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A man required rescue after sustaining a suspected broken leg following a slip in wet woodland at Sholver. A team of mountain rescuers attended the scene and worked with paramedics to stabilise the injury before transferring the casualty to an ambulance.
Outcome: Transported for further care
A climber was found by a passer-by after falling on the crags at Coombs Wood and sustaining severe injuries. Multiple agencies responded to the scene, including air ambulance support, to assess the casualty and safely extract them from the crag.
Outcome: Transported to hospital
A walker fell on a steep section of the upper edge path at Ashway near Dovestone Reservoir and sustained a suspected upper arm fracture. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team attended with a rapid response party, and the casualty was carried to a waiting helicopter and airlifted to hospital for treatment.
Outcome: casualty airlifted to hospital by helicopter
West Cornwall Search & Rescue Team assisted Devon & Cornwall Police in searching for a high-risk missing person in the St Ives area on 10 May 2026. Multiple search teams from various services worked for over nine hours across rural and urban areas. A body was located later that afternoon.
Outcome: body located
An older walker experienced chest pains and breathlessness near Grisedale Tarn on Sunday afternoon. A coastguard helicopter was deployed and the casualty was airlifted to Carlisle Airport then transferred by ambulance to Carlisle Infirmary.
Outcome: casualty airlifted to hospital by coastguard helicopter
A rescue team was called out on Sunday evening to assist paramedics with a 15-year-old who had fallen from a rope swing in High Bullough wood. The young person, who sustained a suspected broken ankle, was safely stretchered through the woods back to the quarry car park.
Outcome: Safe transport to medical facility
The team was called out to assist near Bull Hill when a walker was reported to have lost consciousness on the hillside. After initial assessment, the casualty was met at a nearby farm and subsequently transported safely back to their vehicles.
Outcome: Good outcome; casualty safely transported off the hill.
A female runner sustained an injury to her leg after slipping during an organised trail race on a cool, dry day. Rescue personnel were called by Cumbria Police, who assisted with initial assessment and splinting before the casualty was transferred to a land ambulance.
Outcome: Transported from scene to land ambulance handover
A report was received of a sheep stranded on the River Aire embankment beneath a railway bridge near Skipton. A team of Water Technicians attended and conducted a thorough search but found no sheep in distress, concluding it had moved on or the report was unfounded.
Outcome: no rescue required, sheep not located
A hiker suffered an ankle injury while descending Tryfan mountain and became stranded. The Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation attended and arranged evacuation by coastguard helicopter from St Athan, with the casualty winched to safety on 8 May.
Outcome: casualty airlifted by coastguard helicopter and evacuated to safety
Outcome: Transported to hospital for care
A hillwalker who had been missing since May 7th was located after a search operation involving multiple rescue teams. The individual was found safe and well by the Dundonnell Mountain Rescue team.
Outcome: Safe
The team was called out following a report that a paraglider had been seen near Buxworth and there were concerns regarding the person's welfare. After an air search conducted by the Police, it was determined that no further assistance from the mountain rescue team was required.
Outcome: No action required
Mountain Rescue was called out on the evening of May 6th to search for five missing males near Clougha Pike. Using specialized technology, rescuers located two disoriented young men in a marshy area and subsequently escorted them safely off the fell.
Outcome: All safe and accounted for
A walker suffered an ankle injury near Greenfield Reservoir at Dovestone on Monday morning. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team assisted North West Ambulance Service paramedics in treating the casualty and carrying them by stretcher from the dam wall to an ambulance for further care.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to ambulance
Mountain Rescue teams were called out by North Wales Police to conduct a search for a missing person in the Connah's Quay area on Tuesday night. Following close coordination between all agencies, the individual was located and confirmed to be safe.
Outcome: Person found safe
During routine police patrols in the Tweed Valley near Cardrona, an air rifle was seized following a public report. Later that day, officers assisted mountain rescue and ambulance services at an incident involving an injured cyclist near Innerleithen.
Outcome: Injured cyclist taken to hospital; male charged with possession of an air rifle.
Mountain Rescue was called out on Monday, 4th May, to assist with an incident in Preston involving two males who had collided head-on while riding motor cross bikes. A multi-agency response attended the scene, and both individuals were subsequently evacuated by air and land.
Outcome: Injuries sustained; evacuation completed.
Loch Lomond Rescue Boat responded to seven emergency incidents over the bank holiday weekend, including rescues of stranded kayakers and paddle-boarders, medical emergencies on islands, and a serious knee injury on the West Highland Way. All casualties were safely rescued and evacuated, with the team highlighting the rapid changes in weather conditions on the loch.
Outcome: all seven incidents resolved safely; casualties evacuated including one 18-year-old treated for medical emergency and one 60-year-old with serious knee injury transported to safety
Outcome: Transported to hospital for further checks
A 500kg heifer fell into a hidden underground Victorian icehouse on a farm near Kelso in May. 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 for reconnaissance and a digger to create an exit route.
Outcome: heifer rescued safely and returned to farm in good health
Two young women camping at Stickle Tarn called for assistance after failing to erect their tent during wild weather and becoming cold and wet. A small team located and escorted them safely off the hill.
Outcome: escorted off the hill
Police received an iPhone SOS alert from Great Langdale campsite and requested mountain rescue assistance. The team helped clarify the location, enabling police to resolve the issue without requiring further intervention.
Outcome: resolved by police with team assistance
A male fell on Wansfell and sustained an ankle fracture. He was treated and evacuated by stretcher in a 2.5-hour operation involving nine team members.
Outcome: casualty treated and evacuated by stretcher