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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.

Lost/Unable to move – Bonscale Pike

October 22, 2023 18:25hrs On Sunday evening 22nd October at 18:25hrs the Duty leader at Patterdale MRT was contacted by Cumbria Police regarding reports of two ladies who were lost and unable to move somewhere near Bonscale Pike in the Howtown area.   Contact was made with the couple and their location was pinpointed with…

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Climber suffers back injury after three metre fall in the Peak District

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Rescue Team’s 50th Birthday

They might have been tempting fate, but on Fri 13th October, AberdyfiSearch and Rescue Team gathered together to celebrate their 50thbirthday. Originally bearing the somewhat unwieldy name of “Outward Bound SeaSchool, Aberdyfi, Search & Rescue Team” the rescue organization wasofficially convened in September 1973, though had been operating inthis capacity since the mid 1960’s at…

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Ankle Injury Aira Force

October 15, 2023 12:35 hrs On Sunday 15th October at 12:35hrs Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was tasked by North West Ambulance Service to a report of a male who had slipped whilst walking at Aira Force.  The Duty Leader spoke to the man and established what had happened  and then called the team out to…

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Pet dog ‘vanished’ into 32ft hole on Pen Pych mountain

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Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team immediately paged to Scafell Pike

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Mountain Rescue called out to help man feeling dizzy on Catbells

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Brecon Mountain Rescue Team assist injured dog and owner on Pen-y-Fan

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Busy Day for Aberdyfi Rescue Team

Shortly before 2:00 p.m. on Sat 7th October, Aberdyfi Search & RescueTeam received a request from their neighbours at Brecon Mountain RescueTeam for assistance in reaching an injured mountain-biker at the BwlchNant yr Arian trail-centre; a significant drive for both Teams. The closest available volunteers deployed directly to the scene andwere able to assist Welsh…

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Walkers Light Up Mam Tor to help Mountain Rescue

On the 7th October walkers came together to walk at dusk and ‘Light Up Mam Tor’ for Mountain rescue raising over £11,000 for the charity in the process. https://www.google.com/search?q=light+up+the+sky+mam+tor+walk&rlz=1C5CHFA_enGB969GB969&oq=light+up+the+sky+mam+tor&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j33i160l2.33558j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:b00c8ae6,vid:Qk0g04PY2Qc,st:0

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