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A missing male, assessed as high risk, was the subject of a search operation involving Tavistock and Plymouth mountain rescue teams alongside police and East Cornwall Search and Rescue Team. The search covered wooded areas and fields in hot conditions, with the focus shifting to a northern area based on new information. The missing person was located alive and the operation was stood down.
Outcome: located alive
East Cornwall Search and Rescue Team was called out twice in one night to assist police with two separate high-risk missing person searches in the Looe area on 24–25 June. Both missing persons were located safely; the first was found during the initial search and the second was found the following afternoon after an extended search involving multiple rescue teams.
Outcome: both missing persons located safe and well
East Cornwall Search and Rescue Team responded to two separate high-risk missing person searches in the Looe area on 24 June, with only hours between callouts. Both missing persons were found safe and well, with the first returning home and the second located after an overnight search involving assistance from other rescue teams.
Outcome: both missing persons found safe and well
A ten-year-old child became trapped under a rock on Hound Tor whilst moving down between rocks on Dartmoor. Despite initial rescue efforts by her group leaders and the local mountain rescue team, specialist intervention from Devon Cave Rescue and multiple emergency services was required to free her leg using lubricants. The child remained uninjured and was able to walk away after approximately four hours of being trapped.
Outcome: child freed after four hours, walked away uninjured following assessment
Moffat Mountain Rescue responded to a walker who had fallen and sustained a knee injury near Warb Law, Langholm on 23 June. The team assessed and treated the casualty, then transported them by stretcher in the team vehicle directly to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary's Emergency Department.
Outcome: casualty transported to hospital by team vehicle
Two incidents attended on a busy Sunday: a man in Padeswood who fell down a steep bank with a wall collapsing onto him, and an injured mountain biker in Llandegla. The casualty in Padeswood was extracted by the fire service before the team arrived.
Outcome: casualty in Padeswood extracted by fire service; mountain biker outcome not detailed in excerpt
A casualty who had fallen significantly in Dart Gorge was located by dog handlers and rescued by team members using rope systems to evacuate them to the top of the gorge. The casualty was transferred to a land ambulance; bystanders raised the alarm and assisted the team during the response.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by land ambulance
A family became stuck on steep ground during a walk in the Lake District and required rescue assistance. The incident was reported in press coverage via MSN.
A walker sustained a lower leg injury near Lumb Bank, Heptonstall on 20 June 2026. Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team assisted Yorkshire Ambulance Service in extricating the casualty from a difficult-to-access location and transporting them by stretcher to an awaiting ambulance.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to ambulance
A boy sustained a burn injury while camping with his father at Seathwaite Tarn. The incident was transferred to Duddon & Furness MRT as the primary team, and Coniston MRT stood by to offer assistance and transport support. The family ultimately made their own way to hospital.
Outcome: casualty transported to hospital by family
A party of six walkers reported themselves lost on Broad Crag on 19 June 2026, with initial phone contact lost during their 999 call. After brief reconnection, they indicated they were on the Corridor Route and had parked at Seathwaite. The team stood down after police later confirmed the group had safely descended and were uninjured.
Outcome: group descended safely uninjured
A walker suffered a suspected broken leg on the main path at Dovestone Reservoir on 19 June. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team reached the casualty by 4×4 Land Rover, provided first aid including pain relief and leg immobilisation, and assisted North West Ambulance Service in carrying the walker approximately 400 metres to the waiting ambulance. The operation took around one hour and 45 minutes.
Outcome: casualty immobilised and evacuated to ambulance
Two walkers were seriously injured after falls on fells in the Lake District within two days. On 19 June, a walker fell 12 metres on Gowbarrow fell and was airlifted to a major trauma unit by Coastguard helicopter and air ambulance. On 17 June, another walker fell 10–20 metres on Boredale Hause and was flown to Carlisle for treatment.
Outcome: airlifted to major trauma unit (primary); flown to Carlisle for treatment (secondary)
A man fell 12 metres from Gowbarrow Fell on Friday, 19 June at approximately 1pm. He was assessed and treated by Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team medical personnel at the scene. The casualty was winched to safety by Coastguard helicopter and airlifted to a major trauma unit by air ambulance.
Outcome: casualty airlifted to major trauma unit by air ambulance
A mountain biker fell from his bike on a damp forest track in Grizedale Forest and sustained a shoulder injury. He was assisted by passing members of the public and a Forestry vehicle before being met by the rescue team at the car park, assessed, and transferred to ambulance care for transport to hospital.
Outcome: casualty transferred to paramedics and transported to Furness General Hospital
A runner participating in the Spine Challenger North race collapsed on the Pennine Way in the Cheviot Hills near the Scotland-England border. She was found unconscious by a walker and evacuated by the Scottish Charity Air Ambulance with assistance from Border Search and Rescue Unit and other mountain rescue teams.
Outcome: evacuated by air ambulance to primary care
Moffat Mountain Rescue Team responded to a walker with an ankle injury at Waterloo Monument south of Dumfries. The casualty was unable to weight bear and was assessed as possibly having a broken ankle. The team provided pain relief and stabilisation before evacuating the casualty by stretcher to an ambulance for transport to hospital.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to ambulance for hospital transport
A family became stuck on steep and technical ground while walking alongside Sour Milk Gill near Buttermere in the Lake District. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue team located them and safely escorted them uphill to join the main path, then guided them down to the lake shore. The operation took 1.5 hours and involved 16 team members.
Outcome: safely escorted off the fell to lake shore
A missing person and his dog were located on Bittaford Moor near Red Lake with assistance from a location finder lock on the casualty's phone. Two Land Rovers with additional team members were deployed to collect the man and his dog, who were returned to his vehicle at Shipley Bridge car park.
Outcome: located and returned to vehicle uninjured
A walker fell 5 metres from a lakeside road at Loweswater and lost consciousness, sustaining neck and head injuries. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team assisted paramedics and local first responders in immobilising the casualty on the narrow lakeshore path and evacuating them by stretcher to an ambulance.
Outcome: casualty immobilised and evacuated by stretcher to ambulance
Four climbers reached the summit of High Man on Scafell Pinnacle but were unsure of the correct descent route. The MRT Team Leader provided remote guidance using photographs and video to direct them safely down the correct line, and the group walked off without further assistance.
Outcome: guided to correct descent route, walked off uninjured
A hillwalker sustained a lower-limb injury on The Cobbler (Ben Arthur) on Sunday afternoon. Arrochar Mountain Rescue Team administered pain relief and stretchered the casualty off the hill, handing them to the Scottish Ambulance Service.
Outcome: casualty stretchered off and handed to Scottish Ambulance Service
A female walker reported overdue from Scafell Pike on 14 June prompted a search involving Keswick MRT, Duddon & Furness MRT, and Cumbria Police. She was located safe and well, having become lost in her car after leaving the hill, and MRT teams were stood down.
Outcome: walker found safe and well in car
A woman fell from her horse near Burrator reservoir and sustained a suspected broken left arm. After assessment and pain relief by paramedics, she was able to stand and was escorted to an ambulance for transport to hospital.
Outcome: casualty escorted to ambulance