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The rescue team was called out by Lancashire Constabulary to attend an elderly male who had fallen from his motorbike on the Salter Fell track. After assessing the initial injury as a clavicle fracture, the volunteers safely moved the casualty off the fell and handed him over to the Ambulance Service.
Outcome: Transported to hospital for treatment
The team was called by their neighbours to assist with a search for an 82-year-old male who had been missing since the previous night. Fortunately, the individual was located safely as the mountain rescue volunteers were arriving at the scene.
Outcome: Person found safe
A mountain biker sustained an injury after colliding with a tree while cycling in the woods at Healey Nab. Team members attended the scene to provide initial medical assessment and care before safely assisting the individual out of the woods.
Outcome: Transported to hospital for further care
A 76-year-old hillwalker became lost while attempting a strenuous trek across the Scottish Highlands. After being missing for eight days in adverse weather conditions, he was eventually found by local residents and rescue teams.
Outcome: Found alive after eight days missing
Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue responded to two separate incidents involving cyclists at Glentress over a period of time. On September 14th, an injured mountain biker was treated and evacuated by the team alongside ambulance staff. A second incident occurred on September 18th, where the team assisted with the extraction of another injured cyclist.
Outcome: Injuries treated and evacuated
Mountain Rescue Team attended an incident on Grindleton Fell following a call from North West Ambulance Service regarding a male experiencing chest pain. Due to inaccessibility for ambulance staff, the team assessed the situation and safely extracted the individual using a Mountain Rescue Bell stretcher before handing him over to waiting paramedics.
Outcome: Handed over to Paramedics
Outcome: A mountain rescue team attended to a group of people who had climbed The Cobbler. One individual sustained a dislocated knee near the summit, and the team provided assistance.
Mountain Rescue Team members responded to assist with a dog walker who had fallen into the River Lune on Thursday afternoon. The individual sustained a head injury and required assistance being moved from the riverbank to an ambulance parked on the road.
Outcome: Transported safely by emergency services
Volunteers from Glenelg were called out to assist with the recovery of a cow that became stuck in a peatbog near Glenelg. After an hour and a half of effort involving digging and careful pulling, the animal was successfully brought to safety.
Outcome: Successful rescue
Mountain Rescue volunteers were called out to assist with a cow that had become trapped in mud within a ditch. The team successfully used equipment and a harness to safely remove the animal.
Outcome: Successful rescue
Outcome: The cow was safely freed.
A rescue team was called out on Friday, 29th August 2025, to assist an 84-year-old male mountain biker who had fallen. The casualty was treated at the scene and subsequently transported by stretcher to a nearby car park for handover.
Outcome: Handed over to paramedics
The team experienced a busy weekend with multiple call-outs. One notable rescue involved an eight-hour effort on Sgùrr Mhic Choinnich after a party of three became cragfast due to adverse weather conditions.
Outcome: All safely down
A rescue team was called out by police Scotland to a male in his 70s who had suffered a medical incident on Sgurr nan Gillean. Despite efforts from the rescue team and companions, resuscitation was unsuccessful. The body was recovered to an accessible position for helicopter retrieval.
Outcome: Deceased
Moffat Mountain Rescue Team responded to a callout on Friday, 22nd August, to assist with the rescue of a walker who had sustained a suspected broken ankle near Knockendoch. Both Moffat and Galloway MRT members worked together to safely evacuate the casualty from the hillside before transferring them to paramedics for onward care.
Outcome: Evacuated and transferred to hospital
Outcome: Treated and transferred to paramedics
Outcome: Body recovered by rescue services.
A rescue team attended a call regarding an elderly male who had fallen within the disused quarry area of White Coppice on Monday afternoon. Following an assessment, it was determined that the casualty may have sustained a broken lower leg. The incident required assistance from neighbouring mountain rescue teams to safely transport the individual off the hill.
Outcome: Transported by ambulance
A mountain rescue search was launched after an abandoned trolley bag containing outdoor equipment was found on the Pennine Way near the Cheviot Hills. Initial concerns about a missing person were alleviated when social media and local reports helped locate the walker who had safely ditched the broken trolley.
Outcome: The walker was found safe and well.
Moffat Mountain Rescue was called out to assist with a rescue near Loch Skene following a fall sustained by a young walker. The casualty had suffered a suspected broken ankle and required assistance due to poor mobile phone signal in the area.
Outcome: Transported to hospital
A mountain biker sustained a facial injury after falling in the forest on Friday, 8th August. Although initially reported as immobile, the individual was later found to have walked to his vehicle at Tosside, leading the rescue team to stand down.
Outcome: No further assistance required
During coverage of the Borrowdale Fell race on Saturday, two separate incidents involving the same individual occurred near Sty Head. The first required assistance for arm and leg injuries, followed shortly by a report of a head injury with a graze to the scalp.
Outcome: Transported from the hill to Seathwaite for medical care.
Outcome: Treated and retired from the race
Rescuers conducted an extensive search for a missing walker in Glen Shiel over several days. The individual's body was eventually found high on the slopes of the Five Sisters of Kintail range on Monday afternoon. Authorities confirmed that the recovery effort involved multiple local and regional rescue teams.
Outcome: Deceased