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A walker suffered a fractured and dislocated ankle while traversing the Low Fell tops in Cumbria. The Great North Air Ambulance Service landed and treated the casualty, who was then packaged by Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team and airlifted to Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle.
Outcome: casualty airlifted to hospital by helicopter
Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team responded to two separate incidents on 27 March 2024. A walker fell over 20 feet in the Mullardoch hills and sustained a head injury, requiring helicopter evacuation to hospital. About an hour later, the team attended a rock climber injury at Moy crags, who was also taken to hospital.
Outcome: both casualties evacuated to hospital by helicopter and ambulance respectively
A 51-year-old man disappeared from the Lairg area of Sutherland on 29 March 2024. Assynt Mountain Rescue deployed 17 members, four search and rescue dogs, and a drone to assist Police Scotland in searching woodlands near Shin Falls over the Easter weekend.
Assynt Mountain Rescue Team responded to a lost and injured walker on Cul Beag in Coigach who had slipped and sustained a wrist injury. Three team members located the casualty and safely escorted her off the mountain to her accommodation in Ullapool.
Outcome: casualty escorted off mountain safely
Assynt Mountain Rescue Team responded to a lost and injured walker on Cul Beag in Coigach. The walker had slipped and injured her wrist and was safely escorted off the mountain and returned to her accommodation in Ullapool.
Outcome: casualty safely escorted off mountain and returned to accommodation
A woman suffered a dislocated shoulder and broken arm after slipping in Rhiw Bach Mine in Gwynedd. She was treated by South Snowdonia Search and Rescue Team and Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation, then stretchered to the road and transported to hospital for further treatment.
Outcome: casualty stretchered to road and transported to hospital for treatment
Two walkers became stranded on Glyder Fach in February during heavy snow and poor visibility after descending the wrong route with an injured companion. Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue located them by following footprints in the snow and safely evacuated both casualties to their base, with one requiring rope assistance due to injury.
Outcome: both walkers evacuated safely by OVMRO
An injured walker fell near the summit of Tinto Hill in the Southern Uplands on Saturday morning. Due to strong winds, a helicopter could not winch her directly, so she was carried to a suitable landing site and airlifted to a nearby car park. She was then transferred by ambulance to hospital for treatment.
Outcome: casualty airlifted by helicopter and taken by ambulance to hospital
A walker injured their ankle while walking the Dove Stone circular route near Greenfield on 8 March 2024. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team located the casualty at Birchen Clough, provided initial assessment, and carried them by stretcher to a waiting land ambulance for transfer to hospital.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher to hospital
Assynt Mountain Rescue Team was called to assist an injured hillwalker experiencing knee problems on the descent from Inverkirkaig in Sutherland. The casualty was able to walk back to the Land Rover with assistance from 12 team members. The rescue occurred during a notable display of northern lights.
Outcome: casualty walked off with assistance
Two walkers became stranded on Beinn Ime in the southern Highlands after sliding in snow on the afternoon of Saturday, 2 March 2024. One walker became crag-fast and a second got into difficulty, prompting a helicopter evacuation. Both were safely uplifted and returned to the foot of the mountain.
Outcome: both casualties safely uplifted by helicopter and returned to foot of mountain
Two climbers fell during the descent of the Black Carls on Beinn Eighe on Saturday, 2 March. Torridon Mountain Rescue Team responded and evacuated the casualty by helicopter winch from the ridge as darkness approached, avoiding a lengthy stretcher carry.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by helicopter winch
A man sustained an ankle fracture and dislocation while climbing Corn Du in the Brecon Beacons. Members of the public provided initial assistance with shelter and warmth while Brecon and Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Teams attended and assessed him. He was evacuated by Maritime Coastguard Agency helicopter to hospital due to the severity of his injury and risk of hypothermia.
Outcome: evacuated by helicopter to hospital
The team assisted with a search and recovery operation involving an injured mountain biker on December 30th. The incident required the support of Patterdale MRT for the rescue effort.
Outcome: Injured individual recovered.
A 14-year-old boy fell 20–30 metres in a gully on Tryfan in Eryri on Sunday evening. Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team and HM Coastguard conducted a six-hour rescue in darkness, locating the conscious teenager on the west face and airlifting him to Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
Outcome: casualty airlifted to hospital
A walker fell down a gully at Devil's Pulpit near Finnich Glen and became stuck. Lomond Mountain Rescue teams attended and used rigging equipment to rescue the person, who was cold but uninjured.
Outcome: rescued uninjured by rigging
A woman sustained significant fractures to her lower leg at the ankle after slipping while walking off Cribyn during the Neuadd Horseshoe route in the Brecon Beacons. Central Brecon and Brecon Mountain Rescue Teams attended and treated her, and she was airlifted to hospital by Coastguard helicopter from St Athan due to the severity of her injuries.
Outcome: airlifted to hospital by Coastguard helicopter
Two individuals were rescued from an abandoned mine in Cornwall after being trapped inside for up to 14 hours. Rescue teams successfully stabilized the people and brought them to the surface before they were transported to hospital for further examination.
Outcome: Rescued and taken to hospital
A man became trapped approximately 45 feet down a shaft at Phoenix Mine in Minions, Cornwall, after becoming stuck on ropes whilst exploring with a group. Devon Cave Rescue Organisation and East Cornwall Search and Rescue responded, and he was rescued and conveyed to hospital after being suspended in the shaft for several hours and sustaining injuries.
Outcome: casualty rescued by specialist cave rescue team and taken to hospital
East Cornwall Search and Rescue Team assisted Devon and Cornwall Police in locating lost walkers on Bodmin Moor on 28 January 2024. The incident controller made contact with the walkers and guided them safely back to the car park where they met the team leader.
Outcome: walkers guided safely back to car park
Two walkers were rescued from Glyder Fawr in Snowdonia after becoming trapped on the 3,284ft peak. RAF Mountain Rescue Service personnel from RAF Valley worked with Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation to lower the walkers 500 metres by rope in stages before walking them to safety.
Outcome: walkers lowered 500m by rope and walked to safety
Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation was called to rescue two scramblers who became stranded in a gully on the Idwal Staircase in Cwm Idwal on 7 January 2024. The pair were inadequately equipped, wearing only one crampon each between them. They were safely recovered by evening after team members were helicopter-inserted and established a belay system to lower them to safety.
Outcome: both casualties safely lowered to safe ground and returned to base by 11pm
A woman was injured after falling near Galashiels on Gala Hill on 7 January. Eight members of Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team assisted emergency services in getting her into an ambulance approximately one hour after the callout. She was taken to hospital for treatment.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by ambulance to hospital
East Cornwall Search and Rescue Team were called on New Year's Day to assist in the search for a high-risk missing person with dementia in the St Cleer area. The person was located at a substantial distance from their last known position. Casualty carers provided a full check-over and assisted with warming the casualty.
Outcome: missing person located and provided medical care