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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.
An adult and child slipped and fell whilst descending Birchen Clough on the Trinnacle Trail near Dove Stone Reservoir. Both casualties sustained minor injuries and were treated at the scene before being transported to hospital. The Mountain Rescue Team attended for two hours and issued a warning about the challenging nature of the route.
Outcome: both casualties treated at scene and transported to hospital with minor injuries
Two people, a young adult and a child, fell while descending Birchen Clough on the Trinnacle Trail in the Peak District. Both were taken to hospital with minor injuries and were assisted down by family members; Oldham Mountain Rescue Team attended with 21 personnel.
Outcome: both casualties taken to hospital with minor injuries
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 hiker sustained serious injuries after falling from a gully on Tryfan's North Ridge and was airlifted to hospital by Coastguard helicopter. The same day, Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue also assisted a walker with an ankle injury at Llyn Cowlyd and a casualty with a leg injury in a quarry in Deganwy.
Outcome: airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital by Coastguard helicopter
A female walker fell from the path at Birchen waterfall and self-rescued with help from her partner and passers-by to a location above Greenfield Reservoir. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team located her and assisted with treatment; she was transported to hospital with suspected fractures and heavy bruising and later discharged.
Outcome: casualty evacuated to hospital, discharged with suspected fractured ankle and ribs
A walker sustained a suspected broken leg after slipping near Clun Gwyn waterfall in the Brecon Beacons. The mountain rescue team located her and evacuated her by stretcher to a waiting ambulance. A coastguard helicopter was called but ultimately not required.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to ambulance
Assynt Mountain Rescue Team was involved in an extensive multi-agency search for Finn Creaney (32), who went missing on 25 March 2022 after being dropped off at Loch Naver in Sutherland to begin a planned walking route. The search, which lasted at least six days, involved mountain rescue teams, coastguard helicopter, dogs, drones, RAF, and Police Scotland, with an appeal for dash-cam footage and public information.
Outcome: search ongoing at time of report
A walker sustained a lower leg fracture near the summit of Ben Nevis on Thursday afternoon and was evacuated by helicopter. The rescue team also highlighted vandalism at the emergency shelter on the summit, which had been used as a rubbish bin and toilet, compromising its ability to treat casualties.
Outcome: casualty treated and evacuated by 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
Two climbers fell from Green Gully on Ben Nevis. One sustained significant injuries and was winched to hospital by Lochaber Mountain Rescue team.
Outcome: injured climber winched to hospital
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 six-year-old child and a 29-year-old man fell approximately 300 feet down the side of Fyrish Hill near Alness in the Scottish Highlands. The child sustained a fractured leg and was lowered by rope system to a forestry track before being airlifted to Raigmore Hospital; the man suffered minor injuries and walked off the hill with assistance.
Outcome: child airlifted to hospital with fractured leg, man walked off with minor injuries
Two climbers from a four-man group became cragfast on Llech Ddu Spur in Snowdonia during winter conditions and required rescue by Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue. The other two members of the party descended and left their companions behind. Both cragfast climbers were brought to safety by helicopter-assisted rescue in a four-hour operation.
Outcome: two climbers rescued by helicopter and rope handlines; reunited with party
A hamster and its owners, including an 11-year-old girl, became cold and wet during a waterfall walk in the Brecon Beacons that took longer than expected and continued into darkness. Central Beacons Mountain Rescue located the group and provided assistance to warm them up. All members of the party, including the hamster, were uninjured.
Outcome: all located and warmed by rescue team, no injuries
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
A 25-year-old man died after falling approximately 60 metres from the rock face in West Gully on Glyder Fach in Snowdonia on Sunday 30 January. Emergency services including Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team, coastguard helicopter and North Wales Police attended the scene; the casualty was found unconscious and pronounced dead. The fall may have been caused by rockfall, and rescue teams worked in deteriorating weather to recover the body and assist the casualty's climbing partner and two other climbers who had witnessed the incident.
Outcome: casualty died at scene; body recovered by rescue teams after 10 hours
Outcome: Casualty attended to by assisting team.
Two people were injured near Dovestone Reservoir in Saddleworth on 23 January 2022. Emergency services including firefighters, police, ambulance, air ambulance, and two mountain rescue teams responded just after midday. The incident was scaled down and handed to the mountain rescue team and ambulance service; the severity of injuries was not immediately disclosed.
Outcome: incident scaled down, handed to mountain rescue team and ambulance service
A family of two from London and their pet hamster became lost during a walk in the Brecon Beacons area of Wales when the weather deteriorated. Central Beacons Mountain Rescue located them using the What3Words app and assisted them back to their vehicle safely.
Outcome: located safely and walked back to car
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 Scottish hillwalker died from a heart attack during a significant rescue operation in the Scottish hills. The incident prompted a large-scale rescue mission response.
Outcome: fatality