Incident reports
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October 2015
2 incidents fall down gorge Highlands
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
animal rescue - crag-fast sheepdog Lake District
A sheepdog became stuck on a ledge in East Chockstone Gully on St Sunday Crag after wandering into crags while helping clear sheep. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out on Monday evening but the search was suspended due to failing light and mist. The dog was successfully located and rescued the following morning using technical climbing equipment.
Outcome: dog rescued and reunited with shepherd
September 2015
5 incidents injured paraglider Scotland Serious incident
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
missing person Highlands Serious incident
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
child fall Snowdonia Serious incident
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
missing person Highlands Serious incident
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
Paragliding accident/Rescue Scotland
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
August 2015
3 incidents injured walker Brecon Beacons
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
fatal fall Highlands Serious incident
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
fatal walking incident Highlands Serious incident
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
July 2015
4 incidents missing persons Highlands Serious incident
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
lost group, poor weather Northern Ireland
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
lightning strike Brecon Beacons Serious incident
Two people died and two others were injured following separate lightning strikes in the Brecon Beacons near Pen y Fan on Sunday midday. Casualties were struck on Cribyn and Corn Du peaks; two were airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries and subsequently died, while two others were treated for burns injuries.
Outcome: two fatalities, two injured evacuated by helicopter and treated for burns
missing persons Highlands
Two hillwalkers were reported missing in the Lochaber area: Eric Cyl, 62, last seen at the end of May in the Mamore mountains near Fort William, and Tom Brown, 65, last seen on 1 July. Mountain rescue teams conducted extensive searches across Glen Nevis, the Mamores, and surrounding areas, with a rucksack belonging to Tom Brown found near Steall Falls on 9 July.
Outcome: ongoing search
June 2015
3 incidents multiple incidents Highlands
Lochaber Mountain Rescue attended three separate incidents over a weekend in June 2015. Details of the specific incidents are not provided in the available excerpt.
swimming incident - multiple casualties Snowdonia Serious incident
Two men died and two others were hospitalized after getting into difficulties while swimming in the Afon Arddu river near Llanberis Waterfall in Snowdonia. Three Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team members risked their lives to rescue one swimmer from the water, demonstrating exceptional bravery and skill.
Outcome: two fatalities (aged 33 and 21); two survivors (aged 27 and 25) treated in hospital and released; one rescued by MRT from water
mountain bike accident with traumatic brain injury Lake District Serious incident
A 15-year-old suffered a major traumatic brain injury while mountain biking in June 2015 when he was quickly attended by Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team members who were conducting a nearby training exercise. He was airlifted to hospital where he spent three days in a coma and three weeks in neurology rehabilitation, but has since made a remarkable recovery and returned to school.
Outcome: airlifted to hospital, spent three weeks in neurology ward, made full recovery and returned to school
May 2015
2 incidents missing person Highlands Serious incident
An experienced hillwalker from England was reported missing after failing to return from a planned six-hour walk in the Mamore mountains near Lochaber on Saturday. A search and rescue operation involving Coastguard helicopter, mountain rescue teams from Lochaber and Glencoe, sniffer dogs, and over 30 volunteers was launched; rescue leaders indicated the operation had transitioned to a recovery effort given the length of time missing and harsh weather conditions.
Outcome: search operation underway, transitioned to recovery operation
medical emergency, hypothermia, exhaustion, knee injury Snowdonia
Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue responded to four callouts over the bank holiday weekend. The incidents included a medical emergency on Moel Siabod requiring helicopter evacuation, two hypothermia cases on the Carneddau who were able to walk down, a 67-year-old man requiring stretcher evacuation and helicopter winch-out from difficult terrain near the A5, and a knee injury on Moel Siabod requiring helicopter evacuation. A main road was temporarily closed during one rescue due to the risk of falling rocks.
Outcome: four casualties evacuated by helicopter and stretcher, one group walked down with assistance
April 2015
5 incidents earthquake disaster Peak District Serious incident
Two Oldham Mountain Rescue team members were caught up in the 2015 Nepal earthquake. The post appears to be a press coverage notice regarding their involvement in the disaster.
missing dog Lake District
A dog named Tiger became stuck on the steep terrain of Haystacks in the Lake District and was reported missing by its owner. Thirty members of Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team searched the hills above Buttermere and successfully reunited the dog with its owner.
Outcome: dog reunited with owner
water rescue - multiple incidents South West
SARA crews conducted multiple water rescues in the Chepstow area over the weekend. Operations included assisting a man adrift in a rowing boat, bailing out a sinking vessel, and helping nine people in difficulty on rocks in the River Severn as the tide came in.
Outcome: man from rowing boat rescued and taken aboard lifeboat; sinking boat bailed out and secured; nine people assisted on rocks; missing vessel located and returned
injured walker Lake District
A 70-year-old walker from Bolton slipped and injured her knee while walking in the Buttermere area. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team attended and assisted her to Gatesgarth, where an ambulance was met. The rescue was resolved in approximately half an hour.
Outcome: casualty assisted to meeting point with ambulance
injured walker and lost walkers Lake District
Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team attended two separate incidents on Saturday evening. The first involved a 63-year-old walker who fell and fractured her wrist while descending from Wind Gap; she was located, treated, and walked down to Ennerdale Valley before being transported to hospital. Later that evening, three lost walkers were found on Buttermere Moss while descending Robinson and were evacuated to safety.
Outcome: casualty with broken wrist evacuated and transported to hospital; three lost walkers located and evacuated to safety