Incident reports

Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team responded to eleven callouts over the August Bank Holiday Weekend (23–25 August). Incidents included lost walkers, multiple ankle injuries, an unwell person, a lost child, an injured cyclist, and a forestry-based multiple casualty incident. All incidents were concluded successfully with casualties evacuated and treated.

Outcome: all casualties assisted, evacuated and treated; all five incidents on 24 August concluded successfully; all eleven callouts concluded by 8:30pm Monday

Two separate incidents occurred on Beinn Eighe and Maol Chean-dearg in the Torridon area on Saturday 23 August 2025. A walker became stuck in technical terrain on the Black Carls ridge on Beinn Eighe and was extracted by helicopter with team assistance. A runner attempting The Martin Moran Round fell on the descent from Maol Chean-dearg, breaking two bones in their hand, and walked themselves out before being collected by the team.

Outcome: walker extracted by helicopter and returned to base; runner walked out and received pain relief and immobilisation at base, confirmed hand fracture by x-ray

Moffat Mountain Rescue Team responded to a callout on Friday, 22nd August, to assist with the rescue of a walker who had sustained a suspected broken ankle near Knockendoch. Both Moffat and Galloway MRT members worked together to safely evacuate the casualty from the hillside before transferring them to paramedics for onward care.

Outcome: Evacuated and transferred to hospital

Outcome: Treated and transferred to paramedics

A man fell near the Lower Clun Gwyn waterfall in the Brecon Beacons on 19 August, sustaining chest and shoulder injuries. A woman helping at the scene subsequently slipped and fell to a ledge below, suffering a head injury. Both casualties were treated by rescue teams and paramedics, with the man evacuated by stretcher to hospital and the woman carefully escorted from the gorge after assessment.

Outcome: man evacuated by stretcher to hospital; woman treated for head injury and escorted out of gorge

A rescue team attended a call regarding an elderly male who had fallen within the disused quarry area of White Coppice on Monday afternoon. Following an assessment, it was determined that the casualty may have sustained a broken lower leg. The incident required assistance from neighbouring mountain rescue teams to safely transport the individual off the hill.

Outcome: Transported by ambulance

Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team responded to multiple incidents over the weekend of 14–17 August, including a missing person search, two fracture cases at waterfalls, an injured cyclist at a bike park, a walker with a knee laceration, and another missing person. All casualties were safely evacuated with medical assistance.

Outcome: all casualties evacuated by stretcher or carried to ambulance for hospital transfer; missing persons located safe and well

A mountain rescue search was launched after an abandoned trolley bag containing outdoor equipment was found on the Pennine Way near the Cheviot Hills. Initial concerns about a missing person were alleviated when social media and local reports helped locate the walker who had safely ditched the broken trolley.

Outcome: The walker was found safe and well.

Three walkers were injured at separate waterfalls in the Brecon Beacons area of Wales on Saturday. One woman sustained a fractured leg at Henrhyd Falls, another injured her leg at Sgwd Ddwli, and a man suffered a suspected fractured femur at Sgwd Gwladys. All three were rescued by mountain rescue teams and the Welsh Ambulance Service.

Outcome: all three casualties rescued and assisted to safety

A walker sustained head and leg injuries after falling on the steps to Sgwd yr Eira waterfall in the Bannau Brycheiniog waterfalls area. Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team attended alongside Welsh Ambulance Service and assisted in extricating the casualty by stretcher for transfer to hospital.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to hospital

Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation responded to nine incidents across north west Wales between 10 and 15 August 2025. These included a walker with suspected pelvic injuries at Rhaeadr Fawr, a man stuck on a cliff near Penmachno, two lost climbers on Idwal Slabs, scramblers stranded on Bristly Ridge, and casualties with ankle and chin/wrist injuries on Tryfan and Y Garn respectively.

Outcome: walker with pelvic injuries stretcher-evacuated to hospital; man on cliff assisted down; climbers guided down; scramblers self-extricated; ankle injury casualty airlifted by rescue helicopter to hospital; chin/wrist injury casualty airlifted by rescue helicopter to hospital

Moffat Mountain Rescue was called out to assist with a rescue near Loch Skene following a fall sustained by a young walker. The casualty had suffered a suspected broken ankle and required assistance due to poor mobile phone signal in the area.

Outcome: Transported to hospital

A mountain biker sustained a facial injury after falling in the forest on Friday, 8th August. Although initially reported as immobile, the individual was later found to have walked to his vehicle at Tosside, leading the rescue team to stand down.

Outcome: No further assistance required

A group of campers required rescue from the Mourne Mountains late on 6 August after becoming caught out by rapidly deteriorating weather conditions. They were located by Mourne Mountain Rescue Team in the Bloody Bridge valley showing signs of exposure, and were safely evacuated and rewarmed. The team emphasised the importance of proper equipment and preparation for mountain conditions.

Outcome: group safely evacuated and rewarmed at base