18 April 2012

Walker's whistles help guide rescue team

A rescue team stressed the importance of carrying basic kit after a lost walker was found by following blasts from his whistle.

10 April 2012

Walker suffers head injuries in fall from ridge

A man was airlifted to hospital after falling from a ridge on England’s third highest mountain. The 46-year-old suffered injuries to his head and...

02 April 2012

Walker suffers head and back injuries in trip

A walker was rescued after injuring her head on a fell in the Lake District. The 69-year-old from Cheshire was on a route between Honister and Hays...

29 March 2012

Woman stretchered from fell as summer time provides extra hour of light

A woman was rescued from a fell after breaking her ankle while walking. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team members were alerted at 4.45pm yesterday, Sund...

26 March 2012

Walker suffers arm injury in Dales slip

A walker was rescued after slipping and injuring himself in the Yorkshire Dales. The 65-year-old was on top of Malham Cove when he slipped on wet r...

09 March 2012

Walker rescued after fell trip leads to broken ankle

A walker was rescued after a trip on a Lakeland fell led to a suspected broken ankle. The 66-year-old man, from South Shields on Tyneside, was walk...

07 March 2012

First visit to Kinder ends in rescue for injured walker

A walker’s first visit to the Peak District’s highest hill led to her having to be rescued. The woman, from the Preston, Lancashire, area, was ...

24 April 2012

Two injured in separate Lakeland walking incidents

Two walkers were injured in separate incidents in the Lake District. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 3pm today to deal with a wo...

23 April 2012

Snowdon walker's body found after major search

The body of a walker has been found on Wales’s highest mountain. The man, in his 20s, was found by rescuers on the East Ridge of Snowdon this mor...

11 April 2012

Mountain rescuers use boat to reach injured walker

A mountain rescue team used its boat to reach an injured walker in the Lake District. The young walker was undertaking an expedition with five othe...

07 April 2012

Man suffers serious injuries in 50m Lakeland fall

A man was seriously injured after falling from a Lake District scramble. The 44-year-old fell about 50m (164ft) from Striding Edge on Helvellyn tod...

31 March 2012

Walker airlifted after collapsing with heat exhaustion

A walker was rescued after collapsing on a Cumbrian fell in the heat. The 58-year-old was on Great Lingy Hill with a companion yesterday, Tuesday, ...

28 March 2012

Walker airlifted after Lakeland fell injury

A walker was airlifted to hospital after injuring herself on a Lakeland fell. The woman was walking in the Lad Stones area of Wetherlam today, Satu...

17 March 2012

Walker suffers ankle injury after Dales slip

A woman was rescued after slipping and injuring herself while walking in the Yorkshire Dales. The 64-year-old slipped on wet grass and injured her ...

08 March 2012

Trail walker remains in coma after carbon monoxide poisoning

A walker who was rescued after being found unconscious in his tent on a long-distance trail remains in a coma almost a week after the incident.

07 March 2012

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