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A woman in her 50s became trapped when her leg became stuck in a crack on Gribin Facet after slipping while walking. Around 16 volunteers from Llanberis and Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue team used washing-up liquid and ropes to free her leg, and she was subsequently airlifted to hospital for assessment.
Outcome: casualty airlifted to hospital for check-up
A woman was blown off her feet on Snowdon during Storm Brian on Saturday afternoon and suffered a suspected broken ankle and finger injury. Sixteen Llanberis Mountain Rescue volunteers took four hours to reach her and evacuate her by stretcher down the mountain in extreme weather conditions with wind speeds of 112 mph. She was transferred to hospital for treatment.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher and taken to hospital
A 43-year-old member of Dublin and Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team died in an accident on Crib Goch, Snowdonia, whilst participating in a team training event on Saturday morning. Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team responded to the incident and North Wales Police is investigating.
Outcome: casualty died
A 64-year-old walker sustained a leg injury in a fall on Goat Fell, Isle of Arran at approximately 13:00 on Wednesday. Arran Mountain Rescue Team attended and carried her to safety on a stretcher, after which she was airlifted to hospital by coastguard helicopter.
Outcome: airlifted to hospital by coastguard helicopter
A 56-year-old man fell 10 feet on Hay Stacks above Buttermere on Sunday, injuring his shoulder. Passing walkers raised the alarm and assisted the casualty. He was treated by Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team and a Coastguard helicopter and winched to Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle for further treatment.
Outcome: casualty winched into helicopter and flown to Cumberland Infirmary for further treatment
A nineteen-member Mourne Mountain Rescue Team responded to a police alert for a high-risk missing person in the Mournes on Thursday night. The operation lasted approximately two hours, after which the person was located and transferred to hospital for assessment.
Outcome: person located and transferred to hospital for assessment
Emergency services including lifeboats and a helicopter were deployed to the River Severn near Arlingham and Frampton-on-Severn in search of a missing person. Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA) land search teams and a lifeboat from SARA Sharpness were called to assist police coastguard in the search operation.
A group of approximately 70 Army cadets from England, including 58 children aged 12 to 17, encountered treacherous weather on the Mourne Mountains in County Down. An emergency operation was launched involving coastguard, ambulance, helicopter and mountain rescue teams; 17 children were stretchered off the mountain with 16 cases of hypothermia and minor injuries including ankle injuries and cold-related conditions reported.
Outcome: 17 casualties stretchered off the mountain and treated; no serious or life-threatening injuries reported
A male walker, thought to be in his 20s or 30s, fell approximately 30 metres to his death on Tryfan while attempting to descend a gully on Heather Terrace. He was discovered by a woman and her three teenage sons at around 16:00 BST. Mountain rescue believe he slipped while trying to find a route around rock steps that make the gully impassable.
Outcome: casualty died from injuries sustained in fall
A 73-strong group of Army cadets encountered difficulties during a training exercise in the Mourne Mountains in treacherous weather. Eight cadets were taken to hospital with ankle injuries and exposure-related conditions; 17 required stretcher evacuation. All were subsequently discharged and returned to their base camp.
Outcome: eight cadets hospitalised with ankle injuries and exposure; all discharged and returned to camp
Two hikers were rescued from Slieve Bearnagh in the Mourne mountains after falls on steep rocky ground. One man suffered head and back injuries after falling near granite slabs, and a second was injured while attempting to assist. Both were airlifted to hospital by Coastguard helicopters.
Outcome: both casualties airlifted to hospital by Coastguard helicopters
A woman slipped and injured her ankle while attempting the Fisherfield Five Munros near Dundonnell on Friday afternoon. After crawling for several hours, the pair spent the night on the mountain; her partner walked five hours to raise the alarm on Saturday morning. The woman was airlifted by Coastguard helicopter to hospital for treatment, with support from Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team.
Outcome: airlifted by Coastguard helicopter to hospital for treatment
A climber died after falling on Tower Ridge, Ben Nevis on Saturday morning. The Coastguard rescue helicopter recovered the casualty from the difficult location and transferred them to an ambulance, but they had sustained fatal injuries.
Outcome: casualty recovered but died of injuries sustained in fall
Three climbers became cragfast on the Orion Face of Ben Nevis during poor weather conditions. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team successfully rescued them by lowering a rescuer from the summit, finding the group 200m below the top of the route and leading them back to safety.
Outcome: all three climbers brought to safety and led back to summit
A 73-year-old woman and her son became lost in cloud on the Glyderau in Snowdonia after weather deteriorated during their walk. Mountain rescuers from multiple teams spent nine hours locating them above Llyn y Cwm and safely escorting the exhausted mother down to the road at Nant Peris, with helicopter support standing by.
Outcome: both safely rescued and escorted off mountain
A woman from Lochgilphead who was reported missing was found deceased in Oban. The incident resulted in a fatality.
Outcome: body recovered
A 77-year-old man from Machrie on Arran went missing on an evening walk on Tuesday 30 May, last seen near the village golf course at 18:10. Despite an extensive search involving police, Arran Mountain Rescue, RAF, RNLI and coastguard, he remained missing several days later. The man is vulnerable, requires daily medication, and has poor mobility.
A man fell approximately 30–50 metres down the water slabs near Slieve Binnian in the Mourne mountains on 28 April 2017. He sustained multiple injuries including head, neck and chest injuries. He was treated by Mourne Mountain Rescue and airlifted by helicopter to Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital in serious condition.
Outcome: airlifted to Belfast Royal Victoria Hospital in serious condition
A man fell approximately 50 metres in the Mourne Mountains near Slieve Binnian on Monday afternoon, sustaining multiple injuries including head, neck and chest trauma. Other walkers raised the alarm and the Mourne Mountain Rescue Service assisted before he was airlifted to hospital in critical condition.
Outcome: airlifted to hospital in critical condition
Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue responded to three separate incidents in Snowdoria over one weekend. A mountain biker was found and stretchered after suffering a severe knee injury near Swallow Falls; a man was stretchered after slipping and injuring his knee while descending Tal Y Fan; and a man and his 11-year-old daughter were winched to safety by Coastguard helicopter after becoming stuck on the North Ridge of Tryfan in poor conditions.
Outcome: biker stretchered to ambulance, walker stretchered to safety, father and daughter winched to safety by helicopter
A group of 10 walkers and two dogs were rescued from Windy Gyle in the Cheviot Hills after becoming stranded in severe winter conditions. Four mountain rescue teams involving 64 people conducted a 10-hour operation in heavy snow, locating the group after three and a half hours of searching. Three members of the group required urgent medical treatment, including two for hypothermia, and were transported off the hill by a local farmer's 4x4 vehicle.
Outcome: all safely rescued; three members received urgent medical treatment and were taken to hospital
Three climbers were caught in an avalanche on Ben Nevis and sustained non-life-threatening injuries. They were evacuated by Coastguard rescue helicopter and Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team, and taken to Belford Hospital in Fort William for treatment.
Outcome: three casualties evacuated to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
Four walkers became stuck in severe weather on Ben Lomond. Two were airlifted by Coastguard helicopter and two were escorted to safety by Lomond Mountain Rescue Team members in challenging conditions including snow and high winds.
Outcome: two airlifted by helicopter, two assisted off mountain by rescue team
A climber died after falling while descending from the summit of Aonach Beag near Fort William on Thursday afternoon. He was rescued by Lochaber Mountain Rescue and a rescue helicopter, but had sustained fatal injuries. His companion, who was uninjured, had managed to contact the rescue team.
Outcome: casualty died of injuries sustained in fall