Two walkers came into difficulty on the Old Man of Coniston as winter conditions returned. The Coniston rescue team was called out to help the walkers. The team was called out at 13:16 on Wednesday 12th April after reports of […]
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Mountain rescues in the Lake District were called to help hikers who were caught out as wintry conditions returned to the fells. At about 6:25pm on Wednesday 12th April, Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted to a couple in difficulties
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Mountain rescuers received a “number of calls” from walkers who were worried about a group who had taken magic mushrooms and fallen ill. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team received a “number of calls” on Saturday (April 8th) afternoon from other outdoor
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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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From the most haunted castle in Britain to Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top House, there’s so much to visit in the Lake District Derwentwater in the Lake District National Park(Image: PA) While some families will be jetting off abroad this half-term thanks to
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A mysterious abandoned afternoon tea has been found in the middle of Lake District woodland. Photographer Ashley Cooper said when he first found the table and chairs, about 300ft (91m) from the path, he thought it was an art installation.
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A man had to be rescued when he fell down a Lake District gorge twice. Emergency teams were called to the Aira Force gorge at about 13:30 BST after the man initially fell 10m (32ft). As he attempted to climb
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Rescuers set out onto the slopes of England’s highest mountain with spare footwear after a pair of walkers got into difficulties when a boot fell apart. The couple also became disoriented in darkness while descending from Scafell Pike via the
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A man was rescued after spending an hour in a Lake District stream when he fell more than 30ft into a gorge. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted about 1.30pm on Wednesday to the incident at Aira Force. The team
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Rescuers from the Wasdale team have been called out to 12 incidents on England’s two highest mountains in the first nine days of October. Two of the callouts involved fatalities. Five of the incidents dealt with by Wasdale Mountain Rescue
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