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A 25-year-old walker became separated from friends on the West Highland Way between Inverarnan and Inversnaid on Monday and was reported missing. A search involving Lomond Mountain Rescue Team, trained dogs, and a rescue boat resumed on Tuesday; police expressed concern about the casualty's inadequate clothing for overnight conditions in the Highlands.
A 71-year-old man went missing from a nursing home in Castlewellan on the evening of 23 February 2000. A large-scale search involving approximately 70 people, including mountain rescue teams, police, tracker dogs, and an army helicopter with thermal imaging equipment, was launched. He was found safe in fields near the home early on 24 February, suffering from mild exposure.
Outcome: found safe with mild exposure, taken to hospital for observation
A man who survived an avalanche on Helvellyn in January 1984 as a 17-year-old scout was reunited with members of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team 40 years later. Three of the six scouts in his group died when they were swept 700 feet down the mountain near Nethermost Cove. Mr Ellis was rescued and spent six weeks in a coma before recovering.
Outcome: casualty evacuated and hospitalised; three fatalities
Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team held a remembrance service at Low Crag, Buttermere on 15 June 2019 to honour two team members killed in a rock fall during a training exercise 50 years earlier. John Thompson died at the scene and Michael Stephenson died from his injuries the following day.
Outcome: two fatalities
A 45-year-old woman sustained an ankle injury following a fall near Scar House Reservoir. The initial emergency call was made via Apple's Emergency SOS via satellite. The casualty was evacuated by the team and Yorkshire Ambulance Service, who drove her to hospital for assessment and treatment.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by vehicle and transferred to hospital
A male casualty with a broken leg was rescued from How Stean Gorge after North Yorkshire Police called out the team. The casualty was assessed, loaded onto a rescue sled, and successfully extracted from the gorge before being handed over to an awaiting ambulance.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by stretcher