A walker has died in a fall on a Peak District hillside on Saturday 8th April. Edale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted on Saturday by an ambulance crew to the incident above Speedwell Cavern near Castleton. The team said the […]
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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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The Brecon Beacons Mountain rescue team was called out in the 21st April to the reports of a missing person. During the search the missing person was located safely and the team was stood down. The team tweeted “Many thanks
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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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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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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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Walkers’ campaigners are urging the Chancellor Rishi Sunak to stump up cash for path repairs as winter approaches. The Ramblers said emergency funding for remedial work on footpaths is vital to enable members of the public to enjoy the health
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Ochils Mountain Rescue based in Allo Central Scotland got a call in the early hours of an injured casualty in the Myretoun area. Members of the mountain rescue team worked along a rescue helicopter from the Maritime and Coastguard agency
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On Wednesday 12th October a kayaker was dramatically winched to safety in challenging white water conditions. The HM Coastguard helicopter from Inverness set off after Aberdeen Coastguard received a report around 6pm saying that a man was in difficulty and
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On Saturday Northumberland Mountain Rescue was called out to reports of a woman who had injured herself where bouldering. Six members who had been attending the World Extreme Medicine Course in Wooler was called out. I guess practical is sometimes
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