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Emergency services were called to Gainford on Friday afternoon following concerns for a man who had entered the River Tees. A major response was mounted involving air ambulance, police helicopter, mountain rescue, paramedics, and fire crews.
Outcome: Not specified
A man reported missing from the Polruan area was located safe following an extensive two-day search involving multiple agencies. The search efforts concluded with confirmation that the individual had been found and was receiving care.
Outcome: Safe/Found
Two people were rescued after their catamaran capsized near the M48 Severn Bridge on 15 June. A nearby vessel answered a mayday call and recovered both individuals from the water. Emergency services attended and escorted the re-righted vessel to safety; no medical assistance was required.
Outcome: both casualties recovered safely by nearby vessel, no medical assistance required
A person suffered a head injury after a fall at Cwm Gwdi in the Brecon Beacons and was airlifted to hospital by Wales Air Ambulance. Brecon and Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Teams attended alongside Welsh Ambulance Service and provided medical care at the scene.
Outcome: airlifted to hospital by Wales Air Ambulance
A 23-year-old woman died after falling into water at Rogie Falls near Garve on Saturday, 14 June. Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team attended as part of a large multiagency response including emergency services. Police found no suspicious circumstances.
Outcome: woman pronounced dead at scene
A walker sustained significant chest and back injuries after a fall whilst descending Haystacks on Scarth Gap on Friday, 13 June. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team and the Coastguard attended, stabilised the casualty, and evacuated them by helicopter to hospital.
Outcome: airlifted to hospital by Coastguard helicopter
The body of an older adult has been discovered on a Scottish mountain during a search operation for a missing walker. The incident represents a fatality outcome for the missing person search.
Outcome: body found
Two women died after being found in pools on the Watkin Path near Yr Wyddfa on 10 June 2025. One was discovered in the water and one was pulled from the pool but pronounced dead at the scene. The incident occurred in an area that has become popular on social media, with heavy rainfall prior to the incident creating dangerous water conditions.
Outcome: both women died
A cyclist came off their bike at Glentress Mountain bike trail near Edinburgh on 11 June. Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue attended, assessed the casualty, and carried them on a stretcher to an awaiting ambulance for handover to Scottish Ambulance Service.
Outcome: casualty assisted onto stretcher and handed over to paramedics
Two women died at the Watkin Path pools on Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) in North Wales on Wednesday 12 June at approximately 21:30. One woman was pulled from the water and a second was retrieved, but both were pronounced dead at the scene despite immediate rescue efforts by Llanberis and Aberglaslyn Mountain Rescue Teams, the Air Ambulance, and Coastguard Rescue Helicopter.
Outcome: two fatalities
A walker attempting the Coast to Coast route died during an attempted crossing in severe weather conditions. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was called out on the evening of 9 June and located the casualty deceased on Moses Trod below Brandreth at around 2.30am. The casualty was evacuated by stretcher to Honister Slate Mine as daylight broke.
Outcome: casualty found deceased and evacuated by stretcher
A search team located the body of a man who had been reported missing in the South Wales area. The recovery took place on Deri mountain following efforts by friends, family, and rescue personnel.
Outcome: Body recovered
Over a period of six days, the team responded to seven call-outs in challenging weather conditions across Skye. Searches were conducted in areas including the Red Hills and Northern Cuillin, culminating in the recovery of a body from a high ledge near Harta and Lota Corries.
Outcome: One fatality confirmed; multiple rescues/searches conducted.
A 70-year-old male hillwalker went missing on An Ruadh Stac in the Coulags area on Friday evening. Torridon Mountain Rescue Team searched the mountain and discovered the body with no signs of life. The body was recovered by helicopter and police; no suspicious circumstances were identified.
Outcome: body recovered by mountain rescue and police
Following the discovery of a missing walker's body in the water near Kinloch Hourn, extensive search efforts were conducted with assistance from air support and mountain rescue teams. The family has since launched a fundraiser to honour the professionalism shown by all the volunteer teams involved in the search operation.
Outcome: Body recovered after extensive search efforts
A hiker suffered a heart attack while descending Grisedale Pike on Saturday afternoon, 31 May. Mountain rescue teams from Cockermouth, Keswick, and RAF Leeming responded, with air ambulance attempts prevented by adverse weather. The casualty was stretcher-evacuated and handed over to NHS ambulance care.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to waiting ambulance
An injured walker was rescued from Glen Rosa on the Isle of Arran on Friday, May 30, after sustaining a leg injury. With one team member already present in the glen, Arran Mountain Rescue Team provided pain relief and evacuated the casualty by stretcher, handing them over to the Scottish Ambulance Service for further treatment.
Outcome: evacuated by stretcher to Scottish Ambulance Service
Lomond Mountain Rescue Team attended three incidents at Devil's Pulpit (Finnich Glen) within six days in late May 2025. A student drowned on 21 May after attempting to cross a deep pool, and a medical emergency was attended on 28 May. The team issued a warning about the hazardous deep pools with hidden entrapments and unstable gorge edges.
Outcome: One casualty drowned; latest casualty transported by stretcher to ambulance
Loch Lomond Mountain Rescue attended a medical emergency on Conic Hill on 27 May 2025, where a casualty was treated and evacuated by stretcher to hospital. The callout follows a fatal drowning at nearby Devil's Pulpit on 21 May and a series of other incidents in the area, prompting the team to issue safety warnings about hazardous conditions.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to hospital
Moffat MRT responded to a callout on Tuesday, 27th May, to assist with the rescue of an injured mountain biker in Mabie Forest near Dumfries. Team members assisted emergency services by accessing forestry tracks and ultimately helped evacuate the casualty after initial treatment.
Outcome: Safely evacuated to hospital
A climber sustained multiple injuries after falling approximately 15 metres on the north-west ridge of Sgùrr nan Eag. Following initial difficulties due to low cloud, team members reached the casualty on foot before lowering them to safer ground. The individual was eventually airlifted from Coire Ghrunnda to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.
Outcome: Transported by air
A climber fell approximately three metres while descending Y Gulley in Snowdonia early on Saturday morning after a 12-hour climb, suffering a serious head injury despite wearing a helmet. The casualty was evacuated by Coastguard helicopter and airlifted to hospital; the post also covers several other rescues over the same Bank Holiday weekend.
Outcome: casualty airlifted by Coastguard helicopter to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor
A walker became stuck while descending Y Gully on Tryfan on Thursday and was rescued by Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team. Three team members climbed to reach him and roped him to safety, with the team humorously describing the process as 'wrangling' him off the mountain.
Outcome: walked off uninjured, roped to safety
A woman fell on the main path to Pen y Fan and sustained a large head wound. She was treated at the scene by mountain rescue medics and stretchered down the mountain before being transferred to hospital by ambulance.
Outcome: casualty stretchered off mountain and transferred to hospital