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Eight volunteers from Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue assisted Scottish Ambulance Service in evacuating a female casualty who had sustained an ankle injury on steep ground at Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh. The casualty was transported to New Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
Outcome: casualty evacuated to New Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
A 26-year-old walker from North Yorkshire went missing on the Carneddau and was found dead on steep ground below Llech Ddu spur on Carnedd Dafydd after a search involving mountain rescue, police, and coastguard helicopter. The post also describes a separate incident on Tryfan where a 58-year-old man suffered a head injury attempting to jump between rock formations and was evacuated by helicopter to hospital.
Outcome: body recovered; casualty evacuated by helicopter to hospital in separate Tryfan incident
A dog lost on Snowdon on Thursday was found by Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team on Friday. The mini Labradoodle was spotted by rescuers who were attending to an injured woman nearby and was evacuated by coastguard helicopter. The dog was reunited with its owner uninjured.
Outcome: dog found and evacuated by helicopter, returned to owner uninjured
Emergency services including Oldham Mountain Rescue Team, police, and fire crews conducted a search at Dovestone Reservoir in Greenfield after reports of someone shouting for help. A fire service drone was deployed to aid the search, which lasted over two hours before being stood down with no one found.
Outcome: search stood down, no one found
A woman from Derbyshire became stranded on Glyder Fawr in Cwm Idwal while attempting to retrieve her parrot, which had panicked and flown away after being chased by peregrine falcons. Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team located her via her mobile phone and safely brought her and her parrot down from the steep, heavily vegetated terrain.
Outcome: casualty and parrot brought down safely to lower ground
Two climbers became uncomfortable while traversing An Teallach in Wester Ross and lost communication with Police Scotland. Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team mounted a full team callout; the climbers self-extricated and made contact with the team, who then sent a hill party to meet them and escort them safely back to their vehicle.
Outcome: walkers self-extricated and walked off with team escort
A walker collapsed at the summit of Slieve Donard on 13 July 2023 and died at the scene. Mourne Mountain Rescue Team responded with twelve members, supported by Air Ambulance and a Search and Rescue Aircraft, but despite their efforts the walker could not be revived.
Outcome: walker pronounced dead at scene
A group of Scouts encountered multiple medical emergencies on the path between Robinson and Hindscarth on 10 July 2023, with one member hypothermic, one suffering an asthma attack, and one with a knee injury. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team, assisted by the Coastguard helicopter and Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team, provided treatment and evacuated the casualties by air to Gatesgarth Farm, where an ambulance transported the asthma sufferer to hospital. The same evening, Keswick Mountain Rescue also attended a 17-year-old from a Duke of Edinburgh group who had slipped and hit his head above Rosthwaite and was transferred to hospital for assessment.
Outcome: all casualties evacuated and transported to hospital for treatment
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team responded to two separate incidents on 10 July 2023. The first involved a 17-year-old Duke of Edinburgh participant who slipped and hit his head near Rosthwaite; he was assessed by team medics and taken to hospital. The second saw the Coastguard helicopter rescue a group of Scouts from the Robinson–Hindscarth path, where one was hypothermic, one having an asthma attack, and one with a knee injury; all were safely evacuated.
Outcome: all casualties evacuated to hospital or safely descended; potential stretcher descent in poor weather avoided
A couple in their 20s became lost and caught out by deteriorating weather on Ben More in Sutherland after taking a wrong turn from the summit. Eleven members of Assynt Mountain Rescue Team located them at 3,000 feet in poor visibility and walked them to safety over a six-and-a-half hour operation. The walkers were wet, cold and poorly equipped but did not require medical treatment.
Outcome: walked off uninjured after warming up
A man was rescued from a 35-foot mineshaft in the Prideaux Wood area near Tywardreath Highway, Par. Emergency services including Devon and Cornwall Police, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service, South Western Ambulance Service, and East Cornwall Search and Rescue Team coordinated the rescue. The casualty was transported by air ambulance to hospital with injuries initially assessed as serious but later downgraded.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by air ambulance to hospital
A man in his 50s was found deceased in the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal near Parkend Bridge during a search operation by Severn Area Rescue Association and emergency services. The death is not being treated as suspicious, and the man's next of kin has been notified.
Outcome: body recovered from water; death confirmed non-suspicious
A boy fell from a rope swing at Tandle Hill Country Park in Royton and sustained a lower leg injury. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team assisted North West Ambulance Service in extracting and transporting the casualty to hospital, with 13 crew members attending for two and a half hours.
Outcome: casualty transported to hospital by stretcher
A 27-year-old woman sustained a significant fall in Alva Glen on 13 June 2023 and was rescued from a gorge using technical rope rescue systems. She was airlifted to hospital by HM Coastguard Rescue 199, whilst her companions walked off the hill uninjured.
Outcome: casualty airlifted to hospital by rescue helicopter
Oldham Mountain Rescue Team attended Dovestone reservoir on 12 June after receiving reports of a young deer trapped in the Ashway Gap overflow. The team lowered themselves into the overflow and encouraged the fawn downstream, allowing it to jump clear and escape into the grass.
Outcome: deer successfully encouraged to escape and fled into grass
A man suffered a serious fall on Slieve Binnian and was airlifted to hospital by the Mourne Mountain Rescue Team. He sustained multiple fractures including to the skull, ribs and pelvis, and was told by hospital doctors he was fortunate to have survived the incident.
Outcome: casualty airlifted to hospital with multiple fractures
A man sustained a fractured skull, ribs and pelvis after falling while hiking in the Mourne Mountains. He required rescue and evacuation for treatment of his serious injuries.
Outcome: casualty evacuated
A woman suffered a nasty arm injury after a tumbling fall while descending Haystacks in the Lake District. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team treated her on the fell and arranged evacuation by Coastguard Rescue helicopter to hospital from Scarth Gap.
Outcome: evacuated by helicopter to hospital
An experienced walker was rescued after becoming stranded in the dark near Birchen Clough on Saddleworth Moor on Friday night. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team used phone technology to locate the walker and escorted them to safety. The incident highlights the risks of failing light even for equipped and experienced walkers.
Outcome: walker escorted to safety
Multiple serious incidents occurred across Scotland during the bank holiday weekend of 7–8 May 2023. These included a coastal fall at Killiedraught Bay near Eyemouth, a fall on Conic Hill near Loch Lomond involving a father and son, and a mountain biking accident in Aberdeenshire, with casualties airlifted or evacuated by emergency services.
Outcome: casualties evacuated by lifeboat and air ambulance to hospital; mountain biker evacuated by mountain rescue
A teenager's body was recovered from a river in Lechlade following a major search operation. The incident resulted in a fatality.
Outcome: body recovered from river
A woman fell on a hill overlooking Alva Golf Course in the Ochils area and was unable to self-evacuate. Ochils Mountain Rescue Team, working with the Scottish Ambulance Service and Police Scotland, successfully retrieved and evacuated the casualty using a rope system to lower the stretcher down the rocky terrain. The rescue was completed within two hours with 17 team members in attendance.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher
Noel Hanna, a highly accomplished Irish mountaineer, died at Camp 4 on Mount Annapurna on 17 April 2023 following a successful summit. He passed away overnight in his tent while descending; the cause of death has not been confirmed.
Outcome: fatality
Three people exploring the Dinorwig slate quarries near Llanberis became stuck on an unstable ledge approximately 35 metres up the Eastern wall of a quarry hole known as Sinc Galed. Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team deployed members who secured the casualties and hauled all three to safety using a rope and pulley system. The rescue prompted warnings from the team about the dangers of visiting quarries for social media content.
Outcome: all three hauled to safety by rope system