Mountain rescue

Mountain rescue issue statement after second Lake District death in matter of days

“A sad callout” The Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team has released a statement after a second death was reported in the Lake District. According to the BBC, hikers encountered the unresponsive gentleman at a mountain pass near Great Gable on Sunday, May 18, but he was later declared deceased at the scene by medics. “A full […]

9 months ago

Mountain rescue sent up Scafell Pike to stretcher dog ‘too tired’ to walk down

The dog remained ‘cool, calm and positively regal’ during the descent A mountain rescue team were called in to save an unlikely casualty over the weekend. A tired dog which refused to walk back down England’s highest peak after hurting its paws. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT) were called to Scafell Pike on Saturday after […]

2 years ago