A volunteer-run mountain rescue charity. 5 incidents featured here.
Emergency services were called to Gainford on Friday afternoon following concerns for a man who had entered the River Tees. A major response was mounted involving air ambulance, police helicopter, mountain rescue, paramedics, and fire crews.
Outcome: Not specified
Outcome: Two individuals were airlifted to hospital; one was in critical condition and the other stable.
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
Outcome: Search ongoing
A teenager sadly died after difficulties while swimming beneath a waterfall in County Durham. Rescue services were called to the area following the incident, and other individuals who were in the water were reported as uninjured.
Outcome: Fatality