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Two dogs, Dougal and Nellie, went missing on Mynydd Blaenrhondda near Blaencwm on 22 January after running up the mountain. They were found on 24 January stranded near a cliff edge and were safely recovered by Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team without the need for rope rescue, then reunited with their owners.
Outcome: both dogs safely recovered and reunited with owners
A group of hillwalkers became disorientated in Achray Forest, with one member sustaining a rib injury after a fall. Police Scotland located the group and they were able to walk to waiting vehicles before Lomond Mountain Rescue Team fully mobilised to the scene.
Outcome: casualties walked to waiting vehicles
A hillwalker fell on the lower slopes of Stac Pollaidh in the Highlands and was rescued by Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team. The casualty was assessed, treated, and stretchered down to the carpark before being taken to Raigmore hospital for treatment.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to hospital
Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team responded to multiple incidents on 17 January 2025, including an unwell hillwalker in the Pentland Hills, an injured hillwalker on the Eildon Hills, an injured mountain biker evacuated by helicopter from Glentress, and a drone search for a missing person.
Outcome: mountain biker evacuated by Helimed helicopter; other casualties assisted by rescue team
A man suffered a leg injury after falling in Birchen Clough at Dovestones on 13 January 2025. He was located above a waterfall and winched to safety by Maritime and Coastguard Agency helicopter with assistance from Oldham and Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Teams. He was transferred to ambulance care at a landing area.
Outcome: casualty winched out by helicopter and transferred to ambulance
A male with a knee injury was rescued from the snow-covered track near Chew Reservoir in the Dovestones area on 12 January. Thirteen Oldham Mountain Rescue Team members located the casualty and, taking advantage of snowy conditions, sledged the stretcher down to their vehicles before handing the patient over to ambulance services.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher and handed to ambulance services for hospital transfer
A lone walker in his 70s became exhausted and unable to continue in deep snow on Hartsop Above How on 12 January. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team and a coastguard helicopter attended; the casualty was wrapped in protective equipment and evacuated by stretcher through difficult snow conditions before being airlifted to Carlisle hospital.
Outcome: evacuated by helicopter to Carlisle hospital
A walker who fell at Greenbooth Reservoir was rescued by Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team with assistance from Oldham Mountain Rescue on 10 January 2025. The casualty was assessed, packaged into a vacuum mattress for insulation, and transferred by air ambulance to hospital.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by air ambulance to hospital
Outcome: Casualty evacuated safely.
Assynt Mountain Rescue Team conducted a search on Socach Hill, Brora, for a suspected missing person on the night of 9 January 2025. The team of nine members, assisted by search and rescue dogs, found no one in difficulty after searching in deep soft snow under clear conditions.
Outcome: search concluded with no one found in difficulty
A man who fell into deep snow on Birkhouse Moor in the Lake District dislocated his shoulder. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team responded and a nearby team doctor provided initial treatment before the casualty was stretchered to Glenridding.
Outcome: casualty stretchered to Glenridding
Emergency services conducted a night-time search of North Berwick Law after reports of a concerning light around 6:20pm on 7 January. The multi-agency operation, involving Police Scotland, Scottish Ambulance Service, Coastguard teams, and a rescue helicopter with thermal imaging, found no missing or injured persons. The incident was classified as a false call with good intent, with further enquiries suggesting a runner was in the area at the time.
Outcome: no persons found, operation stood down
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called on 5 January after three abandoned tents were discovered near Angle Tarn by a fell walker. The team responded promptly, but with no reports of missing persons and lights having been observed descending the fell, the team stood down. The incident highlighted the importance of considering weather, equipment and experience before undertaking fell camping.
Outcome: team stood down with no missing persons found
A horse rider suffered a serious fall at Halvana Woods on Bodmin Moor on 4 January 2025, sustaining head, face and back injuries and losing consciousness. Emergency services including the air ambulance, South Western Ambulance Service HART team and East Cornwall Search and Rescue were deployed in poor weather conditions. The casualty was safely reached by air ambulance personnel and the rescue team stood down.
Outcome: casualty reached and treated by air ambulance crew
A family of three became lost in darkness on the hillside above Dovestones Reservoir on the evening of Saturday, 4 January. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team and a National Police Air Service helicopter located them at Ashway using phone tracking technology. The family were found to be very cold, provided with extra clothing, walked down safely, and checked by the ambulance service before returning home.
Outcome: found safe, walked off with support
Central Beacon and Brecon Mountain Rescue Teams responded to five callouts on 4 January after heavy snow in the Brecon Beacons. Incidents included a lost walker near Pen-y-Fan, three people and a baby stranded in a car, another vehicle with three people and three dogs, and hypothermic campers at Cwm Lwch. All casualties were located and assisted, with one person stretchered off to an ambulance.
Outcome: all casualties rescued; walker assisted off mountain, stranded motorists and campers evacuated, one casualty stretchered to ambulance
Oldham Mountain Rescue Team assisted North West Ambulance Service in treating a woman who slipped and injured her ankle in a field near Delph, Saddleworth. The casualty was assessed by a team medic, her ankle was splinted, and she was carried to the road and handed over to the ambulance crew.
Outcome: ankle splinted and handed over to ambulance crew
A walker slipped on a path at Aira Force and sustained an ankle injury on 3 January 2025. Patterdale Mountain Rescue attended with 13 members, treated and splinted the casualty's leg, and carried them to the car park on a stretcher for transport to hospital.
Outcome: casualty splinted and stretcher-carried to car park, transported to hospital by partner
Two walkers became stranded on the steep west face of Tryfan after losing the main path during a descent of the North Ridge. Ten members of Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team conducted a six-hour operation, using rope rescue equipment to raise the walkers to safer ground and extract them safely.
Outcome: walkers raised to safer ground and extracted on fixed lines, walked out uninjured
Mountain rescue was called to an incident at Delph. Details of the specific circumstances and outcome are not provided in the available press coverage.
A female walker slipped and sustained a suspected broken ankle at the summit of Pen-y-Fan on 2 January 2025. Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team, Brecon Mountain Rescue Team, and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency helicopter responded, airlifting the casualty from the summit to the car park for transfer to hospital.
Outcome: casualty airlifted by helicopter to car park and transferred to hospital by ambulance
A walker suffered a broken leg after slipping on icy ground on Glenridding Dodd on 2 January 2025. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team attended and arranged airlifting to hospital by the Great North Air Ambulance, with nine team members involved in a rescue lasting two hours and 45 minutes.
Outcome: casualty airlifted to hospital
Three walkers required rescue in The Pools of Dee within the Lairig Ghru area after becoming stranded during a blizzard. Mountain rescue teams were called out to locate the group, who were subsequently given shelter and assisted down the mountain with the help of all-terrain vehicles.
Outcome: Rescued and safely brought down to Braemar.
The rescue team assisted police in searching for several missing persons across various locations over the period. On multiple occasions, the missing individuals were located by members of the public or found to be safe after being searched for in adverse conditions.
Outcome: Person located at a residential address.