Incident reports
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July 2026
24 incidents injured walker Yorkshire Dales
A 25-year-old male walker fell while scrambling near Langscar Gate, Malham. The team diverted members already en route to another incident to attend this casualty, who was assessed by rescue medical technicians on scene.
Outcome: casualty assessed by team medical personnel
injured walker Yorkshire Dales
A 64-year-old female walker on the Three Peaks Challenge sustained an ankle injury on Whernside and was unable to bear weight. The team assessed and splinted her ankle, then stretchered her down to Kingsdale where she was met by friends for transport to hospital.
Outcome: casualty stretchered down and transported to hospital for treatment
injured walker Lake District
A fell walker broke their ankle on the fell paths around Aira Force on 11 July. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team located the casualty and evacuated them by stretcher to a nearby Land Rover. The rescue took two and a half hours and involved 11 volunteers.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher
lost walkers Lake District
Four walkers became lost near Lingmell Crag whilst attempting to climb Scafell Pike. One member was tired and another was experiencing sickness and dehydration. Mountain rescue met the group during their descent, provided assistance, and escorted them safely back to their vehicle.
Outcome: group assisted with food and water, safely escorted back to vehicle
dehydrated walker Yorkshire Dales
A 54-year-old male walker on the Three Peaks Challenge became dehydrated and faint on the descent from Ingleborough near Horton-in-Ribblesdale. After speaking with the Duty Controller, he recovered sufficiently to walk back to the village under his own power, with the team on standby monitoring his progress.
Outcome: casualty recovered and walked off uninjured
injured walker Yorkshire Dales
A 96-year-old female walker slipped near Raven Scar above Malham Cove. The team assisted Yorkshire Ambulance Service in loading her into a stretcher for evacuation across the fell.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher
heat exhaustion Lake District
A walker suffered heat exhaustion at Levers Water on a warm afternoon and was unable to continue. The rescue team assessed him, provided fluids and shade, and stretchered him to vehicles for transport to the base where he recovered sufficiently to rest at a local hotel.
Outcome: casualty stretchered to base, recovered and rested at hotel
injured climber Highlands
A climber was injured near the summit of Cranstackie in north-west Sutherland on 9 July 2026. The casualty was airlifted to hospital by HM Coastguard helicopter, with 14 members of Assynt Mountain Rescue Team standing by to assist if needed.
Outcome: casualty airlifted to hospital by helicopter
suspected hip injury from fall Pennines
A woman with a suspected hip injury from a fall in Barnoldswick was assisted by the team working alongside Northwest Ambulance Service. The casualty was carefully extricated using a stretcher and evacuated to an ambulance for transport.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to awaiting ambulance
disorientated walker Lake District
A solo walker became disorientated on the open fell above Kershope Forest due to fatigue, heat and rough terrain. After initial phone contact, a small team was deployed to assist. The walker was provided with food and water, then accompanied off the fell and returned to his vehicle.
Outcome: walked off the fell with team assistance, returned to vehicle
injured walker - fall Pennines
A casualty fell approximately 15 feet down a waterfall near Shelf on 8 July 2026. The Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team established a rope system to raise the stretcher up the steep embankment and transferred the casualty to an air ambulance, which flew them to hospital for assessment and treatment.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by air ambulance to hospital
missing person Lake District
A daughter became separated from her father while descending Great Gable on 8 July 2026. After reporting the concern to police, the initial response was coordinated between rescue teams, but the father was located by his daughter as she walked back to the car and both returned together safely.
Outcome: located and walked off uninjured
hypothermic hillwalker Highlands
A hypothermic hillwalker lost in Glen Douchary east of Ullapool raised the alarm by mobile phone after spending 22 hours in severe weather conditions. Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team used local knowledge and descriptions from the casualty to locate him in the remote glen and treated him for mild hypothermia before escorting him off the hills.
Outcome: casualty treated for mild hypothermia and assisted off the hills
dog rescue Lake District
A dog fell from a cliff near Angel Tarn at Buck Crag in the Lake District on 7 July and was rescued by Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team. After an initial search located the animal wedged between rocks, a full team operation using a 100-metre twin rope system was deployed. The dog was successfully retrieved with only minor injury and reunited with its owners.
Outcome: dog rescued and reunited with owners, sustained only minor cut
injured walkers Lake District
Two walkers on Scafell Pike sustained injuries and activated emergency SOS via iPhone. Three members of the public who were already assisting them helped escort the casualties safely off the hill to the Woolpack Inn, where they arranged further transport.
Outcome: casualties escorted off hill by passing members of public and dropped at Woolpack Inn
injured mountain biker Snowdonia
A mountain biker sustained a significant leg injury after falling on moorland between Llandegla and World's End. The team located the casualty using Sarloc PhoneFind, provided treatment on scene, and evacuated them by stretcher to the roadside.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to roadside
ankle injury Yorkshire Dales
A 17-year-old male sustained an ankle injury near the summit of Ingleborough. The team evacuated him to Chapel Le Dale for transport to hospital by his party.
Outcome: evacuated to Chapel Le Dale for hospital transport
injured walker Lake District
A woman tripped on a path near Slater Bridge and sustained a knee injury that prevented weight-bearing. After assessment and splinting by the rescue team, she was assisted to a vehicle and driven to meet her partner's car for transfer to hospital.
Outcome: casualty splinted and transported to hospital
injured walker Dartmoor
A walker fell on a rough track above Horrabridge and sustained an ankle injury, leaving them unable to walk. Team members deployed with a wheeled stretcher and assisted South West Ambulance Service in packaging the casualty and carrying them down to the village for ambulance transfer.
Outcome: casualty stretchered to ambulance
injured walker Southern Uplands
A walker fell on rocky ground near the summit of Arthur's Seat in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh on Monday evening. Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue attended and assisted the casualty to walk to a team vehicle, with handover to Scottish Ambulance Service at the base of the hill. Emergency services cleared the scene by 8.30pm.
Outcome: casualty walked to rescue vehicle with support and handed over to Scottish Ambulance Service
dog rescue Highlands Serious incident
A labrador collapsed on Ben Nevis after ingesting what is believed to be cannabis left on the trail. Lochaber Mountain Rescue carried the unconscious dog down the mountain, and it made a full recovery following veterinary care.
Outcome: dog evacuated by mountain rescue, made full recovery
leg injury Dartmoor
An 18-year-old sustained a lower leg injury near Huntingdon Warren on 6 July 2026. Multiple rescue teams including Dartmoor SAR, SWAST and HART assisted in evacuating the casualty by stretcher to hospital.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to hospital
dog poisoning - cannabis ingestion Highlands Serious incident
A black labrador collapsed on Ben Nevis after eating discarded cannabis and was carried down the mountain by 14 volunteers from Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team. The dog was taken to a veterinary hospital and made a full recovery by the following day.
Outcome: dog evacuated by stretcher, made full recovery
ankle injury, mountain bike accident Pennines
Three callouts were attended during mid-to-late June and early July. Callout 22 near Barrowford was stood down, callout 23 involved a stretcher carry for an ankle injury near Rawtenstall, and callout 24 saw a mountain biker evacuated from Lee Mill Quarry.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher; casualty splinted and extracted to ambulance