Mountain Rescue

Injured caver brought to safety after two days underground in Brecon Beacons

An injured man has been brough to safety in an operation involving what volunteers said was the longest stretcher carry in British cave rescue history. The 46-year-old experienced caver was brought to the surface at Ogof Ffynnon Ddu on Monday

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‘Be prepared for all eventualities’ urge police, after spate of Highland rescues

Police in Scotland are urging hill-goers to make sure they are prepared for all eventualities, after a recent series of mountain rescue incidents in the Highlands. A torch and spare batteries are essential for walkers and climbers heading into the

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Lakeland walker stretchered from fell after sudden medical emergency

A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after a medical emergency. Rescuers said the man developed what they described as a sudden and potentially serious medical condition while ascending Walla Crag with another man. Rescuers stretcher the walker

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