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A dog fell into a 20-foot-deep pothole on Saddleworth Moor near Dovestone Reservoir and was successfully rescued by Oldham Mountain Rescue Team. The team used the incident to warn walkers about the hazards of exploring such holes without proper experience and equipment.
Outcome: dog rescued and reunited with owner, shaken but otherwise uninjured
A walker fell and injured her back and arm at Sgwd y Pannwr waterfall in the Brecon Beacons. She was winched into a coastguard rescue helicopter and airlifted to hospital. Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team assisted with the rescue.
Outcome: airlifted to hospital by coastguard helicopter
A group of four walkers required rescue on Cairn Toul after becoming lost and suffering from exposure during a 24-hour walk. Mountain rescue teams located the party in the early hours when they were found to be wet, cold, and one individual was hypothermic.
Outcome: All rescued safely but tired
Oldham Mountain Rescue Team was called to assist a family of three after the father fell in moorland near Dovestone in the Saddleworth countryside. All three were safely located and helped down from the steep ground, with the father receiving assistance from team members. The incident lasted approximately two hours and fifteen minutes.
Outcome: casualty and family assisted off moorland safely
A walker in a group of nine ascending Tryfan suffered a panic attack and extreme exhaustion, becoming unable to descend. The man was airlifted by helicopter to safety after being located on the west face of the mountain. The rescue team noted the group lacked equipment, experience and route knowledge.
Outcome: casualty airlifted by helicopter to mountain rescue base
Emergency crews responded to reports of an injured climber on Mitre Ridge at Beinn a’ Bhuird. The operation involved multiple teams and culminated in the successful airlift of two climbers to safety.
Outcome: Two climbers safely rescued; one treated for shoulder injury.
Mountain rescue teams were called out to assist in rescuing a young Labrador that had fallen down a deep and narrow slip near Torfaen, south Wales. The operation required setting up a rope system and involving specialists from two different cave rescue teams to safely bring the dog back to the surface.
Outcome: The dog was safely rescued and reunited with its owner.
A 65-year-old woman was rescued from the base of Clun Gwyn waterfall in the Ystradfellte waterfalls area of the Brecon Beacons after sustaining a suspected fractured leg, hip injury and hypothermia. She was extracted by rope and stretcher and taken to hospital by ambulance.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to hospital
A 33-year-old man from Dornoch was reported missing on 25 July 2020 after travelling to Ben Loyal for hill walking. Assynt Mountain Rescue Team joined family, friends and volunteers in an extensive search, focusing on steep rocky terrain on the north side of the mountain where his car was found at a trailhead.
A six-year-old girl fell into a pool above Llanberis Waterfall and was washed over the 100ft drop. A bystander pulled her to safety before mountain rescue arrived. She was conscious and alert when paramedics transported her to hospital for treatment.
Outcome: conscious and alert, transported to hospital for treatment
The team responded to an injured walker who had sustained fractures to both ankles after landing awkwardly while crossing a stream in the Fleets Pond area of Barnsley. Due to limited access, the casualty was carefully carried on a stretcher across streams to reach the ambulance.
Outcome: Transported to hospital
A group became lost in poor weather at Dovestone near Greenfield, with one member unable to walk. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team located them at Wimberry Rocks using telephone direction-finding and PhoneFind technology. Two walkers descended under their own power while the third was carried on a stretcher and transported to hospital by ambulance.
Outcome: two walkers descended uninjured, one casualty evacuated by stretcher to hospital
A climber was rescued by a Scottish mountain rescue team in a dramatic operation. The post references press coverage but does not provide further details of the incident.
Outcome: rescued by mountain rescue team
Three hillwalkers from Motherwell became lost in mist on The Cobbler in Arrochar and were rescued by Arrochar Mountain Rescue Team. All three were safely escorted down the mountain and met by police at the base, where they were issued fines for breaking lockdown travel restrictions.
Outcome: all three located and safely escorted down the mountain
A search and rescue operation was launched on 15 May near South Cerney in the Cotswolds after a man was reported missing. The body was recovered from a lake at Cotswold Water Park in the early hours of 16 May. The death was not being treated as suspicious.
Outcome: body recovered from lake
An experienced fell walker fell 600ft down Pillar mountain in the Lake District after slipping on ice near the summit. He was halted by snow debris just 20ft from a cliff edge and sustained a broken neck, head lacerations, and a chipped elbow bone. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team, the Coastguard, and the Great North Air Ambulance evacuated him by helicopter to hospital, where he underwent neck surgery and is expected to make a full recovery.
Outcome: airlifted to hospital by helicopter; expected full recovery after neck surgery
A 35-year-old climber fell 650ft from Crib Goch ridge in Snowdonia on Sunday and was rescued by three mountain rescue teams in severe weather; he suffered a broken leg, shoulder, wrist and severe cuts and was airlifted to hospital. Separately, four university students were rescued from high on Tryfan in an 11-hour overnight operation after becoming stuck near Grooved Arete in horrendous conditions, and a fifth member of their party was found after becoming lost.
Outcome: climber with serious injuries airlifted to Liverpool hospital; four walkers rescued by helicopter and team; lost climber found by search group
A Border collie named Nell ran off after being frightened by a rescue helicopter during an operation in Fisherfield Forest in the Northwest Highlands. Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team used barbecued sausages and bacon to lure the dog back to safety the following day, and she was successfully reunited with her owner.
Outcome: dog safely recovered and reunited with owner
A climber missing since 28 February after being caught in an avalanche on Aonach Mòr was found deceased on the West Face on 9 March. His climbing companion was injured in the incident but survived. The search involved approximately 800 man-hours and three rescue teams.
Outcome: casualty fatality
A missing walker reported missing from Ben Nevis on Sunday was found deceased on the southern slopes near the waterslide on Thursday afternoon. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team assisted in recovering the body. The man had posted social media messages from near Lochan Meall an t-Suidhe before going missing.
Outcome: body recovered
A climber was injured after being caught in an avalanche in Number 5 Gully on Ben Nevis during a period of heightened avalanche risk across Scotland's mountains. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team responded to the incident. The incident occurred amid prolonged snowfall that raised avalanche hazard levels to 'high' in Lochaber and 'considerable' in five other monitored areas.
Outcome: casualty rescued by Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team
Two climbers required rescue following separate incidents; one was caught in an avalanche on Ben Nevis, resulting in a leg fracture, while the other fell near Aonach Mor. Both individuals were airlifted to hospital.
Outcome: Two casualties hospitalized
A major search was underway for a Slovak walker missing on Ben Nevis, last spotted above Half Way Lochan on Thursday morning. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team, assisted by a helicopter and neighbouring rescue groups, mobilised approximately 39 personnel to search the area despite challenging weather conditions forecast for the region.
A 37-year-old hillwalker died after falling from the summit of Liathach in the Torridon area on Thursday. The alarm was raised at 16:25 and Torridon Mountain Rescue Team assisted at the scene.
Outcome: fatality