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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.
Mountain Rescue England and Wales response to Coronavirus, COVID-19 (Updated 22.3.20)
Mountain Rescue England and Wales (MREW) is following the national health protection advice and applying it to its situation – just like everyone else should be doing at this critical time. A lot of MR volunteers have day jobs that will be important in the coming weeks and months – paramedics, NHS staff etc –…
Woman with broken leg
Friday 20/03/2020 14:36 A twenty year old female from the Worcestershire area fell whilst descending from Grisedale Tarn and sustained an injury to her knee. The young lady, who had been walking with her partner, slipped and twisting her leg, managing to dislocate her knee. Initial reports received by Cumbria Police indicated that the injury…
Mountain Rescue England and Wales response to Coronavirus, COVID-19 (Updated 21.3.20)
Mountain Rescue England and Wales (MREW) is following the national health protection advice and applying it to its situation – just like everyone else. MREW’s priority is resilience, making sure that as many of its trained volunteers are as available as possible for call outs. This means reducing face-to-face meetings (and using online equivalents) and postponing…