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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.
The team was called out to assist Avon and Somerset Police with a search for a high-risk missing person in the Aust area of South Gloucestershire. Following searches conducted alongside police officers and the coastguard, no one was located, and operations were stood down pending further investigation.
Outcome: Person not found
Outcome: The badger was safely recovered and later released into the wild.
Mountain Rescue was called out on 8th April 2026 to assist a walker who felt unwell while walking at Grey Mare's Tail. Following assessment by the team, the individual was able to walk safely off the hill with support and a confidence rope.
Outcome: Safe return to car park
A walker aggravated an existing knee injury while walking in Grisedale valley on Easter Monday and became unable to continue. Patterdale and Penrith Mountain Rescue Teams located the casualty near Dollywaggon Pike, treated the injury, and stretchered them off the fell for hospital treatment. The rescue was completed in 4.5 hours.
Outcome: casualty treated at scene and stretchered off for hospital treatment
North Yorkshire Police requested assistance in searching for a high-risk missing person in the Grassington area. The casualty was located safe and well in a location away from the original search area.
Outcome: casualty located safe and well
A 15-year-old male fell from rocks at Brimham Rocks and sustained a back injury. The casualty was able to walk and was already receiving ambulance care when the team arrived.
Outcome: casualty self-mobilised and transferred to ambulance care
The team responded to several calls over the past few weeks, including an initial call regarding people in the water which was later confirmed as a hoax. They also attended to a medical casualty near the Nick of Pendle and assisted with the evacuation of another individual with a serious lower leg injury at a motocross event.
Outcome: Casualty assessed and evacuated; support required for access.
A walker on the path to Dollywaggon Pike from Grisedale Tarn sustained a knee injury affecting their ACL and was unable to continue. Penrith Mountain Rescue Team assisted Patterdale MRT in carrying the casualty down by stretcher through steep terrain above Grisedale Valley. The joint operation involving six Penrith team members took approximately four and a half hours.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team responded to two teenagers wild camping near Sprinkling Tarn after they were stranded by high winds that destroyed their tent. The team navigated fallen trees and was able to locate the individuals, who were found cold but otherwise unharmed. Additionally, a solo camper in the area required an escort off the hill.
Outcome: All individuals were safely evacuated from the area.
Mountain Rescue teams were called out late Saturday night to four teenagers who had become stranded on the fells due to severe weather. The group was found cold and wet after failing to reach their intended camping spot in the Priest Hole. Following treatment for mild hypothermia at the scene, all individuals were safely escorted down the hill.
Outcome: All rescued safely after treatment at scene.
Two separate groups of hillwalkers suffered lower leg injuries in Knoydart, a remote Highland peninsula, during Storm Dave over the Easter weekend. One group descended overnight; the second group was airlifted by rescue teams on Sunday morning after weather conditions improved.
Outcome: one group self-evacuated overnight, second group airlifted by helicopter
Team members were called out in the early evening to assist an individual with a lower leg injury above Jacob's Ladder in Cheddar Gorge. They provided pain relief and secured the injured area before safely moving the person down to the roadside for handover to paramedics.
Outcome: Handed over to paramedics
Mountain rescue teams were called out after a group of teenagers required assistance near Priest Hole during Storm Dave. Upon arrival, one member of the group was found to be suffering from mild hypothermia and received treatment on scene before safely descending the hill.
Outcome: All rescued safely after treatment
A 9-year-old vulnerable child missing overnight in Torquay was located safely with the assistance of the team's search efforts and a social media appeal by police. The child was found by the mother of a friend at around 09:30 and returned home by police. The team stood down after 21 volunteers were mobilised for the urban search operation.
Outcome: child located and returned home safe and well
Following severe weather over the Easter weekend, multiple mountain rescue teams responded to incidents involving wild campers and walkers in the Lake District. Rescues included a couple stranded near Scafell Pike and teenagers whose tents were destroyed by high winds. Despite challenging conditions, all individuals involved in the reported incidents were safely evacuated.
Outcome: All casualties were rescued safely.
Two walkers required assistance on Scafell Pike after becoming cold and unable to move in deteriorating conditions. Following efforts involving multiple rescue teams, the individuals were able to warm up enough to walk safely off the hill.
Outcome: Safe exit from the mountain
Mountain Rescue Team members attended a call regarding an elderly male experiencing an angina attack at the bottom of the hill. Following assistance from nearby personnel, the casualty was safely moved off the hillside to a farm where he was handed over to paramedics for further care.
Outcome: Handed over to Paramedics
Two walkers required rescue after becoming stuck on a mountain ridge without appropriate winter equipment. The team reached them via the steep south side of Liathach and subsequently roped them across the narrow ridge and down snow slopes to the main path below.
Outcome: Found uninjured but cold
The rescue team was called to Nicky Nook on Wednesday, 1st April, following a collapse involving a 79-year-old male. Despite resuscitation efforts by both the team and paramedics, the casualty was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Outcome: Deceased
Three climbers were on the Gashed Crag route at Tryfan when the lead climber fell past the belay point. The belayer managed to halt the fall but sustained severe rope burns, leading to an emergency call for assistance. Rescue personnel eventually reached the group and used a technical rope system to safely bring all three individuals up to the ridge.
Outcome: All climbers were safely rescued.
On Tuesday 31 March, the team was called out by Devon & Cornwall Police to assist with the extrication of a casualty at Nr Truro. Fifteen team members attended the scene and spent over an hour conveying the casualty across rough terrain and a watercourse.
Outcome: The casualty was successfully conveyed to an ambulance.
A callout was initially requested by WILSAR regarding a missing person in Chippenham. The incident was downgraded to a standby as local resources were deemed sufficient, but it ultimately became a body recovery operation.
Outcome: Body recovered