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Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team responded to their 100th callout of 2024 when a man injured his ankle on Dove Crag near Ambleside and was unable to descend. The team located him, stabilised his ankle with a splint, and assisted him down to Sykeside where he was reunited with his friends.
Outcome: casualty assisted down the hill and reunited with friends
Between May and August 2024, the team responded to 23 incidents across various locations. These callouts included searches for missing persons, assistance with injured walkers and cyclists, and water rescues.
Brecon and Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Teams responded to multiple incidents over a busy week, including a male walker who fell on Pen y Fan on 10 November sustaining multiple injuries, a mountain bike rider with a suspected broken leg at Bike Park Wales on 11 November, and a missing person search above Pontsticill on 8 November. All casualties were assisted and the missing person was found safe.
Outcome: casualty stretchered to 4x4 and transported to hospital
Patterdale Mountain Rescue responded to two incidents on 8 November 2024. A casualty with a medical condition became crag-fast on Striding Edge, Helvellyn and required stretcher evacuation by the team after a rescue helicopter was unable to assist due to low cloud. A second casualty with a leg injury was rescued on the east side of Ullswater and taken to hospital.
Outcome: Both casualties evacuated by stretcher; first taken via team transport, second to hospital via land ambulance
Two walkers became lost in the dark near Eas a' Chual Aluinn waterfall in Sutherland and called 999 for assistance. Assynt Mountain Rescue Team used mobile phone tracking to locate them and safely escorted them back to their vehicle.
Outcome: walkers safely escorted back to vehicle
A walker became lost after straying from the main path in the Saddleworth area late on Tuesday afternoon. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team and Greater Manchester Police located the individual using phone signals and local knowledge, and after a brief medical assessment, the walker was safely escorted back down the trail in good condition.
Outcome: walker located and safely escorted off fell uninjured
A walker in the Cheviots suffered a lower leg injury after turning his ankle and hearing a snap while on a hill walk north of Windy Gyle. The Border Search and Rescue Unit located him using GPS and vehicle access, treated him on scene, and transported him to hospital.
Outcome: casualty treated and transported to hospital by mountain rescue team
A 12-year-old girl fell down Steall Gorge near Fort William on Friday evening and sustained suspected wrist and femur fractures. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team used a rope system to extricate her from the steep ground and she was transported to hospital, initially to Belford Hospital in Fort William and then transferred to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher and transported to hospital
Rescue teams responded to assist an injured walker near Raven Stones. The casualty received aid from combined rescue team efforts at the location.
Outcome: assisted by rescue teams
A black cocker spaniel fell from a cliff in Roslin Glen, Penicuik on 30 October 2024. A large search and rescue operation involving Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue, fire services, and water rescue teams was launched but suspended overnight due to darkness and poor visibility. The dog was found deceased by its owner the following morning.
Outcome: dog found deceased
The local mountain rescue team has noted a significant increase in callouts, with approximately half involving injured mountain bikers at Glentress. The team advises riders to assess trails carefully, read all signage, and use trail grading systems appropriate for their abilities.
Outcome: No outcome specified (Ongoing concern)
Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team assisted six walkers who were struggling to descend High Crag in deteriorating weather and fading light on Sunday, 27 October. The team escorted the cold and tired group safely back down to Ennerdale Valley.
Outcome: escorted safely back down to valley
A hillwalker separated from their group in the Loch Cuaich area was located by Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team and airlifted to Raigmore Hospital by Coastguard helicopter. The following day, the team was called to rescue two crag-fast walkers on the Càrn Mòr Dearg Arête, who were winched off by helicopter and walked to safety.
Outcome: first casualty airlifted to hospital; crag-fast walkers winched to safety and walked off
A landscape photographer fell 10 metres down a scree slope on Cul Mor in Sutherland on 22 October 2024 and was airlifted to hospital by Coastguard helicopter. Following his rescue by Assynt Mountain Rescue Team, he and a fellow photographer raised £23,461 for the team through a JustGiving page.
Outcome: airlifted to hospital by Coastguard helicopter, recovering well at home
A hillwalker was knocked off balance by a strong gust of wind on Cul Mor in Sutherland and fell down steep, loose ground near the summit. Due to potentially serious injuries, Assynt Mountain Rescue Team requested air support and the casualty was airlifted by Coastguard Rescue helicopter to hospital. The casualty's group was safely escorted back to their vehicles by rescue volunteers.
Outcome: airlifted by Coastguard Rescue helicopter to hospital
Rescue teams responded to assist an injured man. The incident involved coordination between multiple rescue organisations.
Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team assisted Scottish Ambulance Service in evacuating an injured mountain biker from the 'Turn and Burn' trail at Glentress on 16 October 2024. The casualty was transferred to a waiting ambulance by 5:35pm. This was the team's third callout in three days.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by ambulance
A hillwalker sustained a lower leg injury while hiking near Scald Law in the Pentlands on 15 October 2024. The Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team, paramedics, and coastguard responded; the casualty was evacuated by Scottish Ambulance Service using an all-terrain vehicle and was off the hill by 1.50pm.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by all-terrain vehicle
An 80-year-old man sustained facial, shoulder, rib and head injuries after falling whilst descending Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons on Sunday afternoon. Brecon Mountain Rescue Team and Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team worked together to treat him and evacuate him by stretcher to a waiting ambulance.
Outcome: casualty treated and evacuated by stretcher to ambulance
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team responded to a callout on Ullswater after a sailor struck a rock approximately 40 metres from the shore. Using their rescue rib 'Patrick Pete', the team located the immobilised boat, assessed it for damage, and safely towed it back to the sailor's mooring near Pooley Bridge.
Outcome: boat towed to mooring, sailor escorted to safety
Multiple rescue operations occurred across the Scottish Borders and Northumberland region over the weekend. A mountain biker was injured at Glentress and hospitalised; a walker suffered a suspected broken ankle on the coastal path near Coldingham Bay and was evacuated by ambulance; and seven people were rescued from chest-deep water on the Pilgrims Way to Holy Island, though they were assisted by Holy Island Coastguard and removed the water safely before Berwick team arrived.
Outcome: mountain biker and walker evacuated by ambulance to hospital; seven people rescued from water by Holy Island Coastguard
Oldham Mountain Rescue team assisted North West Ambulance Service in extricating a patient from a field near Middleton on Thursday afternoon. The patient was loaded onto a stretcher and carried to an ambulance with support from paramedics and the North West Air Ambulance. Ten team members were involved for three hours.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by ambulance
A man suffered a suspected stroke whilst hillwalking on Goatfell on the Isle of Arran and was airlifted to hospital by HM Coastguard search and rescue helicopter. Arran Mountain Rescue Team was called out at approximately 2pm, and the casualty was transferred to the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.
Outcome: airlifted to hospital by search and rescue helicopter
A hillwalker suffered a medical emergency on West Kip in the Pentland Hills on Sunday evening. The casualty was stretchered down the hill by Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue and paramedics, then airlifted to hospital by Coastguard helicopter. The incident involved coordinated response from mountain rescue, ambulance service, police, and coastguard.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher and airlifted to hospital