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An elderly hillwalker was reported overdue on the Hebridean island of Rùm. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team, Coastguard, and Police Scotland mounted a search, during which a body was recovered from a mountainside. The man appeared to have suffered a fatal fall.
Outcome: body recovered
Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team discovered an elderly man in his 90s sitting outside their base who had gone missing from Liversedge several days earlier. The team provided him with refreshments and contacted police, who collected him. This incident occurred during an exceptionally busy 10-day period in which the team responded to 10 callouts, including a seriously injured climber, a child with suspected neck and leg injuries, and a woman who collapsed on the moors.
Outcome: located and handed to police
John Ellis Roberts, a founder and long-serving member of Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team, died after falling approximately 9 metres while climbing on Dinas Cromlech in the Llanberis Pass. He was airlifted by RAF Valley helicopter to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Outcome: casualty pronounced dead on arrival at hospital
A 72-year-old walker from Cockermouth broke her ankle in a fall near Scale Force above Buttermere. She was treated at the scene by mountain rescue and air ambulance medics, then airlifted to Carlisle Hospital.
Outcome: casualty airlifted to hospital
A tourist broke his ankle on Aonach Mòr while attempting to climb in flip-flops to see snow. He and two companions were found halfway up the 4,000ft mountain and were rescued by the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team, who transported him by stretcher.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher
Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team responded to two incidents on Ben Nevis. A novice walker became cragfast on steep crags in Coire Eòghainn after straying from the summit in poor weather and was rescued by Royal Navy Sea King helicopter. Earlier the same day, another walker was injured in a fall from the Carn Mòr Dearg Arête and was airlifted to hospital.
Outcome: crag-fast walker airlifted to safety by Sea King; injured walker airlifted to Belford Hospital, Fort William
A 10½-month-old labrador became cragfast on a steep ledge approximately 30 metres below the summit of Ben Lomond whilst descending with its owner and three others. Lomond Mountain Rescue Team was alerted and successfully retrieved the dog from the precarious position; the dog was reunited with its owner and both walked down the mountain with rescuers as weather conditions deteriorated.
Outcome: dog rescued and reunited with owner, walked down with rescuers
Three mountain rescue teams responded to multiple incidents in the Brecon Beacons over the weekend in severe weather. More than 30 walkers were rescued from three separate incidents, including a group of 23 Duke of Edinburgh's Award participants who became lost in the Carmarthen Fans. All walkers were brought to safety, with one person hospitalised as a precaution and two others evacuated by stretcher.
Outcome: all walkers rescued; one hospitalised as precaution, two carried down by stretcher, remainder walked off
A climber fell through a cornice on Beinn Eibhinn and was successfully rescued by Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team after a 10-hour operation in severe conditions. Team members faced extreme difficulty navigating whiteout conditions with very high winds and heavy snowfall, and were themselves avalanched and fell through cornices multiple times during the rescue.
Outcome: casualty recovered safe and well
Border Search and Rescue Unit assisted an exhausted 49-year-old runner competing in the Montane Spine Race ultramarathon who had activated his GPS SOS tracker after becoming depleted and at risk of hypothermia at Windy Gyle on the border ridge. A helicopter was unable to land due to poor visibility, so a team of ten volunteers hiked to the casualty's location and provided warmth and support before safely evacuating him on foot.
Outcome: casualty warmed, rewarmed and reassured with hot tea and shared body heat, then walked off the hill supported by rescue volunteers to a Land Rover
A 25-year-old climber fell approximately 800 feet down a cliff in the Coire Sputan Dearg area of the Southern Cairngorms in whiteout conditions. He sustained serious injuries including nine broken ribs, a broken wrist, and liver and lung injuries. He was located by mountain rescue and airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary by RAF helicopter.
Outcome: evacuated by stretcher and airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with serious injuries
Five walkers became lost in darkness on the Pennine Way in the Cheviots after underestimating the distance and leaving late in the day with inadequate equipment. They developed early symptoms of hypothermia and were located by an RAF Sea King helicopter and airlifted to safety. All five were treated for hypothermia and other minor injuries by mountain rescue medics.
Outcome: all five airlifted by RAF helicopter and treated for hypothermia; one with chest pain complaint
A hillwalker fell on Liathath Mountain near Torridon in Wester Ross on 14 May 2013. Torridon Mountain Rescue Team and RAF Rescue worked to locate the casualty. The outcome of the search was not detailed in this initial report.
Outcome: search ongoing at time of report
A search for an overdue walker in the Fannich hills near Braemore, Ross-shire, ended with the recovery of a body. Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team, assisted by RAF Mountain Rescue and a helicopter, conducted the operation. A post mortem examination was planned.
Outcome: body recovered
A pupil broke his ankle after falling from a pathway during a charity walk near Ystradfellte. He was airlifted to hospital by Central Beacons Mountain Rescue volunteers and later recovered sufficiently to present the team with a £700 cheque raised during the walk.
Outcome: casualty airlifted to Prince Charles Hospital
A man fell or jumped from the old Severn Bridge and was found in the river. He was recovered by rescue services and transferred to hospital, where he subsequently died.
Outcome: casualty died
A 39-year-old climber fell and died on Bidean nam Bian in Glencoe on 8 March 2013. This was the 12th mountain death in Scotland that year, prompting public debate about mountain safety and rescue services.
Outcome: fatality
A 35-year-old man died after falling in Walker's Gully on Pillar while descending with two companions towards Pillar Rock. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team and RAF and air ambulance helicopters responded to the incident, which occurred in severe winter conditions with widespread ice and hard névé on the Lake District fells.
Outcome: casualty recovered deceased
The body of a 24-year-old student missing since Boxing Day was found by specialist search volunteers in St Margaret's Loch in Edinburgh's Holyrood Park. Police confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances. The recovery operation involved members of the Borders Underwater Search Unit, Border Search and Rescue Unit, and Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team.
Outcome: body recovered
Eight ultra marathon runners competing in the Spine Race sought shelter in mountain refuge huts in the Cheviots during blizzard conditions on the Border Ridge. The runners wisely used the emergency shelters overnight and were escorted off the hill by Mountain Rescue the following morning without serious incident.
Outcome: sheltered overnight in refuge huts; escorted off the hill by Mountain Rescue with no casualties
Border Search and Rescue Unit and the Underwater Search Unit recovered the body of a man in his 60s from the River Tweed near Ladykirk after an aerial search and ground search proved unsuccessful. The body was located in the water less than an hour into the dive team's search, hampered by high river levels and dense vegetation following heavy rain.
Outcome: body recovered from river
Abergavenny-based Longtown Mountain Rescue Team was deployed to assist in the search for missing April Jones in Machynlleth over several days in early October, working in severe weather conditions alongside other rescue teams and local volunteers. During this period, the team also responded to a missing walker on Hay Bluff and a collapsed person on Pen y Fan who was evacuated by air ambulance.
Outcome: missing walker located; collapsed person evacuated by air ambulance
Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team assisted in recovering the body of a man from Ettrick Water near Selkirk. Three team members provided shoreline safety cover while members of the Borders Underwater Search Team retrieved the body from the river. The body was recovered at approximately 14:40 and police are investigating the circumstances.
Outcome: body recovered from river
A retired hill farmer with dementia, Tom Robb, disappeared on 25 August 2012 while walking in Carron Valley, Stirlingshire, despite extensive searches by mountain rescue teams, police dogs, and a helicopter. No trace of him has been found. A memorial trail race is being organised by his family to raise funds for Alzheimer's Scotland and Ochils Mountain Rescue.
Outcome: not found despite extensive searches