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Two teenagers required a rescue after becoming trapped in waist-high snow conditions on An Teallach. The operation lasted nine hours and was successfully completed by the Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team.
Outcome: Rescued safely
A rescue callout was made to a stranded vehicle in the Whitaside area on 7 January 2026. The team responding from a previous job were able to attend and safely escort the occupants of this second vehicle to a team transport vehicle heading to Reeth.
Outcome: All occupants safely transported
Outcome: Safe transport to Reeth
The team was called out to Middleham Bridge following concerns that an individual may have entered the water. After deploying resources for a bankside search, it was later confirmed by a member of the public that the person had returned home safely.
Outcome: Person found safe and well
A rescue was required for a family that had become trapped on sheet ice on a steep bank in a remote area between Swaledale and Wensleydale. Fifteen team members were deployed to the scene, where the vehicle was located and the family was safely escorted down for recovery.
Outcome: Safe recovery
A team was called out to assist a female walker who had fallen near Black Hill and sustained a shoulder injury, leaving her unable to move. Following location confirmation, vehicles and a team doctor were dispatched, and she and her partner were safely brought back to the road head for an ambulance.
Outcome: Transported from scene
Patterdale Mountain Rescue assisted following a road traffic collision on snow-covered Kirkstone Pass on 6 January 2026, when a car lost control descending the pass and was struck by a second vehicle. One occupant reported chest pains and was assessed by paramedics at the rescue base; after medical clearance they were taken to their hotel. The team's Land Rovers transported the occupants safely down the hazardous pass.
Outcome: casualty assessed and cleared by paramedics, transported to hotel
The team responded to a callout after an individual sustained an injury following a fall at Aira Force. Rescuers found the casualty near the waterfall, noting that recent rainfall and frozen ground had made paths very slippery. The person was treated on site before being evacuated by stretcher.
Outcome: Transported to hospital for further treatment
Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation responded to two separate incidents on Sunday evening in Eryri during heavy snow conditions. A disoriented walker was found sheltered in the summit cairn of Y Garn, and exhausted walkers on Moel Siabod were assisted, with rescue teams managing difficult descents through waist-high snow drifts.
Outcome: casualties assisted and safely descended
Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team responded to an incident where two teenagers were found struggling in deep snow near the Loch Toll an Lochain area. After a prolonged effort, the rescue team successfully retrieved both individuals safely.
Outcome: Rescued safely
A full team callout was initiated after a lone walker slipped on the path near Gatesgarth, Buttermere. The team attended and administered analgesia while splinting the ankle before transporting the casualty to the road for onward care by ambulance.
Outcome: Transported to hospital
The team was called out near Scar House Reservoir following reports of distressed persons struggling with icy and snowy driving conditions. Upon arrival, it was confirmed that the fire service and ambulance crews had already made contact with the individuals and were providing necessary support.
Outcome: No further assistance required
A local musician passed away while hillwalking on a Scottish mountain following his birthday celebrations. His family expressed their gratitude to the Arrochar Mountain Rescue Team for their assistance during this time.
Outcome: Deceased
The rescue team was called out on Tuesday evening to assist a walker who had sustained what was suspected to be a broken leg on the Cobbler. The casualty was reached by a doctor already in the area and a winchman paramedic from the Coastguard helicopter. Following assessment, members of the team assisted with moving the individual before they were winched for hospital transfer.
Outcome: Transported to hospital
The team responded to an incident involving a 68-year-old woman who had fallen while walking in the Silverdale area. Volunteers attended to her at the scene and subsequently stretchered her approximately one kilometre along the marsh to the roadhead for onward transport.
Outcome: Transported from scene; treated at hospital
A woman fell from a cliff in the Four Waterfalls area of Bannau Brycheiniog National Park on New Year's Day, sustaining serious injuries to her arms, ribs, pelvis and legs. She was rescued by mountain rescue, paramedics, fire service and air ambulance personnel, treated at the scene, and evacuated by helicopter to hospital.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by helicopter to hospital for treatment of serious injuries
A climber fell on a Scottish mountain and sustained a broken leg. The casualty was rescued and evacuated from the site.
Outcome: casualty evacuated
Outcome: Injured but survived
The team responded to several incidents early in 2026, including assisting with a leg injury at Pen y Fan and locating individuals near Claerwen Reservoir. They also assisted in reuniting a missing person party at Pont ar Daf and managing an ankle injury evacuation from Pen y Fan.
Outcome: Casualties were assessed, treated, and evacuated to appropriate medical care.
A walker sustained a significant lower leg injury after slipping on North Berwick Law. The rescue unit attended the scene to administer pain relief and plan an extraction route before transporting the individual.
Outcome: Transported for further care
The rescue team reported that 2025 was their busiest year in their history, with them being contacted 182 times across their operational area. Notable incidents included an airlift of a walker from Pen-y-Fan on January 2nd and assistance provided when a woman collapsed while walking near Talybont-on-Usk.
Outcome: Multiple incidents handled successfully
Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation attended to two sheep stranded on a Welsh cliff after a farmer reported the incident. The team used ropes to rescue both animals, with one jumping into a rescuer's arms during the operation. Both sheep were successfully brought to safe ground.
Outcome: both sheep rescued and brought to safe ground
A hillwalker was reported missing on Ben Vane near Arrochar after failing to return at the expected time on New Year's Eve. Emergency services located the individual later that evening, and it was confirmed that he had sadly passed away at the scene.
Outcome: Deceased
A mountain rescue team successfully assisted a family of four who were stranded on Pen yr Ole Wen due to difficult wintry conditions. The group was guided back to safety by five rescuers after they found a steep rock section too dangerous to pass in the fading light.
Outcome: All safe and recovered