Incident reports
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December 2025
20 incidents hypothermia and cold exposure Highlands Serious incident
Two men in their 20s were rescued from Ben Macdui in the Cairngorms after calling for help approximately two and a half hours into their climb. Both were suffering from cold exposure, with one displaying signs of hypothermia; they were inadequately dressed in trainers and jogging bottoms in -15°C temperatures. The rescue was carried out by 13 volunteers from Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team.
Outcome: both rescued by mountain rescue team
injured climber with suspected fracture Scotland
A climber with a suspected lower limb fracture was rescued from The Cobbler (Ben Arthur) in the Arrochar Alps on 30 December after slipping on ice. A rescue helicopter winched the casualty to safety in freezing conditions, with assistance from Arrochar Mountain Rescue Team and a team doctor. The casualty was flown to hospital for treatment.
Outcome: casualty winched by helicopter and airlifted to hospital
Lost Person Search Highlands
Members of the Torridon Mountain Rescue Team were called out on Christmas Eve to search for a lost walker west of Beinn Alligin. After several hours of searching, the team successfully located the individual and guided them back to safety.
Outcome: Person found and safely recovered
Mountain Rescue/Getting Stuck Snowdonia Serious incident
Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team responded to multiple call-outs in November involving young men who were found to have underestimated the difficulty of the terrain. One incident detailed how a group became stuck on Crib Goch due to poor planning and deteriorating weather, requiring rescue after several hours.
Outcome: All individuals were safely rescued and treated by the mountain rescue team.
Hypothermia/Cold Weather Emergency Lake District
On Christmas Day, a mountain rescue team attended to a walker who was struggling in the cold conditions at Dove Crag. The individual received medical treatment on the fell and was subsequently assisted off the hill by the volunteers.
Outcome: Rescued and treated
Peak District
Mountain Rescue Teams responded to an emergency incident at Dovestones during winter weather conditions around Christmas time. The post does not provide specific details about the nature of the incident or outcome.
lost and stuck walkers Snowdonia
Two walkers became lost and stuck in darkness above steep ground on Tryfan in Eryri on 23 December. Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation deployed five team members who lowered them to safe ground and walked them down to the roadside. The rescue team subsequently addressed public commentary calling for rescued people to be charged, emphasising that assistance is sometimes needed regardless of experience level.
Outcome: both walkers lowered to safe ground and walked down to roadside
Missing Person/Water Rescue Pennines Serious incident
Mountain rescue teams were called out on 22 December 2025 to assist in a search for an individual reported missing after swimming in the River Ribble at Marles Wood. The search concluded later that day when police discovered and recovered a body from the water.
Outcome: Deceased
injured walker Peak District
Two walkers at Dovestones near Saddleworth Moor required rescue on the evening of 21 December after one sustained a knee injury and became unable to continue. Both were found in cold, wet conditions near Birchen Clough and were rescued using ropes and a stretcher in a four-hour operation. The injured walker was transported by ambulance for further assessment.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher and ambulance, uninjured walker led to safety
lost walkers Highlands
Two walkers were rescued from Ben Hope in Sutherland after losing the path during their descent in darkness. The couple, who were well-equipped and less than 1 km from the car park, called for help and remained in place until Assynt Mountain Rescue Team located them and returned them safely to their vehicle.
Outcome: walkers returned safely to car park uninjured
Injury/Rescue South West
Outcome: The casualty was airlifted to hospital with a suspected significant ankle break.
Fall/Entrapment Pennines
Mountain Rescue volunteers attended an incident on the banks of the River Lune in Halton following a call from the North West Ambulance Service. An 89-year-old male was found unable to move after falling into mud and brambles. He was safely stretchered out by the team and handed over to paramedics.
Outcome: Safe recovery
person entered water South West Serious incident
A person entered the River Avon near Mythe Road in Tewkesbury on Friday evening 19 December. Multiple emergency services including police, fire and rescue, and the National Police Air Service conducted searches of the fast-flowing river, which was at heightened levels due to heavy rain. The person had not been located as of the search continuation on 21 December.
Outcome: ongoing search, person not located as of 21 December
Recovery/Missing Person South West
Search and Rescue teams were deployed to search a river in Tewkesbury, supporting local constabulary. After several days of searching, teams successfully located and recovered the body of a young man who had entered the River Avon on Friday, 19 December.
Outcome: Body recovered
Dartmoor
Missing Person Search Pennines Serious incident
A multi-agency search operation took place in the Appley Bridge area for a missing young male over several days. The search concluded with the discovery of the individual deceased on Christmas Day.
Outcome: Deceased
Fall/Injury Yorkshire Dales
A team was called out to Cow and Calf, Ilkley, following reports of an individual who had fallen and sustained a lower leg injury. Initial assessment found the person also suffering from stage 1 hypothermia, and after medical care arrived, the team assisted with a stretcher carry for safe transfer.
Outcome: Transported for further medical care
Missing Person Search South West
The search and rescue team assisted police in searching for a high-risk missing person near Looe on Sunday, December 7th. The search was conducted despite heavy rainfall across the Morval area until the individual was found to have returned home safely.
Outcome: Person located and safe
Fall/Rescue Lake District Serious incident
A casualty fell approximately 40 metres down scree while descending from Dove Crag in the Hartsop Valley. The rescue operation lasted four and a half hours and involved multiple teams and a Coastguard helicopter for extraction to hospital.
Outcome: Transported by air to hospital
Missing Person Search Brecon Beacons
A large-scale search involving police, air support, and mountain rescue was launched after a man was reported missing in the Blorenge area on Wednesday evening. The individual was located near Keeper's Pond in Blaenavon and subsequently taken to hospital for treatment.
Outcome: Person found and hospitalized
November 2025
4 incidents medical emergency - collapsed walker Brecon Beacons Serious incident
A woman collapsed while walking on Neuadd Ridge in the Brecon Beacons on 29 November 2025. The walking group provided excellent assistance by maintaining communication with the rescue team and helping the casualty walk down the mountain. She was assessed by rescue team doctors at the roadside and had fully recovered.
Outcome: casualty fully recovered and escorted safely to vehicles
Medical Emergency Pennines
Mountain Rescue volunteers attended to a 77-year-old female who was experiencing chest pain while walking on Nicky Nook. The team worked alongside paramedics to provide treatment and safely escort the individual back to the ambulance.
Outcome: Patient treated and transported by ambulance
Stranding/Rescue Peak District
A mountain rescue team was called out after a family of eight became stranded on an unstable path near Dovestones reservoir in Saddleworth. The rescuers assisted the group down the path and helped them safely cross a river by forming a human chain.
Outcome: All members of the family were safely rescued.
injured walker Highlands
A hillwalker fell while descending Ben Lomond and sustained a suspected broken shoulder. Lomond Mountain Rescue Team attended and the casualty was able to walk to waiting vehicles with assistance.
Outcome: casualty walked to waiting vehicles with assistance