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Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue attended to multiple incidents involving mountain bikers over three days in Innerleithen. The team provided initial first aid and assisted casualties to waiting ambulances following separate crashes.
Outcome: Casualties transported to hospital
Two children who became separated during an orienteering exercise at Tollymore Forest Park were reported missing on the evening of 14 June. They were located safe and well approximately two miles from their last known location just before midnight, with assistance from the Mourne Mountain Rescue Team, search dogs, and police air support.
Outcome: both children located safe and well
A walker sustained a bad injury to their lower leg in the Black Mountains near Grwyne Fawr Reservoir. The individual was successfully evacuated from the remote location and transported to hospital.
Outcome: Hospitalised
A backpack with camping equipment was discovered abandoned approximately 100 metres east of the summit of Goatfell on the Isle of Arran. The Arran Mountain Rescue Team appealed for help identifying the owner, as it remained unclear whether the rucksack had been forgotten or intentionally left, and the whereabouts of its owner were unknown.
Outcome: appeal issued for identification of owner
A woman sustained a leg injury while hiking on the Ochil Hills in Clackmannanshire and was airlifted to hospital. Multiple emergency services including Ochils Mountain Rescue, Scottish Ambulance Service Special Operations Team, and Helimed 5 coordinated the rescue, carrying the casualty by stretcher to the helicopter.
Outcome: airlifted to hospital by helicopter
A church minister fell approximately 30 feet down a rocky mountainside while descending Beinn Liath Mhòr in Torridon. He sustained cuts and bruises and was assisted by Torridon Mountain Rescue Team and a coastguard helicopter before being flown to hospital.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by helicopter to hospital with cuts and bruises
Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team participated in a multi-agency search for a 53-year-old man from Nairn who went missing whilst hillwalking on 24 April. His car was found near Loch Mullardoch, and the search involved Police Scotland, HM Coastguard helicopter, and search dogs.
A mountain biker suffered a serious arm injury in a crash on the Innerleithen MTB trails and was airlifted to hospital by rescue helicopter. The Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue team assisted with the evacuation, which resulted in the casualty reaching hospital significantly faster than road ambulance transfer would have allowed.
Outcome: airlifted to hospital by rescue helicopter
A man missing near Ullapool in Wester Ross was located by search dog Rona in difficult terrain at Inverlael. He was extracted safely by Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team and found to be uninjured.
Outcome: located uninjured and extracted by team
The Mountain Rescue team reported three fatalities over a five-day period while responding to multiple callouts in the area. They issued a safety reminder stressing the importance of being adequately prepared for winter conditions when walking in the hills.
Outcome: Fatalities reported; safety reminder issued
A 28-year-old climber died on Ben Nevis on 9 March 2022, with 23 other people rescued in multiple separate incidents across the mountain. Two soldiers assisting stranded climbers sustained minor injuries requiring hospital treatment. The incidents occurred during challenging winter conditions with snow and ice coverage.
Outcome: one fatality, 23 people safely evacuated
A hill runner from Aberdour fell on West Lomond on Sunday morning, sustaining a broken leg, torn ligaments and an ankle injury. The Ochils Mountain Rescue Team and a coastguard helicopter attended, and the casualty was stretchered down and airlifted to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.
Outcome: casualty airlifted to hospital by coastguard helicopter
Outcome: Casualty attended to by assisting team.
A walker sustained a lower leg injury after slipping while descending from the summit of Sugarloaf. A local mountain rescue team member was able to reach the casualty quickly, providing shelter and treatment before she was safely carried off the hill.
Outcome: Rescued with lower leg injury
A female walker sustained a badly injured ankle after falling at Birchen Clough near Dovestones on Friday. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team attended and, assisted by doctors arrived via North West Air Ambulance Charity helicopter, provided pain relief and splinting before stretchering the casualty to an ambulance for transfer to hospital.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to hospital
A 42-year-old man sustained spinal injuries after jumping into the water-filled quarry at Gold Diggings on Bodmin Moor. Emergency services responded and the casualty was evacuated by stretcher and transferred to Derriford Hospital for treatment.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to Derriford Hospital
The team responded to several incidents over the week, including assisting with suspected broken ankles at Storr and another location near Sligachan. They also located a solo walker who was safe and well, and attended to a cragfast individual on Bruach na Frithe.
Outcome: Casualties treated and safely assisted off the mountain.
Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team was called out on Friday night to search for a walker who had become lost in the hills north of Loch Mullardoch. The missing person was located uninjured near East Benula Lodge around 9.30pm. The team leader used the incident to emphasise the importance of carrying proper navigation equipment.
Outcome: walker located uninjured
A Coastguard helicopter airlifted an injured walker to hospital following a fall near Llanthony, situated between Hereford and Abergavenny. The rescue team was called out on Sunday afternoon after the initial assessment determined specialist air assistance was required due to the nature of the injuries and location.
Outcome: Transported to hospital by Coastguard helicopter
Three walkers became separated and lost while descending Beinn a' Chlaidheimh in Fisherfield Forest during the 'Big Six' Munro challenge on Saturday evening. A joint rescue operation involving Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team and HM Coastguard helicopters was launched, and all three walkers were located safe and well by Sunday morning.
Outcome: all three walkers located safe and well
Arran Mountain Rescue Team was called out on Saturday evening after two climbers became stuck on a crag. A rope was lowered to both individuals, allowing them to be safely assisted down the hill and back into Glen Rosa.
Outcome: Rescued, unharmed
The team responded to two callouts near the Fairy Pools over recent days. One incident involved a female with an ankle injury on the Bruach na Frithe traverse path, requiring stretcher removal to the roadside. The second callout assisted helicopter crews dealing with a casualty who had fallen into the water at the pools.
Outcome: Casualty treated and removed from the area.
Over the last few days, the team responded to several callouts. One incident involved a trials rider being airlifted from the Trotternish Ridge after sustaining a fractured lower leg. Another rescue occurred when a runner fell near Sgurr nan Gillean; they were assisted down to Allt Dearg Beag before walking out to Sligachan.
Outcome: All individuals were safely evacuated or received necessary medical attention.
A teenage girl fell from height on Rough Tor during a Duke of Edinburgh Award exercise and sustained a lower leg injury. The Cornwall Air Ambulance and West Cornwall Search and Rescue Team responded; after initial assessment ruled out serious injury, she was evacuated by the team's off-road ambulance to a waiting land ambulance.
Outcome: evacuated by team ambulance to land ambulance; injuries not serious