Incident reports

A group of walkers became lost in the Dove Stone Reservoir area near the Trinnacle, a precarious rock formation popular on social media. Some were rescued by helicopter from Middle Edge Moss. The incident prompted warnings from Oldham Mountain Rescue about the dangers of visiting the Trinnacle for photographs, noting that over 25% of callouts in the area are now related to this location.

Outcome: group found at Middle Edge Moss and some flown to safety by helicopter

Mountain Rescue was called out following reports of a stranded camper who had become uncontactable due to a medical episode. After efforts to establish communication, the individual regained consciousness and allowed teams to pinpoint his location via mobile phone. He was subsequently assessed by the team before being assisted to waiting ambulance personnel.

Outcome: Safe recovery after medical assistance

A man suffered a suspected ruptured quadricep while walking at Dovestone on 21 August 2023. Oldham Mountain Rescue and North West Ambulance Service attended and located him near Wimberry Boulders with assistance from his friends. He was assessed and evacuated by stretcher to an ambulance for treatment.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to ambulance for treatment

A team was called out to assist ambulance services with the extraction of a fallen climber at Windgather Rocks. The casualty was assessed on site before being placed onto a stretcher for transport by the North West Ambulance Service crew.

Outcome: Extracted/Assisted to medical services

A kayaker capsized in choppy conditions in the Bristol Channel near Denny Island on 14 August 2023. The Severn Area Rescue Association lifeboat, which had spoken to the kayaker earlier that morning, returned to the area after noticing he was missing and located him clinging to his overturned kayak. He was rescued and taken to Portishead Lifeboat Station.

Outcome: casualty rescued and transferred to Portishead

Eight volunteers from Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue assisted Scottish Ambulance Service in evacuating a female casualty who had sustained an ankle injury on steep ground at Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh. The casualty was transported to New Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

Outcome: casualty evacuated to New Edinburgh Royal Infirmary

A dog lost on Snowdon on Thursday was found by Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team on Friday. The mini Labradoodle was spotted by rescuers who were attending to an injured woman nearby and was evacuated by coastguard helicopter. The dog was reunited with its owner uninjured.

Outcome: dog found and evacuated by helicopter, returned to owner uninjured

Emergency services including Oldham Mountain Rescue Team, police, and fire crews conducted a search at Dovestone Reservoir in Greenfield after reports of someone shouting for help. A fire service drone was deployed to aid the search, which lasted over two hours before being stood down with no one found.

Outcome: search stood down, no one found

A woman from Derbyshire became stranded on Glyder Fawr in Cwm Idwal while attempting to retrieve her parrot, which had panicked and flown away after being chased by peregrine falcons. Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team located her via her mobile phone and safely brought her and her parrot down from the steep, heavily vegetated terrain.

Outcome: casualty and parrot brought down safely to lower ground

Two climbers became uncomfortable while traversing An Teallach in Wester Ross and lost communication with Police Scotland. Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team mounted a full team callout; the climbers self-extricated and made contact with the team, who then sent a hill party to meet them and escort them safely back to their vehicle.

Outcome: walkers self-extricated and walked off with team escort

A group of Scouts encountered multiple medical emergencies on the path between Robinson and Hindscarth on 10 July 2023, with one member hypothermic, one suffering an asthma attack, and one with a knee injury. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team, assisted by the Coastguard helicopter and Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team, provided treatment and evacuated the casualties by air to Gatesgarth Farm, where an ambulance transported the asthma sufferer to hospital. The same evening, Keswick Mountain Rescue also attended a 17-year-old from a Duke of Edinburgh group who had slipped and hit his head above Rosthwaite and was transferred to hospital for assessment.

Outcome: all casualties evacuated and transported to hospital for treatment

Keswick Mountain Rescue Team responded to two separate incidents on 10 July 2023. The first involved a 17-year-old Duke of Edinburgh participant who slipped and hit his head near Rosthwaite; he was assessed by team medics and taken to hospital. The second saw the Coastguard helicopter rescue a group of Scouts from the Robinson–Hindscarth path, where one was hypothermic, one having an asthma attack, and one with a knee injury; all were safely evacuated.

Outcome: all casualties evacuated to hospital or safely descended; potential stretcher descent in poor weather avoided

A couple in their 20s became lost and caught out by deteriorating weather on Ben More in Sutherland after taking a wrong turn from the summit. Eleven members of Assynt Mountain Rescue Team located them at 3,000 feet in poor visibility and walked them to safety over a six-and-a-half hour operation. The walkers were wet, cold and poorly equipped but did not require medical treatment.

Outcome: walked off uninjured after warming up

A man was rescued from a 35-foot mineshaft in the Prideaux Wood area near Tywardreath Highway, Par. Emergency services including Devon and Cornwall Police, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service, South Western Ambulance Service, and East Cornwall Search and Rescue Team coordinated the rescue. The casualty was transported by air ambulance to hospital with injuries initially assessed as serious but later downgraded.

Outcome: casualty evacuated by air ambulance to hospital

A boy fell from a rope swing at Tandle Hill Country Park in Royton and sustained a lower leg injury. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team assisted North West Ambulance Service in extracting and transporting the casualty to hospital, with 13 crew members attending for two and a half hours.

Outcome: casualty transported to hospital by stretcher

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team attended Dovestone reservoir on 12 June after receiving reports of a young deer trapped in the Ashway Gap overflow. The team lowered themselves into the overflow and encouraged the fawn downstream, allowing it to jump clear and escape into the grass.

Outcome: deer successfully encouraged to escape and fled into grass