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Mountain rescue teams were called out after a group of teenagers required assistance near Priest Hole during Storm Dave. Upon arrival, one member of the group was found to be suffering from mild hypothermia and received treatment on scene before safely descending the hill.
Outcome: All rescued safely after treatment
A 9-year-old vulnerable child missing overnight in Torquay was located safely with the assistance of the team's search efforts and a social media appeal by police. The child was found by the mother of a friend at around 09:30 and returned home by police. The team stood down after 21 volunteers were mobilised for the urban search operation.
Outcome: child located and returned home safe and well
Following severe weather over the Easter weekend, multiple mountain rescue teams responded to incidents involving wild campers and walkers in the Lake District. Rescues included a couple stranded near Scafell Pike and teenagers whose tents were destroyed by high winds. Despite challenging conditions, all individuals involved in the reported incidents were safely evacuated.
Outcome: All casualties were rescued safely.
Two walkers required assistance on Scafell Pike after becoming cold and unable to move in deteriorating conditions. Following efforts involving multiple rescue teams, the individuals were able to warm up enough to walk safely off the hill.
Outcome: Safe exit from the mountain
Mountain Rescue Team members attended a call regarding an elderly male experiencing an angina attack at the bottom of the hill. Following assistance from nearby personnel, the casualty was safely moved off the hillside to a farm where he was handed over to paramedics for further care.
Outcome: Handed over to Paramedics
Two walkers required rescue after becoming stuck on a mountain ridge without appropriate winter equipment. The team reached them via the steep south side of Liathach and subsequently roped them across the narrow ridge and down snow slopes to the main path below.
Outcome: Found uninjured but cold
The rescue team was called to Nicky Nook on Wednesday, 1st April, following a collapse involving a 79-year-old male. Despite resuscitation efforts by both the team and paramedics, the casualty was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Outcome: Deceased
Three climbers were on the Gashed Crag route at Tryfan when the lead climber fell past the belay point. The belayer managed to halt the fall but sustained severe rope burns, leading to an emergency call for assistance. Rescue personnel eventually reached the group and used a technical rope system to safely bring all three individuals up to the ridge.
Outcome: All climbers were safely rescued.
On Tuesday 31 March, the team was called out by Devon & Cornwall Police to assist with the extrication of a casualty at Nr Truro. Fifteen team members attended the scene and spent over an hour conveying the casualty across rough terrain and a watercourse.
Outcome: The casualty was successfully conveyed to an ambulance.
A callout was initially requested by WILSAR regarding a missing person in Chippenham. The incident was downgraded to a standby as local resources were deemed sufficient, but it ultimately became a body recovery operation.
Outcome: Body recovered
A climber sustained serious injury after falling approximately 10 metres while ascending the Gashed Crag route on Tryfan mountain in North Wales. A partner managed to hold the fall, resulting in severe rope burns for them. The climbing leader was reported uninjured and later descended the mountain using a technical rope rescue system.
Outcome: Injured, but rescued
A dog named Mila became trapped on a ledge 30 metres up a crag south of Spidean Coinich on Quinag in Sutherland. Assynt Mountain Rescue Team located her using a tracker device on her collar and safely rescued her with the help of dog biscuits and the owner's whistle.
Outcome: dog rescued safely by seven volunteers using sling
A walker suffered a painful lower leg injury near Innominate Tarn on Haystacks on 30 March. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team attended with 22 members, treated the casualty with pain relief and splinting, and carried them by stretcher to waiting ambulance transport. The rescue took three and a half hours.
Outcome: casualty treated by stretcher and handed over to North West Ambulance Service for onward transport
The team was contacted regarding a missing person in the Portishead area by the police. Following discussions, it was determined that the coastguard were best placed to lead the search efforts.
Outcome: Search initiated by Coastguard
A 77-year-old man reported missing from the Forest of Dean earlier in March was found deceased on 29 March following searches by the Severn Area Rescue Association. Formal identification was pending and his death was not being treated as suspicious.
Outcome: body recovered
Mountain Rescue Team responded to an injured walker near Sail Beck after reports of a severe head injury by Third Gill. Despite poor weather conditions, twenty volunteers located the group and coordinated efforts to find missing members before safely transporting the casualty back down to Newlands Hause.
Outcome: Injured walker treated and evacuated; group reunited.
A team was called out following a request for assistance regarding a lone diabetic male experiencing low blood sugar at Fur Tor. A multi-agency response was coordinated, involving the South West Ambulance Service and a Coastguard helicopter, which ultimately facilitated the casualty's evacuation.
Outcome: Casualty evacuated
A search team located a dog that had fallen approximately 100 feet down a cliff ledge in Spidean Coinich after running off with its owners. After being coaxed with treats and guided by the team's torches, the dog was eventually safely lassoed and lifted to safety just after midnight.
Outcome: Rescued safely
The team was called out by Devon & Cornwall Police to assist with a search in the Newquay area at approximately 4:15 am. The search effort concluded later that morning after it was confirmed that the missing group had been located by the police.
Outcome: All safe (or search concluded)
A mountain rescue team attended an incident near Whiteless Pike following reports of a severe head injury. The Coastguard helicopter was called out to assist but was ultimately no longer required as the casualty's injuries were found to be less severe than initially thought.
Outcome: Casualty treated and stabilized by ambulance services.
Support was requested for a missing male near Castle Combe. Team members from ASSAR attended the scene and were involved in the search efforts. The individual was subsequently found safe by the search teams.
Outcome: Person found safe
A 78-year-old climber fell on a rock face near Applecross in Wester Ross, sustaining a broken pelvis and several ribs. Torridon Mountain Rescue Team conducted a technically demanding rescue on a steep cliff above Bealach na Ba pass, and the casualty was evacuated by coastguard helicopter to hospital where he made a full recovery.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by helicopter, made full recovery after hospitalization
Volunteers from the Torridon Mountain Rescue Team conducted a challenging overnight rescue following a walker's fall on a snow-covered slope near Bidean an Eòin Dearg. The injured individual sustained a shoulder injury and became hypothermic before being evacuated down to Glenuaig Lodge after extensive efforts across difficult terrain.
Outcome: Evacuated to hospital care
Over a week during the Easter holidays, the team responded to six callouts in the Ogwen Valley area. Incidents involved walkers becoming lost or stuck on steep ground at various locations, requiring assistance with navigation, safety lines, and technical rope rescues.
Outcome: Walkers were located and safely assisted back down the mountain.