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Keep up to date with everything going on in mountain rescue around England and Wales. For press enquiries, contact Andy Simpson, MREW Press Officer, via press@mountain.rescue.org.uk.
Collapsed Walker on the Aran Ridge
Shortly before 10:00 a.m. on Saturday 3rd July, call-handlers from Aberdyfi Search and Rescue Team were made aware of a collapsed walker on Aran Benllyn, south of Llanuwchllyn. The walker was part of a well-equipped and experienced mountaineering club group walking the Aran Ridge from Llanuwchllyn to Dolgellau. He collapsed suddenly, and resuscitation attempts by…
Lost Coast to Coast walker
June 25, 2021 4 pm Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called by Cumbria Police at around 1600hrs on June 25th. A lone walker who was doing the coast to coast route got himself lost in the low cloud. Due to the wet weather he was cold and had become disorientated. The team leader talked the…
Woman with head and wrist injury
June 21, 2021 2 pm Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted shortly after 14:00 on 21/06/2021 to respond to a 60 year old woman who had tripped whilst walking close to the summit of St Sunday Crag. She had suffered a laceration to her forehead and a suspected fracture of her left wrist. The…