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Three walkers were reported overdue on Scafell Pike after underestimating the time required for their route. They returned safe and well shortly after the alert was raised and required no further assistance.
Outcome: walkers returned safe and well
A young woman sustained a lower leg injury after slipping into a hole while fell walking on Low Pike. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher
A male camper developed mild hypothermia on Helvellyn after becoming cold and wet during his descent on 4 July. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team located him on the mountainside with assistance from passing walkers and provided warm food and drinks at their base before he was reunited with his friends.
Outcome: casualty provided with warm drinks and food, reunited with friends to return home
A potentially hypothermic teenage wild camper was found by passing walkers on Whiteside above Keppel Cove. The casualty was able to walk off with assistance from the walkers and a Penrith MRT member who was nearby, and the team stood down before deploying.
Outcome: casualty walked off with assistance from walkers and MRT member
A female walker suffered a medical episode on a remote fell path above West Burton. The Yorkshire Air Ambulance attended and airlifted the casualty to James Cook Hospital while the team deployed to assist.
Outcome: casualty airlifted to hospital by helicopter
A competitor in the Dales D30 race suffered a medical episode while the team was providing safety cover. Four team members responded and treated the casualty.
Outcome: casualty treated by team
A man sustained an ankle injury on Gowbarrow on 4 July and was stretchered off the hill by Penrith Mountain Rescue Team. He was transferred to hospital for further treatment.
Outcome: casualty stretchered off hill and transferred to hospital
A 65-year-old male walker slipped between Dean Moor Hill and Coomb Hill in the Malham area and was assisted by the team. The casualty self-evacuated to a waiting ambulance with support from Yorkshire Ambulance Service.
Outcome: casualty walked to waiting ambulance
Two walkers became lost near Foxes Tarn on Scafell and were unable to descend. RAF Leeming MRT, already in the valley, located and escorted them safely off the hill to their vehicle.
Outcome: walkers escorted safely off the hill to their car
A child became cold high on Scafell Pike during a fell race. Fell race organisers and the mountain rescue team provided support to the family as they descended. The child was checked by ambulance staff at the car park and discharged in good health.
Outcome: child checked by ambulance staff and discharged; family returned to accommodation
A male was reported in distress in water at Rydal Water on 4 July 2026. The team responded but was stood down after being informed that the man had exited the water and was in the care of police officers.
Outcome: casualty out of water and in police care
A man fell and became injured in a remote, inaccessible area near Black Clough in the Peak District on Saturday evening. Over 50 rescue personnel from four mountain rescue teams, an air ambulance and a Coastguard helicopter worked for around seven hours to locate and evacuate him by stretcher carry due to unsafe conditions for helicopter winching.
Outcome: casualty carried off hill and transferred to land ambulance
A kayaker required assistance on the River Dee near Llangollen on 4 July 2026. The incident was managed by North Wales Fire and Rescue Service, with support from Welsh Ambulance Services and NEWSAR providing landside recovery and casualty extraction.
Outcome: casualty extracted with multi-agency support
A camper became cold and wet during a descent from Helvellyn after an overnight camp and was unable to continue. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team located him on the mountainside with assistance from passers-by and conveyed him to base, where he was given warm drinks and food before returning home with friends.
Outcome: casualty given warm drinks and food at base, returned home with friends
A lone walker slipped and fell on steep banking at the west end of Angram Reservoir. Ten team members and ambulance crew located the casualty, provided medical assessment and treatment including pain relief and leg splint, and evacuated them by stretcher to hospital.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by ambulance to hospital
A teenager experienced a medical episode on Moel Famau on 3 July 2026. The team was deployed and assessed the casualty on scene, who was then transported by team vehicle to an awaiting ambulance for hospital treatment.
Outcome: transported by team vehicle to ambulance for onward hospital treatment
Two women became trapped on rocks at the lower falls of Aysgarth. The team worked with North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service to locate them and guide them safely along a lower ledge to secure ground.
Outcome: both escorted out safely
Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team responded to two separate incidents within a week: an injured mountain bike rider at Glentress on 2 July requiring evacuation by ambulance, and a casualty who had fallen on rocky ground at Arthur's Seat on 6 July. Both casualties received treatment and support from the team.
Outcome: first casualty evacuated by Scottish Ambulance Service; second casualty walked to team vehicle with support
Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team responded to two incidents within a week: an injured mountain bike rider at Glentress on 2 July and a casualty who fell on rocky ground at Arthur's Seat on 6 July. Both casualties received treatment and were evacuated with assistance from the team and emergency services.
Outcome: both casualties evacuated with team assistance and handover to Scottish Ambulance Service
A male walker on Scafell Pike sustained a lower leg injury and experienced medical deterioration during descent. An MRT member provided initial assessment while additional team members arrived, and the casualty was evacuated by Coastguard Rescue assets to Carlisle Hospital.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by Coastguard Rescue to Carlisle Hospital
Shouts for help were reported near Kirkstone at Sweden Bridge. The calls were identified as a farmer tending to animals, and the incident was classified as a false alarm with good intent.
Outcome: false alarm with good intent
A walker became unwell north of Two Bridges on 2 July and experienced difficulty breathing. She was attended by the team and walked to a land ambulance at Crockern Cottage with team members accompanying her. The casualty had recovered enough to walk and was transferred to ambulance care.
Outcome: casualty walked to land ambulance and transferred to ambulance crew care
A family and their dog became stuck in dense gorse near Bel Tor Corner on Dartmoor after following an overgrown path. Team members used pruning shears to cut through the vegetation and free them safely. The family and dog sustained only minor scratches from the gorse thorns.
Outcome: family and dog freed uninjured with minor scratches
West Cornwall Search & Rescue assisted Devon & Cornwall Police in searching for a high-risk missing person with dementia in the Cusgarne area. The person was located by a member of the public and safely reunited with their family.
Outcome: located safely by member of public and reunited with family