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A woman fell 100–150 metres near the summit of Goat Fell on the Isle of Arran on Monday afternoon, sustaining various injuries. She was winched to safety by coastguard search and rescue helicopter, and the rest of her party were guided down by team members.
Outcome: casualty airlifted by helicopter
Mountain rescuers recovered the body of a 48-year-old man found near the summit of Ben Lomond on Friday. Police confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.
Outcome: body recovered by mountain rescue team
Two brothers were caught in a severe blizzard on Ben Nevis with whiteout conditions, heavy snow, and temperatures around -20°C with windchill. They became lost and built a snow cave before attempting to reach the summit shelter, where they were found by Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team after several hours. Both were evacuated by helicopter and suffered no serious injuries.
Outcome: located in summit shelter and evacuated by helicopter
A climber died in an avalanche on Creag Meagaidh in Lochaber while climbing with a companion. The 54-year-old was airlifted to hospital but died despite emergency response from multiple mountain rescue teams. His climbing partner survived with serious injuries.
Outcome: casualty died in hospital; companion airlifted and survived with serious injuries
Two climbers from Bradford, Rachel Slater and Tim Newton, went missing on Ben Nevis on 15 February 2016 after failing to return from an outing. Mountain rescuers conducted ongoing search efforts in the Coire na Ciste area, hampered by hazardous weather including snow and high winds. The status of the couple remained unresolved at the time of reporting.
Outcome: unresolved search continuing
Mountain rescue volunteers assisted a young boy who became stuck on a climbing crag at the Drake Stone. The operation required rigging a technical rope system to safely lower him to ground level after a two-and-a-half-hour effort involving multiple agencies.
Outcome: Rescued safely
A walker found in severe hypothermia on the Border Ridge during the Spine Race on 16 January 2016 was treated at the Auchope Shelter and evacuated by Coastguard helicopter. The rescue team credited the mountain refuge hut with saving the casualty's life, and he was expected to make a full recovery.
Outcome: evacuated by Coastguard helicopter, expected to make full recovery
Two poorly equipped walkers became lost on Ben Lomond during descent in winter conditions and ended up at an isolated farm north of the mountain. Lomond Mountain Rescue Team located them at Comer Farm in the evening after a search involving ground teams and a helicopter. The walkers were found cold and wet but uninjured, having fallen several times during their descent in darkness.
Outcome: located at Comer Farm, cold and wet but uninjured
Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team responded to two separate incidents on Crib Goch on New Year's Day, rescuing five people who had developed hypothermia after being caught in near storm-force winds. The team defended the walkers against criticism, noting that the weather deteriorated faster and more severely than forecast.
Outcome: five people rescued to safety
A climber fell approximately 50 feet in Green Gully on Ben Nevis's North Face and sustained facial injuries. He and his companion climbed out via Number 3 Gully and were assisted by Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team and airlifted by helicopter to hospital.
Outcome: airlifted by helicopter to Belford Hospital
Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team coordinated with multiple agencies during Storm Frank to assist with flood evacuation and welfare checks across the Scottish Borders. Team members helped residents evacuate from high-risk areas including Hawick and Peebles, assisted a driver trapped in floodwater at Stobo, and conducted door-to-door welfare checks until standing down on the evening of 30 December.
Outcome: residents evacuated to reception centres; stranded driver assisted by emergency services; welfare checks completed
Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation assisted multiple people over the weekend of 27–28 December 2015, including transporting a district nurse to a flooded village, searching for a missing driver (found safe), evacuating an elderly woman from a flooded home, and rescuing a 55-year-old man lost on the lower Glyder range. Team members also deployed to York to assist with flood rescue operations across Britain.
Outcome: lost walker safely escorted from mountain; flooded residents assisted and evacuated
Four climbers spent a night on Ben Nevis after encountering difficulty during their descent in Observatory Gully. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team located the party and assisted them to a location where a coastguard helicopter airlifted them from the mountain. None of the group sustained injuries.
Outcome: airlifted by coastguard helicopter, uninjured
A 38-year-old man fell approximately 60 feet down a gorge at Dollar Glen while attempting to retrieve his dog that had slipped down an embankment. He sustained a dislocated shoulder and minor cuts and bruises, and was rescued by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Ochils Mountain Rescue Team after approximately two hours. He was treated at Forth Valley Royal Hospital and made a quick recovery.
Outcome: casualty evacuated to hospital with dislocated shoulder and minor injuries; made full recovery
A paraglider collided mid-air with another paraglider near Catacol on Arran and crashed into a cliff, becoming injured and unconscious. Arran Mountain Rescue Team abseiled down to reach him, and he was airlifted by Royal Navy helicopter to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Outcome: casualty airlifted to hospital by Royal Navy helicopter
A 65-year-old hill runner from Dingwall went missing during a hill running expedition in the Torridon mountains and was found deceased in the Liathach area after a two-day search involving rescue teams, sniffer dogs and a Coastguard helicopter.
Outcome: body recovered
A seven-year-old boy fell approximately 100 feet on Crib y Ddysgl, one of Snowdon's summits, after his family became lost on steep and broken ground. A coastguard helicopter was called and the boy was airlifted to hospital in Bangor, where he was reported to be in a stable condition.
Outcome: evacuated by helicopter to hospital, reported stable
A 65-year-old experienced hillrunner and member of Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team went missing after setting out on a running trip in Torridon on 20 September 2015. His body was found on Liathach on 26 September 2015 after a major multi-agency search. Police confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances.
Outcome: body recovered
A paraglider sustained injuries after being involved in a mid-air collision on Arran. Members of the local Mountain Rescue Team were required to abseil down a cliff at Catacol to reach him. He was subsequently flown to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
Outcome: Injured, transported to hospital
A walker sustained a leg injury at Henrhyd Falls in the Brecon Beacons and was unable to continue walking. Three mountain rescue teams worked together to extract him from the base of the waterfall and hand him over to ambulance for transfer to hospital.
Outcome: casualty extracted and transferred to A&E by ambulance
A 51-year-old hillwalker from the Aberdeen area died after falling 400–600 feet from the Carn Mor Dearg Arete, a ridge adjacent to Ben Nevis. His companions raised the alarm on Friday morning and Lochaber Mountain Rescue recovered his body; he was pronounced dead at Fort William hospital. Conditions were reported as good and the group was well-equipped.
Outcome: fatality
A West Herts College lecturer died while walking on Ben Nevis in August 2015. His family held a fundraising collection for Lochaber Mountain Rescue during a Proclaimers performance at Watford Colosseum, raising over £1,000 in his memory.
Outcome: casualty died
Two walkers disappeared in separate incidents in the Glen Nevis and Steall area of the Highlands. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team and RAF Mountain Rescue Team conducted extensive searches over the weekend but found no trace of either person. Rescuers have covered all potential routes and appealed for other walkers to report any sightings of gear or clothing.
Outcome: not found
Seven teenage girls, aged 16 and 17, were rescued from the Mourne mountains after becoming lost in poor weather and limited visibility. The group, on a Girls Brigade camping trip, called for help and sheltered in a tent near Blue Lough. Two girls were treated for exposure, with one hospitalised as a precaution, but all were reunited with their families.
Outcome: all rescued; two treated for exposure, one taken to hospital as precaution