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A fell runner sustained a significant shin injury with heavy bleeding during an organised race on the Napes at Great Gable. Wasdale MRT and Coastguard Rescue 897 responded; a winch paramedic treated the casualty, who was then able to walk down and was transported to Wasdale Head for handover to race organisers.
Outcome: casualty treated and walked down, handed over to race organisers
A team was alerted regarding a potentially overdue caver in Cow Pot on Leck Fell. The missing individual was located by friends who were searching the area and was subsequently brought safely back to the surface.
Outcome: Safe recovery
A mountain rescue team was alerted via an Apple Phone emergency activation regarding a walker in difficulty on the path from Red Tarn to Glenridding. The casualty was initially reported as dehydrated, exhausted, and with a head injury. Following assessment at the scene, the individual received treatment and was safely stretchered down to Greenside.
Outcome: Treated at scene and safely evacuated
A vulnerable elderly female was reported missing near Stoke sub Hamdon in South Somerset. Search and rescue teams located her, and she received treatment at the scene before being handed to the South Western Ambulance Service.
Outcome: located alive and treated at scene
A support callout was dispatched to assist Bolton Mountain Rescue Team in searching for three overdue teenagers on 5 June. The teenagers were located safe and well outside the search areas before midnight, and the incident concluded without requiring further rescue action.
Outcome: missing persons located safe and well
A young female camper reported feeling cold and unsure how to navigate her way down from Pavey Ark. She was successfully located using SARLOC equipment and subsequently guided safely down by team members.
Outcome: Safe exit
A small party responded to a request for assistance at Saddlestone Quarries on the evening of 4 June 2026. The vulnerable gentleman was given hot drinks and warm clothing before being safely escorted down to the base.
Outcome: Safe exit and hospital assessment
Mountain Rescue Team were alerted by North Yorkshire Police regarding an injured walker near God’s Bridge in Birkwith who was suffering from cramps. A small party located the casualty near Nether Lodge farm and assessed his injuries; he was subsequently transported back to Horton in Ribblesdale.
Outcome: Transported safely after assessment
The team was called out late in the evening regarding an overdue walker on Kinder Scout. A large search operation involving neighbouring teams and police resources was planned until a further report confirmed the missing person had safely found their way down.
Outcome: Person safe/Found
Mountain rescue was called out to a lady who had fallen from her mountain bike in Grizedale Forest on a wet and blustery morning. The casualty sustained injuries to her neck, upper arm, and shoulder before being handed over to the ambulance service.
Outcome: Transported from scene after receiving initial care
The team was requested to assist with a missing person search at Shire Brook Nature Reserve, involving the Drone section and Search dogs. However, the operation was stood down en route as the individual had already been located by the Police.
Outcome: Person found (Police)
A mountain biker fell approximately 80 feet down a cliff face above Butterley Reservoir in Wessenden Valley. Multiple emergency services coordinated a complex rescue operation, ultimately evacuating the casualty by raft across the water to a waiting air ambulance. The rider was transported to a major trauma centre with serious injuries including a punctured lung and broken ribs, but is recovering well.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by raft and air ambulance to major trauma centre; recovering in hospital
Three male walkers reported themselves lost near the summit of Scafell Pike in thick fog. They were located via PhoneFind and guided back down by another walker without requiring MRT deployment.
Outcome: guided safely off hill, no MRT deployment needed
A multi-agency search was conducted for a 52-year-old male reported missing from Derriford Hospital over two days. The initial searches took place in woodland and overgrown areas near the hospital, with efforts continuing on Thursday before the individual was located deceased on Friday afternoon.
Outcome: Fatal Outcome
The team responded to an incident late on the evening to assist the North West Ambulance Service with the evacuation of an injured male near a canal. The casualty was successfully transported using the team's stretcher and wheel to the waiting ambulance.
Outcome: Casualty safely evacuated
Outcome: The rescue team successfully freed a cow that had become trapped at an icehouse after an 11-hour operation.
Mountain Rescue was called by North Yorkshire Police to assist a group of walkers who had become disoriented while descending Ingleborough during dark and misty conditions. Using their PhoneFind tool, the Duty Controller located the group via the MR Map system and successfully guided them back onto the correct path.
Outcome: Safe passage/Found and directed to safety
A search and rescue operation was launched after a fishing boat sank in Carlingford Lough on Tuesday, 2 June. Following extensive efforts involving multiple emergency services, the body of one crew member was recovered from the water later that evening.
Outcome: Fatality (Body Recovered)
The team responded to multiple calls over the weekend, including assisting with an ankle injury at Dovestone and another walker who fell on Lark Hill near Dobcross. They also conducted a full-day training exercise before concluding by locating four missing walkers on the moor above Dovestone.
Outcome: All incidents concluded safely with no reported serious injuries or fatalities.
The team was called out to a party of two reported lost on Kinder Scout just before their scheduled training session. Another group of walkers encountered the missing individuals and assisted them back to Edale, allowing the rescue team to track their safe return.
Outcome: Safe recovery/No injury reported
A joint operation by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council and the Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team successfully cleared a large amount of illegally dumped waste from the steep slopes of Bwlch Mountain. The rescue team utilised highly technical rope systems to safely remove tonnes of debris that had been fly-tipped over private farmland.
Outcome: Waste successfully cleared from the site.
The water section was called out to assist a high-profile search for a missing boy believed to be in the water. The team were stood down en route when it was later confirmed that the body of a boy had been located.
Outcome: Fatal Outcome
A 60-year-old man became unable to continue walking near Gargrave and was assisted by the team working with Yorkshire Ambulance Service. The casualty was transported safely by Fell 2 to the roadside where an ambulance continued his care.
Outcome: casualty transported to roadside and handed to ambulance service
A 500kg heifer fell into a hidden Victorian icehouse on a farm near Kelso in May and was trapped underground. An 11-hour multi-agency rescue involving Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, and farm contractors successfully freed the animal using a drone to locate a bricked-up door and a digger to create a safe exit route. The heifer was returned to the farm in good health.
Outcome: animal successfully rescued and returned to farm in good health