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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
A mountain rescue team responded to assist an injured walker. The casualty received help from the rescue team.
Outcome: assisted by mountain rescue team
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
Oldham Mountain Rescue Team attended to a walker with a lower leg injury near Yeoman Hey Reservoir in Saddleworth on Saturday evening. The casualty was assessed by trained medical technicians, their leg was splinted, and they were carried by stretcher to an awaiting ambulance for further care.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to ambulance
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 assisted a family of four stranded on Pen yr Ole Wen in wintry conditions with poor visibility. The family was guided back to safety by five rescuers; this was the team's 186th callout of 2025, their busiest year on record.
Outcome: family guided back to safety by rescue team
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
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
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
A walker became disoriented and cold on High Street in the Lake District as darkness fell. With assistance from passing mountain bikers who provided torches and help from local residents, he was able to descend safely with support from Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team volunteers.
Outcome: walker assisted off fell and provided transport by locals
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
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.
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