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The team was called out at dawn to assist with a missing vulnerable male from Weston-super-Mare. Police later confirmed that a member of the public had located the man safely and well.
Outcome: Safe/Found
A person reported missing near Dovestone on 28 February was located on moorland approximately two miles east of Greenfield reservoir suffering from hypothermia and exhaustion. The Oldham Mountain Rescue Team, assisted by search dog Ace, located the casualty and provided emergency care before evacuation by HM Coastguard helicopter to a road ambulance.
Outcome: casualty located suffering from hypothermia and exhaustion, evacuated by helicopter to road ambulance
During winter training in the Cairngorms, team members responded to another walker who had fallen on the path and sustained injuries to both arms. The injured person was assessed for a left wrist and right shoulder injury before being evacuated off the mountain with assistance from local Ski Patrol.
Outcome: Evacuated for further treatment
Two young men were found deceased on the Crib y Ddysgl ridge near the summit of Yr Wyddfa after being reported missing. Search efforts were conducted by multiple rescue teams in challenging winter conditions before the bodies were located.
Outcome: Fatalities confirmed; inquest opened.
A search was conducted for three people who had become in difficulties on Sgurr Fiona, a summit on An Teallach. Two individuals were located and one required hospital treatment; the body of the third person was recovered later.
Outcome: One fatality, two rescued
Outcome: The casualty was safely evacuated by stretcher to an ambulance for onward care.
A walker was seriously injured when a large boulder collapsed onto their leg whilst descending Pen Yr Ole Wen in Eryri. Companions administered first aid and alerted emergency services; the walker was airlifted by Coastguard helicopter to hospital in Liverpool.
Outcome: casualty airlifted by Coastguard helicopter to hospital
Mountain rescue teams were called out on Wednesday evening to assist a casualty who had sustained a lower limb injury near Neidpath Castle in Peebles. The operation required the use of a stretcher due to muddy and rough ground conditions, and the casualty was eventually taken by ambulance.
Outcome: Transported to hospital/medical attention
A walker became stranded on the north-eastern slopes of Sgurr Fiona on An Teallach after taking a wrong turn. A complex rescue operation involving multiple teams and assets lasted for approximately 20 hours before the individual was safely brought back to the team base.
Outcome: The individual was safely rescued and found to be in good health.
A runner sustained a lower leg injury while participating in a fell race in Bowderdale. The team provided treatment and extracted the individual to the road via stretcher for handover to ambulance services.
Outcome: Treated and extracted to road
Search and rescue crews deployed drones and dogs to locate a hiker who went missing while traversing rugged terrain near Ben Nevis. Extensive searches are continuing despite challenging weather conditions.
Outcome: Ongoing search
A mountaineer was found dead in the "Hole" of Hajla. Search and Rescue Service personnel recovered the body and published footage of the recovery operation.
Outcome: body recovered by Search and Rescue Service
The team completed an overnight stretcher rescue of a hiker with a lower leg injury on Ben Klibreck in difficult weather conditions. Following the initial rescue, the team also conducted searches for missing persons at Eas a' Chual Aluinn and assisted another local mountain rescue team earlier in the week.
Outcome: Casualty safely transported to lower slopes and onward care.
An Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) was activated in the Bristol Channel, triggering a multi-agency response involving the Coastguard, RNLI, and a rescue helicopter. The device was subsequently located in Portishead Marina with no people in danger and all crews were stood down.
Outcome: device located, no casualties, all crews released
Search operations were conducted in the Eryri mountain range following reports of two missing men. During these searches, bodies were discovered.
Outcome: Fatalities found
A Shropshire man was blown over by sudden wind on Ben Klibreck in Scotland on Friday evening, sustaining a broken ankle and becoming stranded in winter conditions. Assynt Mountain Rescue Team deployed approximately 40 members in a complex overnight operation, stretcher-carrying the casualty approximately 4.3 miles down the mountain through snow. He was transported to Inverness Hospital for surgery.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to hospital
A group of hikers were approaching the summit of Fionn Bheinn when their dogs fell through a cornice. The following morning, mountain rescue teams located one missing dog in a hollow below the summit after a cold night.
Outcome: One dog was safely recovered.
A 64-year-old man went missing on Ben Nevis on 19 February 2026 after failing to return from a planned hike. Extensive search and rescue operations involving multiple mountain rescue teams, police, RAF, and search dogs were underway in challenging conditions.
A person with a serious injury was airlifted by Coastguard helicopter from the north side of the Ogwen Valley near Llyn Ogwen and flown to Aintree Hospital in Liverpool. Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue and Coastguard teams coordinated the rescue and helicopter landing at a nearby field adjacent to the hospital.
Outcome: casualty airlifted to Aintree Hospital by Coastguard helicopter
A medical emergency was reported on Crib Goch when a walker experienced a cardiac problem. Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team's response was delayed when two Mercedes parked illegally in a restricted zone at Pen-y-Pass blocked access to their vehicle; hikers physically moved one car to allow the rescue 4x4 through.
Outcome: rescue vehicle was able to proceed after hikers cleared the obstruction
An experienced caver became stuck in Allt nan Uamh Stream Cave in Assynt, Sutherland, and was successfully rescued by Assynt Mountain Rescue Team working with a member of the Scottish Cave Rescue Organisation. The casualty was well equipped and uninjured, and was extracted using a flexible ladder and rope system.
Outcome: casualty safely extracted uninjured
Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team was deployed to An Teallach following calls for assistance regarding three walkers. After extensive searching, two of the individuals were located, with one requiring hospital treatment. The body of their companion was subsequently recovered with the aid of RAF Lossiemouth.
Outcome: Two walkers found (one hospitalized); one body recovered.
A casualty who was previously found after slipping near Yes Tor has since been discharged from the hospital. The individual expressed deep gratitude to the team for their assistance and recovery.
Outcome: Recovering, requiring surgery
A climber fell over 1,500 feet off Goat Fell mountain on Arran after encountering icy conditions. Despite sustaining injuries during the fall and subsequent trek for help, he was eventually found by members of the public and treated at a local hospital.
Outcome: Injured but survived; received medical treatment.