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Mountain Rescue personnel were deployed over two days to assist with the evacuation of homes in the Southway area due to the discovery of an unexploded World War II ordnance. The teams worked through multiple shifts, systematically checking properties within a cordon and coordinating with various emergency services.
Outcome: All teams were stood down after a lengthy deployment.
Outcome: The fire was believed to be caused by deliberate ignition and required significant resources from emergency services.
Firefighting operations continued across the week in the Mourne Mountains following wildfires that affected areas including Ballagh Road, Newcastle, and Sandbank Road. Authorities advised the public to avoid these areas due to ongoing risks from the fires. The cause of the initial fire remains under investigation.
Outcome: Firefighting efforts continued; no specific outcome stated for the week.
The rescue team responded to a request from the police regarding an overdue walker in the Berwyns on Sunday evening. Following an extensive search across difficult and steep terrain, the individual was located and recovered safely.
Outcome: Rescued
The team was called out to assist West Yorkshire Police with a search for a missing person over two days. Following an initial unsuccessful search, the team assisted in the safe extraction of the individual from a steep area after they were located alive.
Outcome: Person found and safely extracted
The team responded to a wild camper who had become unwell in the Cluther Rocks area of Kinder Scout on Saturday evening. Following an initial assessment at Moorgate, it was determined that assistance was required to safely bring the casualty off the hill.
Outcome: Casualty safely transported from the location.
A walker was reported to be suffering from breathing difficulties near Ashop Head steps on a Saturday afternoon. Following assessment by team members, the casualty required rapid evacuation and enhanced care, leading to a helicopter transfer to hospital.
Outcome: Transported by air for further medical treatment
Mountain rescue teams were called out by Devon & Cornwall Police to assist with a search for a high-risk missing person believed to be injured after a road traffic collision. A search area was established around the vehicle and cleared using assistance from the Coastguard helicopter.
Outcome: Nothing found; search concluded.
Mountain rescue teams responded to multiple incidents across Powys over the weekend. On Friday, one individual sustained an ankle injury on a trail in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, requiring treatment for a suspected fracture and transport to hospital. Later in the week, the team assisted with another ankle injury near Pont ar Daf before safely escorting two uninjured walkers off the Neuadd Ridge.
Outcome: Injuries treated; two walkers safely escorted off the mountain.
A man became seriously unwell while walking up Wetherlam Edge on a warm spring afternoon. Rescue services were called to assist with the extraction from the crag. The casualty was successfully winched off the edge by air support for transfer to hospital.
Outcome: Casualty safely transferred to hospital
Mountain rescue volunteers were called out to assist a walker who was struck by a falling rock near the summit of Conival. The injured individual was able to partially descend the mountain before meeting the rescue team and their medical unit.
Outcome: The casualty was able to walk out with the rescue team.
A call was received regarding a teenager who had become stuck on a crag near Dyserth. The individual was able to self-rescue, and team members subsequently assisted him off the crag.
Outcome: Self-rescue followed by team assistance
Outcome: The missing person was found deceased outside the search area.
Mountain Rescue attended a local resident's garden following a slip, where she sustained a suspected head injury. After a full assessment, the lady was deemed stable enough to remain at home but was advised on when and how to seek further medical attention.
Outcome: No hospital required
A walker was rescued from the Annalong Valley area of the Mourne Mountains after sustaining a leg injury on Saturday, April 18th. The team located and treated the individual before arranging for helicopter evacuation to Donard Park.
Outcome: Evacuated by helicopter and transferred to hospital
Mountain Rescue Team was called out on Friday afternoon to assist a walker with a suspected broken ankle on the coast-to-coast path between Grisdale Tarn and Patterdale. The rescue required significant community assistance as the injured person's friend managed to relay a call for help down the valley.
Outcome: The injured walker was stretchered to base for ambulance care.
The team was contacted by North Wales Police regarding a high-risk missing teenager in the early hours of the morning. A team member proactively began searching before reaching the designated rendezvous point and successfully located the missing person.
Outcome: Safe recovery
A mountain bike rider sustained an injury while on Twitcher Trail at Glentress. The rescue team attended the incident in the afternoon and worked alongside ambulance services to assist the casualty off the hill for treatment.
Outcome: Transported from the scene for treatment
Outcome: Details not provided
A member of a walking group sustained severe leg fractures after falling on steep ground at High Crag's Gamlin End. A rescue operation was carried out by Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team, involving stabilizing the casualty and transporting them down the slope to an ambulance.
Outcome: Transported to hospital after rescue
The rescue team was called by Lancashire Police to assist a female who had fallen while walking near Dunsop Bridge. Following an assessment at the riverbank, she was treated for a sprained and deformed ankle, along with early signs of hypothermia before being safely transferred to paramedics.
Outcome: Transported to hospital after rescue
The team was called out to assist a walker who had slipped on a steep muddy path at Ashgill Force. Following an assessment and splinting of the ankle, the casualty was safely carried by the team to an awaiting ambulance for hospital transport.
Outcome: Transported to hospital
A female walker sustained a lower leg injury after falling in the Berwyns on Wednesday, 8th April. Due to the distance and difficulty of extraction, Coastguard assistance was required for a winch evacuation, after which team members escorted the rest of the party.
Outcome: Evacuated by Coastguard
Outcome: Nothing was found.