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Body found by fellwalker may have been there three weeks

The body of a man found on a fell may have lain there for up to three weeks. Police believe the remains found by a walker in a peat bog at the week...

04 October 2011

South Wales rescuers respond to 'busiest weekend in decades'

An injured walker was rescued after a member of the public reported seeing a man ‘who looked a little lost’.

03 October 2011

Lost Pennine Way walker rescued after major search

A walker on the Pennine Way was rescued after a major search involving three volunteer teams. The man, from Amsterdam, rang to say he was lost on C...

27 September 2011

Man dies on peak despite swift mountain rescue response

A walker died on one of south Wales’s highest mountains despite rescuers reaching him within minutes of him collapsing.

25 September 2011

Lost climbers, brawling campers and injured walker keep rescuers busy

A north Wales mountain rescue team had to contend with a mix of calls for help over the weekend, from brawling campers to lost climbers.

19 September 2011

Rescuers battle floods to reach injured Coast to Coast walker

Rescuers braved floods to reach a walker who injured himself while tackling the Coast to Coast route.

06 September 2011

Three Peaks Challengers try to hitch lift from exhausted mountain rescuers

A team of cheeky Three Peaks Challengers asked exhausted mountain rescue volunteers for a lift back to their minibus.

04 September 2011

Airlift after walker collapses on mountain route

A walker was airlifted from south Wales’s highest mountain after collapsing on a popular route. The 33-year-old Cardiff man was flown by RAF Sea ...

29 August 2011

Walker injured in slip from stile

A walker was rescued after injuring herself in a fall from a stile. The 73-year-old woman slipped while crossing the stile in a drystone wall on No...

25 August 2011

RAF helicopter airlifts two walkers in separate Lakeland incidents

A walker was airlifted from a Lakeland fell after suffering chest pains. Penrith Mountain Rescue Team was called out to help the 66-year-old man fr...

03 October 2011

Teacher rescued after breaking leg in dawn photography walk

A walker was airlifted to hospital after breaking her leg when she went out on an early morning expedition to photograph the sunrise.

01 October 2011

Injured Three Peaks challenger rescued after Lakeland search

An injured walker was helped from the fells after a fall during a Three Peaks Challenge event. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by police o...

27 September 2011

Airlift for injured walker after Black Mountain fall

A walker was airlifted to hospital after a fall down a steep slope. The man suffered injuries to his chest and ribs in the incident on an bank near...

20 September 2011

Walker rescued after suffering arm injury

A walker was rescued after falling and injuring herself today. Seven members of the Coniston Mountain Rescue Team went to the aid of the woman on C...

06 September 2011

Rescuers use boat to reach injured walker

Mountain rescuers used a boat to reach a walker who had fallen and injured himself. Coniston Mountain Rescue Team was helped by staff from Coniston...

06 September 2011

Walker injured in 100ft fall from Lakeland fell

A walker was airlifted to hospital after suffering head and chest injuries when he fell 30m (100ft). The 74-year-old fell while close to Thornhow E...

01 September 2011

Man found safe and well after major search

A man was found a safe and well in the early hours today after a major search involving four mountain rescue teams.

28 August 2011

Walker rescued after beauty spot slip

A walker was rescued after injuring herself in a slip at a Pennine beauty spot. The Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team was alerted about 3.15pm y...

22 August 2011

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