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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.
Female with child stranded on Yew Crag
12/12/2020 Yew Crag, Gowbarrow Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called to assist a woman and her child on Saturday night after they became stranded on Yew Crag. While the Team was responding the pair, who were equipped with a torch, managed to retrace their steps and make their way safely down to the roadside where…
Lost walkers on Cader Idris
At around 2:30 p.m. on Monday 30th November, call-handlers from Aberdyfi Search & Rescue Team were made aware of a fragmented call received by Dyfed Powys Police, suggesting that walkers were in trouble on Cader Idris. Further broken conversations with the informant indicated that the two male walkers had become separated at some point on…
Double fall in West Waterfall Gully
Callout: 29/11/20. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 15:50 on 29th November to assist a party of three males descending Pillar. The group had become disorientated whilst attempting to descend from the mountain, ending up in West Waterfall Gully in fading light and clag. One of the group had fallen approx 50ft and…