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A walker got into difficulty on Bennachie in strong winds on Hogmanay and was assisted by Aberdeen Mountain Rescue Team. The rescue took place in challenging weather conditions under a yellow weather warning.
Outcome: walker assisted by rescue team
Two Lake District mountain rescue teams assisted a walker with a suspected broken ankle near Buttermere on 30 December after the casualty fell while descending a rocky path. The ankle was splinted and the walker was evacuated to a waiting ambulance at Sykes Farm Café. The operation took three and a half hours.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by ambulance after ankle splinting
Two young mountain bikers were injured on the red trails at Glentress near Peebles on Sunday afternoon. Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue teams attended both incidents, with one casualty transported to Edinburgh hospital and the other to Borders General Hospital.
Outcome: both casualties transported to hospital by ambulance
A man in his 40s died after falling approximately 590ft (180m) on Helvellyn in the Lake District. His wife raised the alarm on Sunday evening when tracking showed his position had stopped moving. Mountain rescue teams recovered his body on Monday morning, and his dog was found safe on a nearby ledge.
Outcome: casualty died from injuries sustained in fall
A dog named Margo fell into a 21-metre gorge at Finnich Glen in Stirlingshire on Sunday. Lomond Mountain Rescue Team and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service attended and successfully rescued the dog using a rigging system, sustaining only minor injuries.
Outcome: dog rescued with minor injuries, taken to vet for check-up
Two walkers struggling in wind and darkness on Fleetwith Pike were assisted by Cockermouth Mountain Rescue on 28 December. Five team members located the pair and escorted them safely back to their vehicle. The callout took three hours.
Outcome: walkers safely escorted to vehicle
A 77-year-old man went missing while walking in the Gartocharn area of West Dunbartonshire. He was located by search teams from Lomond and Arrochar Mountain Rescue after several hours and was found to be wet, cold and confused but otherwise unharmed. He was checked by a doctor and returned home with his family.
Outcome: casualty found unharmed and returned home
A walker sustained an ankle injury on Boxing Day at Buttermere in the Lake District. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue attended and provided first aid, splinting and warming the casualty before transferring them to Buttermere village for onward hospital transport. The operation involved 21 team members and lasted three hours.
Outcome: casualty splinted and transported to hospital by ambulance
Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team, assisted by search and rescue dog Dug and handler Rhi, located a missing person on the mountain above Treorchy, Rhondda on Boxing Day. The casualty was found uninjured and safely walked off the mountain.
Outcome: casualty located uninjured and walked off mountain
Central Beacons Rescue Team was called out on Christmas Day to locate a lone female walker who had become disoriented in the Brecon Beacons. The walker was located safe and well by search dog Dug and handler Rhi, marking their first operational find as a newly qualified search dog team.
Outcome: walker located safe and well
Three ill-equipped walkers became lost in darkness on the PYG track on Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) on Christmas Day. Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team members responded and located the group, who were without food, water, appropriate clothing or head torches. All were safely rescued.
Outcome: rescued
Search and Rescue teams were called out on Bodmin Moor following bad weather conditions. The location of two walkers was confirmed using phone tracking technology, allowing rescuers to safely attend to one individual who was then stretchered from the rocky ground.
Outcome: Rescued and safely transported
The team responded to multiple callouts over Christmas and Boxing Day. On Boxing Day, they assisted an ambulance crew with a casualty in the Slaithwaite area of Huddersfield. Earlier that day, they were involved in evacuating a walker with a broken ankle from high ground in the Dovestones area.
Outcome: Casualty evacuated
A man died and 16 others were rescued following an incident on Ben Nevis. The incident resulted in a significant rescue operation on the mountain.
Outcome: one fatality, 16 others rescued
A hillwalker suffered a lower leg injury while walking on West Kip in the Pentland Hills and was airlifted to hospital by Scottish Air Ambulance. Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team, working with paramedics, located the casualty and packaged them for evacuation, completing the rescue by mid-afternoon.
Outcome: casualty evacuated to hospital by air ambulance
A man suspected of suffering a heart attack was airlifted off Goatfell by helicopter following a quick response from the Arran Mountain Rescue Team. The casualty was attended to by AMRT members and evacuated by air.
Outcome: casualty airlifted by rescue helicopter
A man died and 16 others were rescued from an incident on Ben Nevis. The exact circumstances are not detailed in the available excerpt.
Outcome: one fatality, 16 others rescued
A man died after falling from Sedbury Bridge in Chepstow, South Wales on 12 December. Emergency services including police, ambulance, fire and rescue, and the Severn Area Rescue Association responded to the incident. The casualty was recovered from the water and pronounced deceased by paramedics.
Outcome: man pronounced deceased
A walker sustained a shoulder injury on Buachaille Etive Mòr in Glen Etive on Friday evening and was rescued by RAF Lossiemouth Mountain Rescue Service and Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team working together in icy and snowy conditions. The casualty was evacuated by stretcher after being lowered by rope over difficult terrain.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher
A man required rescue from Crib Goch's east ridge and was brought down using confidence-rope techniques. The incident prompted Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team to issue a warning about social media influencers glamorising dangerous mountain locations without adequately communicating the risks involved.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by rope descent
A lone camper became cold and wet while camping near the summit of Dollywagon Pike on 30 November and called for help after initially refusing assistance from walkers. Patterdale Mountain Rescue sent three team members to support the camper safely off the fell in extremely windy conditions.
Outcome: camper escorted safely off the fell by team members
Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team located two separate lost walkers using phone technology and search dogs. The first walker, lost in low cloud on 30 November, was guided back to his car by phone. The second walker, lost near Pen y Fan's summit on 1 December, was located by search dog 'Rusty' and escorted safely back, cold and wet but uninjured.
Outcome: walkers located and safely guided to car park, uninjured
A hill walker became stranded in the Highlands during Storm Bert and spent the night in a collapsed tent. Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team located him on the path to Shenavall bothy and transported him to safety, subsequently arranging accommodation in Ullapool.
Outcome: walker located and transported to Ullapool for accommodation
Two groups of walkers required rescue from the Glyderau range in Snowdonia on 18 November during severe winter conditions with temperatures at -9C. Both parties were poorly equipped; one had mistaken a mobile phone heat map for an actual footpath. All casualties were safely rescued by Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation.
Outcome: both groups rescued safely by OVMRO